A Momentous Day
A Momentous Day
This image captures the momentous day of 31st January 2020… when two historic events occurred: Britain finally left the EU, and the UK saw its first two confirmed cases of Covid-19 (referred to as “killer virus”). The photograph shows the moment a man picks up the first edition of that day’s Evening Standard - which carries both events on the front page - from the tube station entrance of Parliament Square…where, just a few yards away, thousands of both protestors and supporters of Brexit are gathered. This image has won multiple awards since being published, and captures a very particular moment of UK history.