An amateur photographer's 'unseen' images of Edinburgh have been put on display for the first time.

Robert Blomfield, now 80, moved to the city in his teens to study medicine at Edinburgh University.

He spent the next ten years wandering the picturesque streets to hone his passion for photography.

20 years ago he was forced to put down his camera after suffering a stroke.

But his wife Jane started the huge task of cataloguing and digitising these photographs.

After her passing, Mr Blomfield's three sons William, Edward and George, along with his brother Johnny, continued their mother's labour of love.

The images are now on display at the City Art Centre in the capital.

His family, along with curators from the centre, carefully selected 60 pieces from the 1000-strong collection.

Mr Blomfield's son Ed, was part of that process.

"This is the culmination of 50 years of photography" he said.

"For most of the time these photos lived in little boxes at our family home in Yorkshire because my dad's medical career stopped him from seeking to exhibit them.

"But seeing them on display at the City Art Centre has fulfilled that dream."

Mr Blomfield didn't have any formal training.

"I think he just had a real love for the people he was taking pictures of," Ed said.

"Some of the streets he was taking photos of were quite poor and you can see the deprivation.

"But there's an overwhelming warmth that comes through.

"My dad saw the joy in childhood and play and that's what makes these photos so special."

The photographs are on display until February.

"I'm really proud of my dad," Ed added.

"It's been two years since we first contacted the gallery. A lot of work has got us to this point.

"What I love most is when you look at these images, it's unmistakably Edinburgh."