They used my picture in the local paper!
Posted by Jim Gardner on June 25, 2008
When Lucy and I (formal pronunciation, eh?) arrived at the train station yesterday, the fire brigade had their woo woos on and the coppers were buzzing about, like flies on dog shit.
At first I feared the worst. “Oh Well”, I said to myself. “The number’s up James, they’ve finally found those bodies in the river”. But then it became apparent that.. ..well I’ll leave you to read the story for yourself, here, which has been updated since yesterday to include my comment to the journalist.
The real story, however, is that the local paper’s camera man was delayed, so they used my shot of the disabled vehicle instead, which I BlueToothed to the man. My trusty camera phone just made me £20 AND it was used in today’s paper print edition, so I might even get £40. Result!
Here’s a scan of my credit in the paper. How chuffed am I?
Lee Buckley said
Here’s to the citizen journalist!
helloblog said
THIS MEANS I’M GONIG OUT WITH A FAMOUS PERSON.
Jim Gardner said
I know, it’s amazing isn’t it, really?
Jim Gardner said
I’m like famous and that
helloblog said
Can I have an autograph and touch your face?
Jim Gardner said
YEAH!
Kimmy said
I’m naming my first son Jim after the heroic photographer who braved flames and reason to document the historical… wait a second, ‘no danger to the public’? I’ve been flimflammed!
Kidding aside, that’s fun! How exciting! Could you contact them and ask them if they have any jobs for a photojournalist?
Kimmy said
Lucy, You’re not nearly as famous as FLOORS. Look at the typeset on that!
Kimmy said
Err. edit. Jim’s not as famous as Floors.
Jim Gardner said
It had occurred to me to get a cape and mask and swing around the streets snapping everything that happens just in case there’s a scoop! But then I remembered the restraining order and that incident with the pelican.
Kimmy said
*grin* But the pelican was asking for it.
Jim Gardner said
Pelicans are vicious bastards when you wind them up about their mother’s cooking