The first front page photo
Brian Harris remembers taking photos for the first front page of The Independent at the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth on 6 October, 1986. He took photos of heavily armed policemen, which was still unusual at the time. Below you can see the photo that actually ran and the photo Harris would’ve preferred.
Storyteller: Brian Harris
Date of Story: 6 October, 1986
Location of Story: Bournemouth, UK
Location: Outside Cambridge, UK
Date: 6 April, 2016