\n After just six months of posting videos, he has amassed a following of over 100,000 people, with his posts reaching millions of views.\n<\/p>\n
\n Marq, 30, moved to the UK from South Africa in 2006, originally living in London but settling in Falkirk.\n<\/p>\n
\n He was made redundant from his role at a pension company in June and decided to focus full-time on his passion for photography.\n<\/p>\n
\n The photographer Marq Cravo poses for a photograph on Buchanan Street, Glasgow. (Image: Colin Mearns)\n<\/p>\n
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Marq’s red cover on his camera means he’s been spotted more frequently as he’s gained followers as he tells us I was made redundant, now I take photos of people in Glasgow (Image: Colin Mearns)\n<\/p>\n