South Yorkshire Times, May 23rd, 1970
Fourteen-years-old Mexborough schoolboy John Law wants to make a name for himself in press photography…so when the chance came for some on-the-spot-snapping he was quick off the mark.
John was on the way home from Mexborough Secondary School last Friday when he heard a crash and then discovered there had been a road accident at the junction of Hallgate and Cowper Road.
Away he scooted to his home in Addison Road and in a trice he was back with his camera and took the accompanying photograph of the van and lorry smash.
John constitutes half of the school Camera Club. He does his own developing and prints his photos at school. (This picture was, incidentally, printed by the “South Yorkshire Times”). He also has a projector for colour slides.
At the moment he isn’t sure whether press photography is his vocation – but we reckon this isn’t a bad start for an amateur!