For two days I took on a role at the Jersey Evening Post working with the photographer David Ferguson to produce images suited to the news story and fit for the paper and website.

For example, Island music had new ownership so i photographed Paul Sharkey, the new owner, around his shop.

These images can be found in Connect magazine

Here are some other images i took:

I also helped David take pictures of a local chocolatier however due to confined space we had to work around getting the angles right which posed as a challenge. This meant we couldn’t fit some of the equipment in the space so had to improvise without a tripod and other helpful equipment that would’ve made the process easier.

I also photographed the teacher strikes that took place in Jersey’s town square. This included images of the crowd that were striking with their banners and signs, speakers and the politicians. Although this task was interesting it wasn’t easy, the large crowds made it difficult to find a good position for shooting whilst also staying out of the way of the film crew. This meant I had to strategically position myself in order to get any worthwhile shots.

After the strike had finished we went back to the JEP office and i selected and made some small adjustments to the images. Once happy with the outcomes they were sent to another department and formatted into the newspaper as seen below:

I also shot a few images for a hidden identity messaging someone to buy drugs for a news article they were writing.

Overall, I found this experience really interesting and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to work alongside some of these talented people as I was able to learn a lot from them and see first hand how photography can be used as a job/career.