The wife and family of a BAFTA-winning photographer from Shandon are determined to keep his legacy alive.

An exhibition of street photography by the late David Peat is now on display at Clydebank Museum and includes the collection of photographs shot in Glasgow in 1968 as well as some of his later work.

The Advertiser went along to meet David's wife Trish at the exhibition and reflect on David's life and career.

The internationally-renowned stills photographer was given his first camera at the age of 21 by his grandmother, who was also a photographer.

His fascination with photography started while watching her in the dark room. At the time David worked in a shipping office and left around age 22 to pursue his career in photography.

With camera in hand he set about the local neighbourhood taking photographs in order to build up a portfolio to get into television.

David was encouraged to print his work and pursue his interests by David Bruce who is now a mentor to Trish.

During his career the 65-year-old shot a series of intimate observational documentaries as a director and cameraman.

Trish said: "He always wanted to get into television and in 2011 he was awarded the BAFTA Scotland Craft Award in recognition of all his documentaries.

"He always had a camera with him and was always on the hunt for the perfect shot."

Trish remembered the time that David jumped off the Metro because he had seen a shot he wanted to capture.

She said: "We were at Disney Land and on the Metro in Paris. David jumped off because he had seen a shot he wanted.

"We got off at the next station and met him. The shot was worth getting off for and is included in his Paris collection, Paris Metro and Shampoo."

2013 was the last time that the collection on show was last seen together. Trish was delighted to see the collections back on display in Glasgow.

She said: "I had come to Clydebank Museum to see an exhibition by Mary Batchelor, another Helensburgh artist.

"I saw the space and loved the area so I pitched the idea of displaying David's work. It was taken to the committee and here we are.

"This collection always gets a nice reaction in Glasgow because people remember those days and can relate to the photographs and playing on the streets at that time."

The most iconic of David's 68' collection is "Comforting Arm", which seems to resonate with the public but despite being the most iconic it wasn't the photographers favourite.

His personal favourite was "Grubby Boy". Trish had no idea why but he liked the photograph.

Trish' favourite piece from the Glasgow collection is "Comics". She said: "I like Comics because its nice and features the iconic comics at the time, I like to think that the children swapped the when they were finished reading.

"In the collection of his later work my favourite is "Paris Chess", the girls look just makes it. David's timing was great, he was patient and waited for the pigeon to land before taking the shot."

David was very involved in the lives of the subjects in his documentaries and stayed in touch even after filming was complete. He was keen to try and track down some of the subjects in his stills and Trish and his children Duncan and Rosie are keen to see if they are able to find anyone.

David met some of the people featured in one of his photographs after a Daily Record article helped to find them and Trish and the family are hopeful of finding more people.

She said: "As a family we are keen to see David's photographs and images live on and are always encouraging more people to see his work.

"He has instilled a lifelong interest in photography in the children and we hope his work can do the same for other people.

"David worked at the BBC and took up teaching, he was always encouraging the young people and was a mentor to a lot of people."

Trish explained that David had always wanted to leave a legacy and she hopes to keep his legacy alive by getting his work on display as much as she can.

She said: "The family are delighted to see people's reactions when they walk around the exhibition, it's nice to hear their reactions.

"It's just a shame that so much acclaim has come after he died."

The exhibition, An Eye On The Street is open from Monday to Saturday between 10am and 4.30pm at Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank, G81 1UB. Entry is free and runs until October 21.

Anyone who thinks they might feature in any of David's photographs are asked to get in touch with us here at the Advertiser by emailing editorial@helensburghadvertiser.co.uk