Farewell to Renowned Photographer Charles Grant: Friends and Colleagues Gather at St. Barnabas’ Anglican Church | Subscribe to eNATION for the Full Story
June 11, 2024
Photographers, journalists, and media figures gather at St Barnabas’ Anglican Church to bid farewell to Charles Grant, a respected news photographer known for his dedication and nose for news. Colleagues share fond memories and stories of working with him.
Photographers, photo-journalists, other members of the media and a host of other people whose lives were impacted in some way by Charles Grant thronged St Barnabas’ Anglican Church, spilling over into the churchyard yesterday, to say farewell to the late respected photographer.
Laughter as well as applause echoed through the sanctuary as former colleagues recounted experiences of working with the man “with a nose for news”, whom retired journalist and public relations consultant Al Gilkes described as “a remarkable individual and a remarkable workmate”.
Grant joined the NATION team in the newspaper’s opening stages and, through his initiative and drive, quickly became a familiar name as the news photographer in Barbados who was always on top of breaking news.
Gilkes, retired journalist Timothy Slinger, former Executive Editor of the NATION, Roxanne Brancker, and NATION Associate Editor Maria Bradshaw regaled the congregation with stories of their exploits with Grant, often evoking laughter and applause.
