Bertie Mowat

Gilbert James (Bertie) Mowat was a technical teacher for Junior High Schools in the North Mainland. He studied civil engineering at Heriott Watt and worked for the roads department before WW2. At that point he took up the role as an airplane fitter for the RAF.

Photography ran in the Mowat family - Bertie and his brother Bobby learned from their father, who was possibly self taught. Some of his glass plate negatives still survive in the Shetland Museum and Archives.

Bertie filmed a wide range of community events across Shetland, including various sailing regattas and fire festivals. There are also some interesting views of everyday life on a Shetland croft.