News & Politics
Photographing The News
News and political events can be unpredictable, things can move in a way that you would not expect. I think we always have to behave with dignity and respect when dealing with people that have been involved in a news story. Sometimes international incidents also have a local angle. The image above was one of the tributes at the Tron Church in Glasgow when Nelson Mandela died. The location of the church is in Nelson Mandela Square.
Tommy Sheridan with wife Gail at Edinburgh High Court where he won his case against the News of the World
Margaret Nelson (72) from Riddrie ’35 years in the Red Cross, feels the emotion of the remembrance service in Glasgow at George Square
The remains of a bus which crashed into a bridge at Cook Street and Commerce Street in Glasgow. This was an incident where no one was hurt but it could so easily have been a tragedy
Labour’s John Prescott on referendum campaign on Rutherglen Main Street
First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon on the campaign trail shares a joke at the Glasgow Fort Shopping Park
Martin Shields Photography 