GLASGOW leaves a lasting impression in the hearts of many who once called it home.
But only a few manage to capture those impressions in a way that lasts forever.
Amateur photographer Jos Treen, who lived here for a few years is one of them.
In 1977, he was made redundant and started wandering around the city, mainly Maryhill, taking pictures of the streets and its people.
Soon after, he made a successful career in chemistry and the films ended up at the attic of his Manchester home.
Recently, after his retirement, he found them, shared them on social media and even exhibited them to be admired.
Jos remembers: "I used to go to Hillhead Library on Byres Road. Looking at photo books, picture books and magazines got me interested in that style of photography.
"I lived in the West End and I was drawn to Maryhill, I know there is more to Glasgow than that, but Maryhill is where it all started and everything seemed to flow from there."
He photographed people on the streets, going about their day unassumingly, and he also captured the buildings and streets, creating snapshots in time.
"If you look through a viewfinder of a camera, you are composing a story as a picture," he continues.
"The way I look at it, I was searching for things that interested me from a composition point of view."
Using his Olympus OM-1, Jos continued to create these visual stories into 1979.
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He is still taking pictures and travels to Glasgow when he has the chance.
The city has changed a lot, he says, but it amazes him how passionate the people are about its past.
"Being a Glaswegian is a cultural thing, they are very interested in the history of their city", he says.
"People are genuinely interested in the house their grandparents or great-grandparents grew up in."
He captured many houses, a young girl rushing home, a man falling asleep on a bench, people shopping and the Finnieston Crane, just to name a few.
The picture of a group of young boys playing football on ice, however, is his favourite.
"I like the early, mid-morning, winter, low angled sun in a composition", he adds.
"And the other thing is, this is not a picture you could take today.
"Firstly, the boys wouldn't be able to play on the ice today, for health and safety reasons, secondly, there is a kind of innocence to it because quite rightly so, people aren't allowed to take pictures of children anymore. It was a different century."
This image, along with many others, was exhibited not long ago at the Maryhill Burgh Halls and it quickly became a fan favourite.
After a little girl he photographed 40 years ago contacted him on social media this year, he is hoping to identify the boys next.
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