KenCo
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Got a phone call 8am Sunday13th, informing me that most of the town centre was cordoned off…..and armed police are wandering around. I was the only tog for at least a good couple of hours and to my surprise only one other turned up. Obviously not all these shots are news worthy but standing around for 4 hours waiting for something to happen got me shooting anything, although I do think I got the only shot of one of the people held being released….however this has not been confirmed yet, so I won’t post that shot.
The guy came out of his own accord at about 11am after throwing a shoulder purse or small bag out first. It came as a bit of a shock as the dog started barking and police shouted “armed police, hands in the air” rather startled me into action as I was looking the other way.
The BBC ran with 2 of my shots all Sunday and Monday, ITV used 2 Monday until the 10pm news, The Journal used 1 shot in Mondays edition and the same shot on the website….I presumed The Evening Chronicle would have had access to the images from The Journal being part of the same group but no…..So I missed on The Evening Chronicle which the other tog got. The Northern Echo used 2 shots in Mondays paper and another on the website. Best of all I made some good contacts via email and phone and a nice lady from the BBC is passing my details around.
Links to stories:
The Journal
The Northern Echo
Credited in both papers.
Anyway some shots.
Part 2 here
TFL.
Ken
The guy came out of his own accord at about 11am after throwing a shoulder purse or small bag out first. It came as a bit of a shock as the dog started barking and police shouted “armed police, hands in the air” rather startled me into action as I was looking the other way.
The BBC ran with 2 of my shots all Sunday and Monday, ITV used 2 Monday until the 10pm news, The Journal used 1 shot in Mondays edition and the same shot on the website….I presumed The Evening Chronicle would have had access to the images from The Journal being part of the same group but no…..So I missed on The Evening Chronicle which the other tog got. The Northern Echo used 2 shots in Mondays paper and another on the website. Best of all I made some good contacts via email and phone and a nice lady from the BBC is passing my details around.
Links to stories:
The Journal
The Northern Echo
Credited in both papers.
Anyway some shots.
Part 2 here
TFL.
Ken