Conservative (Tory) candidate Jacob Rees-Mogg canvasses support in a housing estate in Groban, Leven, part of the Labour-held constituency of Central Fife during the 1997 UK General Election campaign. The son of acclaimed journalist and writer William Rees-Mogg, at the age of 28, this was his first attempt to win a seat at Westminster however he was soundly beaten by the eventual winner Henry McLeish MP. Jacob Rees-Mogg was elected as Member of Parliament for North East Somerset in 2010.

A profile of John Cormack, the postman on the inner Hebridean island of Eigg in 2005. The island of Eigg was one of a chain of islands which lie of Scotland's west coast and was accessible by a state-run lifeline service from the mainland. The residents on Eigg organised a buy-out of the island in the late 1990s and took it into community ownership.

Pluscarden Abbey, Moray, Scotland. The abbey was the only medieval monastery in Britain still inhabited by monks and being used for its original purpose. It was founded in 1230 by King Alexander II, and it was also a retreat for people of all faiths.

Feature about husband-and-wife team Christian and Tuk Peet, shrimpers based in Southport on the Merseyside coast in northwest England. Mr Peet's family has been involved in the shrimping business for generations. The season for shrimping lasts from July to December.

Champion black pudding maker Andy Holt and his traditional Bury black puddings which he is taking to the Concour du Meilleur Boudin Noir, Europe's most prestigious festival celebrating the black pudding which takes place from 14-16 March 2008. The annual competition, which is staged in the ancient country town of Mortagne au Perche in Normandy, France, attracts around 300 pudding makers from across Europe and is judged by Les Chevaliers du Goute Boudin, or Knights of the Black Pudding, who award prizes for the best entrants. Mr Holt's company, R. S. Ireland, is based in Haslingden, Lancashire, employing around 15 people making over 300 tonnes of black pudding each year.

Tom Jones, the last mussel fisherman who uses traditional raking methods to collect the mussels, setting out in his boat to fish near his home at Conwy, north Wales, with the castle in the background. Mr Jones works with his father, Trevor and grandfather Ken in the family business located at Conwy quay. The season lasted from the end of September to April, during which the Jones' company, Conwy Mussels, would harvest 20-30 tonnes from local estuary and river.

Portrait of a family living in Pine Valley outside Mbabane in Swaziland, one of Africa's most impoverished and unequal countries.

Andrew Hutchinson, a violin maker and restorer, repairing an instrument using a chisel in the workshop of his premises at Hoylake, Wirral, north west England. Mr Hutchinson trained at Newark School of Violin Making and established The Violin Shop in 1982.

A feature about the making of the traditional Scottish staple dish, haggis. The story looks at the production of both meat and vegetarian-friendly versions, being made separately by a butcher and a famous old firm in Edinburgh.

Master horologist George Daniels, pictured in his workshop in the grounds of his home in Ramsey, Isle of Man. Mr Daniels has been making watches for over 60 years and is famous for creating the co-axial escapement. He is one of the few living watchmakers who can create a complete watch by hand; including the case and dial and he is a former Master of the Clockmakers' Company of London.

Singer-songwriter Paul Heaton, pictured in his studio in Manchester.

Jim Fleeting, a guitar maker and restorer, pictured in his workshop in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Jim runs Fleeting Guitars, a business he established six years ago to to realise a lifelong ambition to make and restore guitars. he currently makes around 10 guitars on commission annually.

Sofia Crockatt (8) training for the Mini Great North Run with her coach Vicky Huyton at Stanley Park Arena in Blackpool. Sofia, from Leyland, Lancashire had to have her leg amputated after contracting meningitis as a baby. She is running in the race to raise money for the charity Meningitis Research Foundation.

Soviet-born Dutch-British physicist Professor Sir Andre Geim pictured at his office at the University of Manchester. Geim was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Konstantin Novoselov for his work on graphene. He is Regius Professor of Physics and Royal Society Research Professor at the Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology.

British world champion boxer Amir Khan, pictured at his gym in Bolton, Lancashire. He is a former two-time world champion by winning WBA, WBA (Super) and IBF Light Welterweight titles. Amir Khan was the youngest British Olympic boxing medalist, winning silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics at the age of 17.

The set of Evermoor during shooting at a warehouse studio in Warrington, Cheshire. Evermoor is the first Walt Disney action film to be set in the United Kingdom, and was shot partially at nearby Arley Hall, a stately home in Cheshire. The four part series, which is due for release at the end of 2014, will be screened in more than 160 countries worldwide.

Helen Mon, producer of organically certified sea salt, based at Brynsiencyn, Isle of Anglesey, north Wales. Founded by Alison Lea-Wilson and her husband David in 1997 after discovering they could make organic sea salt from the waters of the nearby Menai Straights. They now employ more than 20 people and have a shop and conduct visitor tours around their factory.

Debra Todd, an HIV sufferer, who was infected by an ex-partner who was himself a victim of the tainted blood NHS scandal, pictured at her home in Chester, north west England. Ms Todd has been informed that due to government changes, her support money is being cut. She is campaigning for the rights of people with HIV with Tainted Blood, the campaign group for British haemophiliacs and others infected with HIV and Hepatitis C through contaminated blood.

The work of the Liverpool Pilots never stops: 24/7 they are responsible for the safe passage of shipping in and out of the river Mersey and its many docks and locks. In this series of photographs, I followed James Smart as he piloted the container ship MSC Sandra out of Seaforth Docks as it embarked on its voyage to Montreal, Quebec.

Former England international footballer Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne undergoing a pioneering treatment in a private clinic near London which he hopes will help him in his long-term battle against alcohol addiction.

Singer-songwriter Dean Owens, photographed in Edinburgh.

Crowds meeting the Sultan of Brunei before a ceremony to open a new foot bridge in Bandar Seri Begawan, part of the celebrations marking the Sultan's 50 years on the throne. Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah marked his 50 years on the throne during October 2017 with a series of extravagant Golden Jubilee celebration. Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of Brunei, a tiny nation on the island of Borneo

Portraits made for the Independent of the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, in his office.

Members of We Will, an advocacy group established by young people to campaign for better youth mental health services in Cumbria, pictured in Maryport, where they meet regularly.

Gallery of photographs of prominent people in the world of sport.

A selection of photographs from politics in Scotland.

Claire McColgan CBE, Director of Culture Liverpool, responsible for Legacy, Major Events, Liverpool Film Office, Cruise Liverpool, Tourism, City Halls and Cultural Policy since 2009, pictured at the Culture Liverpool office in the city's Cunard building. She will be responsible for the programme of event around the Eurovision Song Contest which will be staged in Liverpool in May 2023.

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, MP, pictured in Bootle, Merseyside on the day of the start of the 2022 Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

A collection of political figures and those involved in politics in the United Kingdom.