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Chamber and committees

Jacki Gordon from Glasgow, Shortlisted for the British Photography Awards

  • Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-14651

That the Parliament congratulates Jacki Gordon, who is a retired mental-health specialist from Glasgow, on being been shortlisted in the British Photography Awards for the third consecutive time; notes that Jacki, who started taking photographs of wildlife and her collie, Ollie, during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been shortlisted for two images; recognises that the first, in the fine art category, features a model railway figure painting nail varnish on the fingernails of Jacki’s mother, Joan, and the second, in the land animal category, is of an Arctic fox, which Jacki photographed while touring Iceland; acknowledges that the British Photography Awards is run by British Photographers, which set the competition up using an open-to-all grassroots model with no membership fees or third-party investment; further notes that the competition does not have a publishing or hospitality parent company and has grown organically by reaching out to people, with all of the proceeds from it going to support 20 charities, and believes that Jacki being shortlisted in multiple categories is a feat in itself, which showcases her versatility as a photographer.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Tess White, Brian Whittle