Occasionally, a few random Substack posts that I’ve been following and getting in the inbox no problem get dumped in Spam. I’ve learned to go look on occasion and fish them out and label “not spam”. I always feel bad, though, if someone is missed for a number of days…
Great photos and commentary, Neil. It always fascinates me how two photographers standing side by side can take completely different images of the same subject.
These are excellent photos, Neil and I too love reportage! I've been photographing a marching band for years. They dress in wild colors and most of them drink too much alcohol but they're loads of fun on any day of the week! Being their official photographer, I get to also reap the benefits of good street photography at parades. Also, I love the ones of the boys eating ice cream! Stellar.
I love the meta reflection on photojournalism and media, interwoven with the event itself and your photographic choices - I love the “in between performances” trans shot btw, it feels profoundly human.
Both of them have such impressive back catalogues. Whenever someone famous dies, Wattie seems to produce a portrait he made of them at some point in the last 30 years.
Great essay about the Glasgow event Neil - it's good to see the parade from all angles along with your comments on coverage by the media and of course the way it's now used for corporate advertising. It strikes me that whilst the Pride marches are a protest at some of the remaining injustices, they are primarily celebratory, so that's probably why the popular papers show a lot of smiling faces. Any photos I've taken at Pride it's hard to get people not to smile or pose! 😊
Fabulous images! Love the one of three photo journalists in action, too.
This, however, makes me sad: “ Sadly, the Daily Record preferred to use a screenshot of someone’s TikTok rather than pay a photographer for their work. It’s a hard time for photojournalists.”
Great coverage Scott!
Thanks Buendia!! ;)
Great story and colorful images.
(Your post ended up in my spam folder, so glad I check there periodically…)
Thank you! I wonder if it is my emails or just a keyword that caused it.
Occasionally, a few random Substack posts that I’ve been following and getting in the inbox no problem get dumped in Spam. I’ve learned to go look on occasion and fish them out and label “not spam”. I always feel bad, though, if someone is missed for a number of days…
Great photos and commentary, Neil. It always fascinates me how two photographers standing side by side can take completely different images of the same subject.
Thank you! With something like Pride it all happens so quickly. They walk slowly but are gone before you know it.
These are excellent photos, Neil and I too love reportage! I've been photographing a marching band for years. They dress in wild colors and most of them drink too much alcohol but they're loads of fun on any day of the week! Being their official photographer, I get to also reap the benefits of good street photography at parades. Also, I love the ones of the boys eating ice cream! Stellar.
Thanks Juliette! The ice cream one made me slightly uncomfortable (what if they objected?) but others agree with you that it is too good not to share.
Did you see the Tish film? She started out documenting marching bands. I love those kind of events where people are on display, more than themselves.
I enjoyed that, Neil. Love these press snappers. Total legends. Your photos and commentary are most excellent.
Why, thank you! Do you also know Wattie and Robert?
I do! And Tom. Tom and I used to get sent out on ‘stake-outs’ together when we freelanced at the Sunday Mail.
Ahhh fantastic. I only ever meet them when they are busy focused on shoot but they have always been very pleasant.
Lovely guys.
I love the meta reflection on photojournalism and media, interwoven with the event itself and your photographic choices - I love the “in between performances” trans shot btw, it feels profoundly human.
Thanks Alessandro!
You welcome! If you have a sec check out my report on the Nakba77 march: https://open.substack.com/pub/alessandromanni/p/nakba-77?r=37iwus&utm_medium=ios
Robert and Wattie are two of my favourite people. And they are world class at what they do.
Both of them have such impressive back catalogues. Whenever someone famous dies, Wattie seems to produce a portrait he made of them at some point in the last 30 years.
There's a pic somewhere of me pointing a double-barrelled shotgun at Wattie while laughing maniacally. I was mad to do it and he was mad to let me.
Hopefully we won’t have to wait for your obituary picture to pull that out of the archive.
I live like it’s tomorrow!
Great essay about the Glasgow event Neil - it's good to see the parade from all angles along with your comments on coverage by the media and of course the way it's now used for corporate advertising. It strikes me that whilst the Pride marches are a protest at some of the remaining injustices, they are primarily celebratory, so that's probably why the popular papers show a lot of smiling faces. Any photos I've taken at Pride it's hard to get people not to smile or pose! 😊
Thanks Lin!! There was a lot of comments along the lines of "pride is a protest not a party" but maybe it can be both.
Fabulous images! Love the one of three photo journalists in action, too.
This, however, makes me sad: “ Sadly, the Daily Record preferred to use a screenshot of someone’s TikTok rather than pay a photographer for their work. It’s a hard time for photojournalists.”
Thank you!
Very sad, but I guess it makes the journalists work harder for the story that isn't so easily captured by anyone with a phone.
For sure.
well documented!
Thank you! It’s fascinating to think about the story that gets told from a collection of photos … and what get’s left out for narrative consistency.
agree 100%