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Returning to the Isle of Lewis after studying in Glasgow, photographer and mask-maker Danielle MacLeod found herself inspired by the landscapes around her. But having deconverted from her Christian faith, a big part of her islander identity was gone. Danielle tells Loop how she created a new set of values for herself and brought them to life by photographing handmade masks created from Lewis’s natural materials.

Graeme ‘Nash’ Latto was a prolific tattoo artist in Dundee from the late 1970s until his passing in 2006. Now his son Gary is on a mission to photograph and collect stories from as many of his dad’s former clients as possible, as a way to preserve the art but also reconnect with his dad after all this time.

Having created hats for royals and celebrities alike, Sally-Ann Provan knows her way around a lace embellishment. She sheds a light on the delicate art of millinery, from blocking and steaming to meticulously shaping realistic rose petals.

Glasgow-based dancer Betty Rao’s first experience of dance was on a pole. A former sex worker, she is intrigued by the female body and the power that comes with it, but also the agency which is taken away when that body is fetishised by others. Loop hears from Betty on her journey to getting where she is now and the process in putting together and performing pole dancing.