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Chamber and committees

Photographer of the Year, Jeff Mitchell

  • Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2019
  • Motion reference: S5M-17155

That the Parliament congratulates Jeff Mitchell on winning the Scottish Press Award for Photographer of the Year; appreciates the value of his contributions to photography, from his beginnings in local newspapers to photographing the refugee crisis in Europe and the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine; notes that Jeff follows in the footsteps of his father, David Mitchell, a well-known photographer from Balloch, and wishes Jeff all the best in his future career.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Joan McAlpine, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Stewart Stevenson, Maureen Watt