During my brief stint in London earlier this year I was fortunate enough to secure a photographic internship with AFP (Agence France Presse) news agency. During the extent of the week I worked alongside some of the most experienced photojournalists in the city. From the sentencing of "PR Guru" Max Clifford to the annual May Day Rally to a wedding exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum, each event we attended varied significntly and each taught me a great deal.
Max Clifford Sentencing, London 2014
Max Clifford (71) appears outside the Southwark Crowned Court on Friday 2 May 2014. Following his 6 week trial, Clifford addresses the press in a last attempt to relay his side of the story. Judge Anthony Leonard convicted Clifford on 11 counts of indecent assault against seven teenage girls, aged 14 to 19, between 1966 and 1984. ©Vanessa Knight Photography
Max Clifford (71) appears alongside his daughter, Louise Clifford outside the Southwark Crowned Court on Monday 28 April 2014. Days before his sentencing and following on from his 6 week trial, Clifford addresses the press in attempt to relay his side of the story. ©Vanessa Knight Photography
Max Clifford (71) appears outside the Southwark Crowned Court on Monday 28 April 2014. Days before his sentencing and following on from his 6 week trial, Clifford addresses the press in attempt to relay his side of the story. ©Vanessa Knight Photography
Max Clifford (71) appears alongside his daughter, Louise Clifford outside the Southwark Crowned Court on Monday 28 April 2014. Days before his sentencing and following on from his 6 week trial, Clifford addresses the press in attempt to relay his side of the story. ©Vanessa Knight Photography
Max Clifford (71) appears outside the Southwark Crowned Court on Monday 28 April 2014. Days before his sentencing and following on from his 6 week trial, Clifford addresses the press in attempt to relay his side of the story. ©Vanessa Knight Photography
Max Clifford (71) appears outside the Southwark Crowned Court on Monday 28 April 2014. Days before his sentencing and following on from his 6 week trial, Clifford addresses the press in attempt to relay his side of the story. ©Vanessa Knight Photography
South African Voting 2014, Trafalgar Square London
South Africans queue to vote at the South African embassy at Trafalgar Square in London on April 30, 2014. The SA High Commission on Trafalgar Square in London, was expected to be the busiest - with nearly 10,000 South Africans eligible to vote. ©Vanessa Knight
South Africans queue to vote at the South African embassy at Trafalgar Square in London on April 30, 2014. ©Vanessa Knight
South Africans queue to vote at the South African embassy at Trafalgar Square in London on April 30, 2014. There are an estimated 100,000 South Africans scattered across the United Kingdom. ©Vanessa Knight
HS2 Protest, London 2014
Supporters of the stop HS2 campaign gathered outside parliament, London on Monday 28 April 2014. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway between London Euston, the English Midlands, North West England, Yorkshire, and potentially North East England and the Central Belt of Scotland. HS2 is expected to cost £42.6 billion. ©Vanessa Knight
Supporters of all ages gather outside parliament in attempt to the stop HS2 campaign in London on Monday 28 April 2014. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway between London Euston, the English Midlands, North West England, Yorkshire, and potentially North East England and the Central Belt of Scotland. HS2 is expected to cost £42.6 billion. ©Vanessa Knight
Supporters of the stop HS2 campaign gathered outside parliament to voice their concerns in London on Monday 28 April 2014. High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway between London Euston, the English Midlands, North West England, Yorkshire, and potentially North East England and the Central Belt of Scotland. HS2 is expected to cost £42.6 billion. ©Vanessa Knight
Wedding Attire Exhibit, Royal Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2014
Mannequins dressed in wedding attire appear in an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The exhibit displayed various wedding garments worn between the years of 1774-2014. ©Vanessa Knight
Members of the public and press representatives admire the display of mannequins dressed in wedding attire in an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The exhibit displayed various wedding garments worn between the years of 1774-2014. ©Vanessa Knight
Mannequins dressed in wedding attire appear in an exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The exhibit displayed various wedding garments worn by different culutres between the years of 1774-2014. ©Vanessa Knight
May Day Rally, London 2014
Participants of the annual international May Day Rally march from Clerkenwell Green to Trafalgar Square, London on May 1, 2014. The London May Day has been a unique bringing together of trade unionists, workers from the many international communities in London, pensioners, anti-globalisation organisations, students, political bodies and many others in a show of working class unity. ©Vanessa Knight
Participants in the annual May Day Rally are closely controlled by local police forces in London on May 1 2014. May day has been celebrated in London since the 1880s. The London May Day Organising Committee has ensured this key day of international solidarity is marked every 1 May maintaining the traditions of unity and solidarity in London. ©Vanessa Knight
Particiapnts taking part in the annual May Day Rally arrive at Trafalgar Square after marching a total of 1.6miles from Clerkenwell Green, London on May 1 2014. The London May Day has been a unique bringing together of trade unionists, workers from the many international communities in London, pensioners, anti-globalisation organisations, students, political bodies and many others in a show of working class unity. ©Vanessa Knight
