I was invited by Windfall Films to film the 30th anniversary Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Torchlight Procession.

Having filmed the first torchlight procession 30 years ago for the Scottish Tourist Board (now VisitScotland), I was keen to revisit what has now become a huge event.

The December 2023 drone footage is part of an episode of Series 6 of Europe From Above, National Geographic’s long running series for which I’ve filmed several stories in the past.

Much of my preparation involved obtaining police permission to enter closed airspace with a DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone, for which detailed risk assessments were of course required, as well as personal firmware updates containing unlock codes etc.