MARCH 1, 2018

A woman makes her way through the snow in Balloch during the freezing front dubbed the Beast from the East that combined with Storm Emma coming in from the south-west to bring snow and sub-zero temperatures, causing chaos on roads and shutting schools. Red weather warnings for snow were seen in the UK for the first time

Jeff says: I’m really proud of this picture. I couldn’t get the car out the drive, the car just lifted itself up, so I was stuck in two feet of snow. I went out in Alexandria to do some shots and saw a girl covered in snow, looking like she’s walked out of the Arctic Circle. I took the picture and she walked by me and said: “Was that a good picture?” It was and made a few front pages the next day.

Police clash with demonstrators in Barcelona after a week of protests over the jail sentences given to separatist politicians by Spain’s Supreme Court. Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders received varying jail terms for sedition, in relation to the 2017 independence vote

Jeff says: Another year where we’ve had protests all over the world. This one sticks with me because it’s similar issues to what’s happening in Scotland in a way, but Catalonians are being a lot more forceful than Scots. The police, for whatever reason, were just not holding back. I thought their approach was so heavy-handed. It’s just a good protest picture, though – the expressions on their faces, especially.

I got hit by a rubber bullet over there. The lump still hasn’t gone away.