Scottish Deep Fried Mars Bar

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
MGMJKDFile size:
57.1 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 May 2017More information:
. This location-specific image from the recorded location in 2017 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Scottish Deep Fried Mars Bar. The surrounding context encompasses counter-terrorism awareness, terrorism aftermath, public-space protection, regional identity, civic response, visual archive, public security, public realm, community resilience, documentary photography, security-conscious public realm, city-centre security, terror attack aftermath, and changing streetscape. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with victim remembrance, protective security and the continuing importance of proportionate security around crowded places. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains period objects and surrounding context, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The photograph additionally reflects local history, place identity, period detail, social history, post-attack city, urban resilience, community identity, and everyday life. Elements such as Scottish and Fried add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Image MGMJKD therefore remains a useful historical reference to Scottish Deep Fried Mars Bar, with its date, wording, design and surrounding details providing the documentary context. Another strand within the photograph is victim remembrance and the continuing importance of proportionate security around crowded places in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate counter-terrorism and the continuing importance of proportionate security around crowded places within the real-world context of the recorded location. It also preserves period character before later change alters the scene.