A PHOTOGRAPHY exhibition will tell the story of 20 residents from Harrow's diverse communities.

From an 89-year-old shorthand typist at Bentley Priory to a youth worker who turned his back on a gang, I Am Harrow aims to paint a picture of the wide variety of people who make up the borough.

Dermot Carlin, Harrow Council's official photographer, put together the selection, due to be exhibited at Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, based on people he has met through his job.

He said: “It's basically a survey of Harrow's diverse communities. I've photographed old people and younger people and they've all got a bit of a story behind them.”

Mr Carlin started work for the council 17 years ago driving a special needs bus while saving to go travelling.

But when he came home he went back to work for the authority in a wide variety of departments doing jobs from meals-on-wheels to working in the post room.

He is currently deputy chauffeur for the mayor and does the photography for Harrow people but first started taking pictures in his spare time.

He said: “It was a complete hobby for me. I started at my sister's wedding and it's just developed and it keeps on developing.

“I do say to people I have the best job because it's a passion and I'm lucky to be able to say I do it for my job.”

The exhibition, at the Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, at Headstone Manor, in Pinner View, is free and will run from November 8 to December 20.

The centre is closed on Tuesdays but otherwise opens from 12pm to 4pm on Mondays, and Wednesday to Saturday.

On Sundays it is open from 10.30am to 4pm.