Subjects photographed include a wide range of occupations including a postman, a milkman, a window cleaner, council workers cleaning a pond, and a hairdresser. More general topics include shops and shopping, commuters on a train and the train station. There were a number of entries relating to aspects of work at the university including students, the gardener and a chef.

Specific locations included workman on Trinity Tower and Bridlington Town Hall, the construction of The Deep, the ferry terminal, car mechanics at a garage in Goole, Darley's Forge and harbour in Bridlington, and Pocklington market.