Origins of Scottish photography: pioneering activities in St Andrews and Edinburgh
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson: the 'partnership of genius' and the first art photography
Photography for the few: the activities of the enthusiastic and artistic amateurs
Photography in demand: the work of the increasing number of professional photographers to meet public demand
Scots abroad: the achievements of Scottish photographers around the world
Tourists and travellers: images of Scotland produced for the growing tourist market and photographs taken by visitors
Recording social conditions and industrial change: photographs of what was being lost and what was replacing it
Photography as art: looking at the images and the arguments
Populist activity and pictorialism: popular involvement with cheap and mass produced cameras and photographers with artistic aspirations
Scotland's enduring photographic legacy.