IMAGES highlighting some of the most iconic moments of recent history, taken by some of the world’s best photographers, are going on display in a Bradford Gallery.

Theresa May being handed a P45 by a prankster at the Conservative Party Conference, Raheem Sterling getting his hair cut in a Russian hotel before an England game and Meghan Markle walking down the aisle to be married to Prince Harry are now gracing the walls of Cartwright Hall Gallery in Lister Park.

The Bradford Council run gallery is currently hosting Assignments 2019 - the annual exhibition of the British Press Photographer’s Association.

The free exhibition begins on Sunday and will run until April 19.

So far it is the only announced stop for the touring exhibition in Yorkshire.

The 90 images in the exhibition were taken between late 2017 and early 2019 - a rollercoaster period for politics, sport and world affairs.

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So far the exhibition has been on display in Bargehouse in London’s Oxo Tower and Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke.

From Sunday it will be pride of place in the atrium of Cartwright Hall - the city’s only municipal art gallery.

The BPPA’s Assignments exhibitions have proved to be hugely popular since their launch in late 1980s, with the exhibitions continuing to motivate their peers and captivate the public’s eye.

For much of the week staff at the Gallery have been installing the images.

Lindsey Parnaby, chair of BPPA, said: “These are photos that have been taken over a period of 18 months, and by people working for multiple agencies. A lot are international.”

One of his images, the silhouettes of Morris Dancers during sunrise, is included in the exhibition.

Other photographs include one by Eddie Keogh, who travelled with the England team to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.

His image of Raheem Sterling getting his hair cut before an England, while watching another game on the TV, is once of many sports images in the exhibition.

An image of Jeremy Corbyn seemingly praying outside a polling station, Boris Johnstone running through a field of wheat and Donald Trump blocking the Queen’s path during a state visit are among the political images on display.

A photograph of grime star Stormzy performing at the Brit Awards, Taylor Swift at Wembley and the Pope are included, as are photos of the jubilation and agony of England fans watching the team’s run in the World Cup.

The Royal family are featured in several images, and one sombre piece features convicted murderer Paul Devoe sat on Death Row.

Images of moorland fires in Manchester, celebrations at the Notting Hill Carnival and Brexit protests are also included in the eclectic mix of images. Some are humorous while others are difficult to view.

Sonja Kielty, Curator (Exhibitions) at Cartwright Hall, said: “Press photographs are recorded through the eyes of professional visual storytellers, but are only usually accessible on the pages of newspapers or online, so this exhibition is a rare chance to see the very best in British press photography, all displayed in one gallery.

“The Assignments exhibition features images from some of the biggest news events last year.”

The exhibition will be officially launched on Sunday at 1pm at an opening event where there will be refreshments between 1pm and 3pm.

During the course of the exhibition people will also be invited to two lunchtime talks by press photographers and BPPA members, Charlotte Graham and Paul Ellis

Charlotte Graham will give a talk on Sunday December 1 from 2pm to 3.30pm, about her career, assignments and photography.

She is a professional photographer based in the north of England and has a passion for her native Yorkshire.

Her dynamic style and creative use of ‘off-camera’ strobe lighting has earned her a reputation in the national press as being someone who goes beyond the standard ‘press’ image to create dynamic, eye catching images.

Her work is regularly published in The Telegraph, The Times and The Observer.

Paul Ellis will give a talk on Sunday March 8 from 2pm to 3.30pm.

He has been a staff photographer with Agence France-Presse in the north of England since 2006 and has worked for press agencies in Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds, as well as for the Manchester Evening News and the Press Association and freelancing.

He’s covered World Cup finals in football, rugby and cricket, the Open Golf Championships, the Grand National and the World Snooker Championships as well as the Olympics and Paralympics.