Norrie MacLaren

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Norman Angus MacLaren (born 6 May 1948) is a Scottish Highlands-based television and film producer [1], international fashion photographer, scriptwriter, artist, and environmentalist (and Highland gardener). He is the grandson of Edith Rawdon Hastings, Countess of Loudoun.

Born and brought up in Scotland, Maclaren is a show business veteran – fashion photography for many British publications such as Harpers & Queen, moving into magazine editing and art direction; part of the creative team that published Deluxe [2] and finally Boulevard – the first of the truly independent monthly style publications. MacLaren's fashion photography was acquired by the British Council, (together with other works by Cecil Beaton,Terence Donovan, Helmut Newton, et al) for a round the world touring exhibition titled 'Look At Me'. Then Don’t Flex, collaboration with Punk Design Team Rocking Russian – photography, directing pop promos and designing record sleeves. Since Channel 4 started he has been producing all manner of arts, lifestyle, investigative documentaries and youth programmes for them, notably the ground breaking gardening series Dig, the Working Title co-production Get a Grip on Sex, and the invention of Video Diaries [3].