Andrew Bebgie Ovenstone was a well-respected amateur photographer and a founding member of the Glasgow & West Coast Photographic Association. He won several medals for his work, including a silver medal awarded by Amateur Photographer in 1885 for his piece At the Pool.
Other accolades include one silver and two bronze medals from the Glasgow & West Coast Photographic Association for his figure studies, including Haymaking and Pushing Off. Ovenstone's involvement in the Scottish art world did stretch beyond photography; as a member of the Glasgow Art Club and of the committee of the Art Union, he was closely associated with the exhibitions of the Royal Glasgow Fine Art Institute.
Ovenstone carved a lifelong career out in the Glasgow shipping industry, starting with the firm of Handyside & Henderson he was eventually appointed Atlantic Freight Manager for the Anchor Line in 1880. In his retirement announcement in The Bailie, he was remembered for his kindness and geniality, "well known and respected from Liverpool to John O'Groats". It was well known that Ovenstone devoted much of his spare time to his photography, a passion he continued to pursue during his years of well-earned retirement. His interest in shipping is clearly reflected in his photographs, with several views showing yachting on the Clyde and several steamers.