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2014 Scottish Independence Referendum { 512 images } Created 30 Jul 2014

On 18th September 2014, Scotland voted whether to become an independent nation in a referendum.

In the run up to the vote, I travelled around the country making images about what I saw and experienced. The photography was made as part of commissions for a number of newspaper and magazine clients, but it also was my personal record of the period immediately leading up to the vote.

In trying to capture both the main political players - and the people - I endeavoured to give a sense of a country on the cusp of an historic decision.
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  • Pro-independence supporters dancing outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
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  • A pro-independence supporter sleeping outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-08.jpg
  • Pro-independence supporters react with defiance outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-07.jpg
  • A pro-independence supporter breaks down in tears outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-06.jpg
  • A pro-independence supporter breaks down in tears outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-05.jpg
  • A pro-independence supporter breaks down in tears outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-04.jpg
  • Pro-independence supporters splashing water in one of the fountains outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-03.jpg
  • Pro-independence supporters react with defiance outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-02.jpg
  • Pro-independence supporters dancing outside the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh as the results of the referendum on Scottish independence are announced. The Yes Scotland movement campaigned for a vote which would have forced Scotland to leave the United Kingdom. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum that the country's union with England should continue and Scotland should not become an independent nation once again.
    140919CMC_Referendum-01.jpg
  • A Scottish independence referendum official voter polling card. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-41.jpg
  • People walking through the streets during a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-40.jpg
  • People walking through the streets during a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-39.jpg
  • Children running ahead of a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-38.jpg
  • A musician with bagpipes leading a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-37.jpg
  • A musician with flaming bagpipes leading a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-36.jpg
  • A musician with flaming bagpipes leading a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-35.jpg
  • A musician with bagpipes leading a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-34.jpg
  • A musician with flaming bagpipes leading a spontaneous march to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-33.jpg
  • People listening to speeches at a spontaneous event to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-32.jpg
  • People listening to speeches at a spontaneous event to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-31.jpg
  • Activists and supporters pose with a mock Statue of Liberty at a pro-independence march in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-30.jpg
  • Women and children listening to speeches at a spontaneous event to mobilise support for a pro-independence vote in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-29.jpg
  • A mock Statue of Liberty with a Scottish flag at a pro-independence march in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-28.jpg
  • A mock Statue of Liberty with a Scottish flag at a pro-independence march in the Craigmillar district of Edinburgh on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-27.jpg
  • Pro-independence souvenirs on display outside a polling station in Shawlands, Glasgow on the day of the independence referendum. Yes Scotland were campaigning for the country to leave the United Kingdom, whilst Better Together were campaigning for Scotland to remain in the UK. On the 18th of September 2014, the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to decide whether the country's union with England should continue or Scotland should become an independent nation once again and leave the United Kingdom.
    140918CMC_Voting-26.jpg
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