A world leading land use research institute is using the art of photography to educate schoolchildren in the north east of Scotland about the evolution of landscapes. The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen is today (Monday 2 February 2009) launching a Moments in Time competition and challenging youngsters in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to photograph a local scene to preserve it on record for future generations. Participants are being asked to capture a view of their town, city or the countryside to demonstrate how people in the north east lived and worked in the early part of the 21st century. [continue reading ... ]