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100 years of women's lib

When thousands march for a cause, trying to get them all into one frame is always a nightmare. Even if you manage it, every march is led by a phalanx of high vis jacketed coppers, and then by all the rest of the snappers so a clear shot is almost impossible from the ground.

And so it was when around 5,000 joined the parade marking the centenary of the original Suffragettes march in 1909.

In fact there was the almost ludicrous situation where a live news event was turned into a mock up as we asked the police to move to one side so we could get a clear shot of the march down Middle Meadow Walk.

But to get the numbers in you need height, much more height than the borrowed cafe chair allowed. So myself and the Sunday Mail snapper looked around and found the perfect opportunity to shoot the march. The aptly named Tower Restaurant on Chambers St provided the vantage point as they marched past the Bedlam Theatre.

I was charged with shooting for not only Scotland on Sunday's front cover, but Peter Ross' 'At Large' feature, so I needed to provide an essay to go with his words. With a numbers shot bagged the rest of the day was dedicated to capturing the details that brought the march to life.