Nick Sidle is a documentary photographer based in Highland Scotland. In a career spanning four decades he is best known for his extended visual essays on Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, the Balkans, Chandra’s London – a long term exploration of the city and its people, Bharatanatyam from classical Indian dance, the Royal Air Force and Cùra, an consideration of the commonality of culture and environment in Scotland. He has had major solo exhibitions at The Southbank Centre in London, The European Parliament, The British Library, The City Arts Centre in Edinburgh, Stirling Castle, St George’s Hall in Liverpool, The Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Liverpool Cathedral and Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow as well as other major venues. His work has been supported by multiple funders including Creative Scotland and Arts Council England. Currently, he is working on a retrospective of the events in Kosovo in 2000/2001 – ‘KFOR+25’, a new presentation of his London essays, the ongoing Cùra project and his Afghanistan exhibition ‘Faces of Kabul’ is still touring. He is also preparing to return to the Balkans to explore Kosovo today.
