Raintown – On Patrol Since 1988

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 Raintown – On Patrol Since 1988

I’ve been patrolling the streets of Glasgow with a camera slung over my shoulder since 1988. Back then, the city had a different face — fewer coffee chains, more cigarette smoke, and if you were lucky, the occasional lamppost that actually worked. But one thing has never changed: when it rains in Glasgow, it really rains.


This picture, called “Raintown”, was taken in 2015. I was dodging puddles (and the odd taxi that seemed determined to soak me) when I spotted this scene — the neon lights bouncing off the wet street, the umbrellas clashing with the weather, and that unmistakable Glasgow mood of “aye, it’s raining again, but we’ll get on with it.”


It’s a photo that, for me, sums up the city. Gritty but beautiful. Ordinary yet cinematic. A wee bit miserable, yet full of life. Glasgow in a nutshell.


“Raintown” is now available as a framed 16x20 print, limited to 300 copies. Once they’re gone, that’s it — no sneaky reprints. Just like the Glasgow weather, you take what you get.


I’ll be honest, I never thought when I started back in ’88 that one day I’d still be wandering around pointing my lens at rainy streets, but here we are. Still on patrol. Still chasing puddles. Still trying to capture this city I love.

RAINTOWN BY BRIAN ANDERSON


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