Present Past

To coincide with the University of Glasgow event ‘Picturing Glasgow: Raymond Depardon in Conversation’, this short film presents Raymond Depardon’s photos alongside work by other figures in the history of photography in Glasgow: Thomas Annan, Oscar Marzaroli and contemporary photographer Chris Leslie, who reflects on this history and his own ongoing photographic practice.

Words by Greg Kerr and Chris Leslie.

Photographs by Thomas Annan by permission of University of Glasgow Library, Archives & Special Collections.

Photographs by Oscar Marzaroli by permission of Glasgow Caledonian University Archive Centre. © Oscar Marzaroli Collection. With thanks to Street Level Photoworks for digital assets.

Photographs by Raymond Depardon © Raymond Depardon / Magnum Photos / Le Seuil.

Photographs of Disappearing Glasgow © Chris Leslie