Wonderful hard to find photography book An Eye on the Street: Glasgow 1968, Photographs by David Peat. 2012 Paperback. Very good condition. Pages clean. Binding tight. Cover has minimal wear or marks.


In 1968 cinematographer David Peat (1947-2012) captured the street life of Glasgow children with his new Pentax, a 21st birthday present. These images were taken in a city in transition against a background of crumbling tenement buildings. You can almost hear his chuckle behind the camera as he became complicit with their childish pranks:  pouring paint, erasing shop chalk boards, throwing stones at street lamps, playing with fire.  It was this portfolio of Glasgow '68 photographs which helped launch his very successful career in television.