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PUB & COCKTAIL PHOTOGRAPHYNEWSROOM

SCOTLAND · 2026

PhotoVideoLive MusicScotlandEdinburgh
Newsroom bar and eatery on Leith Street, Edinburgh, on a sunny day with Jackson The Tailor next door, pub and cocktail photography by Gorka Di Capitan

MY WORK WITH NEWSROOM

The Newsroom sits on Leith Street in Edinburgh's east end, minutes from Princes Street, the Playhouse Theatre and Waverley station. It's a bar and eatery with seasonal cocktails, locally sourced food and DJs every weekend. I'm Gorka Di Capitan, the photographer and videographer behind the venue's content: food and menu photography, drinks and cocktail photography and promotional campaign content.

Beyond social media, the photography from these shoots is used by their marketing team across printed menus, promotional posters and commercial signage inside the venue, putting the same images in front of customers both online and in person.

The Newsroom is also part of a wider group of Edinburgh venues I work with regularly, including Jackson The Tailor, the speakeasy cocktail bar directly beneath it on the same site, The Pipers Rest on the Royal Mile and Merchant Tavern. Working across the same group means understanding how venues within one family can each carry a completely distinct visual identity, and creating content that reflects that.

NEWSROOM: GALLERY 2026

Smoked cocktail being torched on a whisky barrel at Newsroom Edinburgh. Photographed by Gorka Di Capitan.Berry cocktail with mint served on the Newsroom cocktail menu, shot by Gorka Di CapitanWaiter carrying a tray of cocktails through Newsroom Edinburgh, by Gorka Di CapitanWhite and red cocktails served on a tray at Newsroom. Photographed by Gorka Di Capitan.Sizzling steak fajitas skillet at Newsroom bar and eatery, food photography by Gorka Di CapitanSharing wings and beer from above at Newsroom Edinburgh. Food and drinks photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Burger and fries basket at Newsroom Edinburgh, food photography session by Gorka Di CapitanPork belly open sandwich close-up at Newsroom, from a Gorka Di Capitan food photography shootSliced grilled chicken with salad and toasted bread on a red plate at Newsroom Edinburgh, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, food photographyBreakfast burger topped with a fried egg at Newsroom, food photography by Gorka Di CapitanFull Scottish breakfast at Newsroom, Edinburgh. Food photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Latte art coffee served on the Newsroom newspaper menu, pub and cocktail photography session by Gorka Di CapitanBartender shaking a cocktail behind the bar at Newsroom. 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Photographed by Gorka Di Capitan.Guest sipping a cocktail through a straw under the warm bar lights at Newsroom, Edinburgh, shot by Gorka Di CapitanHands holding a stacked chicken burger with melted cheese and peppers at Newsroom, Edinburgh, food photography session by Gorka Di CapitanOverhead spread of steak fajitas, grilled tortillas and dips on a wooden table at Newsroom, Edinburgh, from a Gorka Di Capitan food photography shootHand squeezing a lemon wedge over a plate of glazed chicken and chips at Newsroom, Edinburgh, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, food photographyGuest reaching for fried chicken beside a glass of Cruzcampo lager at Newsroom, Edinburgh, food photography by Gorka Di CapitanLive musician singing and playing acoustic guitar for the evening crowd at Newsroom, Edinburgh. Event photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Guests on the outdoor terrace beneath hanging flower baskets outside Newsroom on Leith Street, Edinburgh, event photography session by Gorka Di CapitanNewsroom sign on the stone facade of the bar and eatery on Leith Street, Edinburgh, from a Gorka Di Capitan restaurant photography shootFrozen strawberry cocktail garnished with lime and fresh strawberry served over the menu at Newsroom, Edinburgh. Photographed by Gorka Di Capitan.Bottle of Stewart Brewing Pentland IPA on the bar top at Newsroom, Edinburgh, pub and cocktail photography by Gorka Di CapitanRed neon sign reading best served chilled as indeed we all are at Newsroom, Edinburgh. Pub and cocktail photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Quiz night host on the microphone behind the DJ decks in front of a full room at Newsroom, Edinburgh, event photography session by Gorka Di CapitanFriends raising their drinks together at a table beside the living plant wall at Newsroom, Edinburgh, from a Gorka Di Capitan pub and cocktail photography shootWhisky tasting flight of three drams in Glencairn glasses with Glengoyne, Smokehead and Tamdhu bottles at Newsroom, Edinburgh, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, food photographyHand nosing a Glencairn glass of single malt whisky during a tasting at Newsroom, Edinburgh, food photography by Gorka Di CapitanGuests at the bar under the neon sign at Newsroom, Edinburgh. Event photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Bartender pouring at the taps at Newsroom, Edinburgh, pub and cocktail photography session by Gorka Di CapitanBusy bar counter with pints being served at Newsroom, Edinburgh, from a Gorka Di Capitan food and drinks photography shootBest served chilled neon sign above the bar at Newsroom, Edinburgh, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, pub and cocktail photographyBartender making a drink behind the bar at Newsroom, Edinburgh, pub and cocktail photography by Gorka Di CapitanTwo pints on the table with the menu at Newsroom, Edinburgh. Photographed by Gorka Di Capitan.Guests eating and drinking in the dining room at Newsroom, Edinburgh, restaurant interior photography session by Gorka Di CapitanThe long bar and bottle shelves at Newsroom, Edinburgh, from a Gorka Di Capitan pub and cocktail photography shoot
Steak fajitas with tortillas and dips at Newsroom, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, food photographyBerry cocktail jug against vintage beer signs at Newsroom, shot by Gorka Di CapitanTwo cocktail jugs poured at once at Newsroom. Photographed by Gorka Di Capitan.Bottle of Stewart's 80/- from Stewart Brewing on the bar ledge at Newsroom, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, drinks photographyCraft beer on the bar ledge at Newsroom, from a Gorka Di Capitan food and drinks photography shootMan in glasses holding out a fan of banknotes beside the DJ decks under warm lights at Newsroom, captured by Gorka Di Capitan, event photographyGuests chatting around a wooden table with the menu and a potted plant under warm lights at Newsroom. Pub photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Guests on the sunny terrace outside Newsroom. Event photography by Gorka Di Capitan.Newsroom facade under a grey-blue sky on Leith Street, restaurant photography session by Gorka Di CapitanBartenders at work behind the bar at Newsroom, from a Gorka Di Capitan pub and cocktail photography shoot

One shoot can feed your social media, your printed menus and the signage on your walls. Want photography that pulls that much weight for your venue? Ask me how.

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