As a reporter there is nothing worse than writing a juicy story, putting in lots of effort and honing it to perfection, before a totally inappropriate photograph brings your joy to a crashing halt.
This week it was the turn of my colleague David Rutland, whose article about a Towyn school banning chocolate bars and crisps from the lunchboxes of its pupils was one of the strongest in today's (Wednesday) edition of the Visitor.
If you look at the picture that goes with the page 7 piece you'd think it was about chickens, Easter or UFOs, because instead of a snap of "angry grandmother" Wendy Smith with a Mars bar or packet of Walkers, she is holding a giant orange tub and two eggs. Why?
I have to feel sorry for our photographer Tony Mottram. He sets out on a job with a clear vision, before human intevention drags him aside and blurs it.
He did ask for the lady in question to provide a lunchbox or suitable snack, but it wasn't meant to be.....oh well.
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