It was great fun when I was selected to join a team of photographers providing Manchester City Council with photographs of Manchester Day 2018.

Manchester City Council were keen to have publicity photos of the volunteers and community groups creating their floats and costumes for Manchester Day 2018, assisted by professional artists.

Theatre groups and companies have much to gain from professional photographs with which to publicise their productions. They can also create a wonderful reminder of the event for cast and crew.

Not so easy to get good photographs from amidst the crowd, but I like to think that I can get high quality photographs out of most situations.