Another year has passed by and 2022 has seen amazing people do inspiring things across Glasgow.
Glaswegians have battled through illnesses, opened new businesses and followed their dreams - all while the UK suffered and continues to suffer a crippling cost of living crisis.
Despite the multiple lockdowns and restrictions over the last few years, this city's resilience has shone through its people.
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Here, we look back at some of the Glasgow Lives stories of 2022 and some of the wonderful people who make Glasgow a great place to be.
Ashley - Team Leader at Whitecraigs Care Home
It's been a decade since Ashley, 35, from Thornliebank, left her job as a hairdresser to pursue a career working in the care sector.
But she didn't imagine herself staying in a care home for as long as she has. She originally wanted to gain experience so that she can go on and work in children's care.
She made the bold move to stay on and has since become a part of residents' lives - one of her most favourite aspects of the job.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
David - Digital Media Manager for The Burrell Collection Renaissance Project
David, from Uplawmoor, has a background in fine art with a degree in Tapestry, from Edinburgh College of Art.
He spent a lot of time at college taking photographs and making short films. In the late 90’s, David began making digital interactives which led to working for museums, schools and other artists.
More recently, he's been busy creating films, interactives, and immersive shows at the Burrell Collection.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Laura - Lead Tutor and General Manager of Sew Confident Glasgow
As a child, Laura, from Coatbridge, remembers being drawn towards art and craft and design as opposed to academic subjects at school.
Her gran and great gran were both dressmakers so there was always sewing supplies in her house growing up.
When she finished her studies at Glasgow Caledonian University she got a job demonstrating sewing machines in John Lewis. After about 15 years working as a manager for various high street stores, she was made redundant and decided to step back into a more creative environment.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Emma - Media and communication student and founder and editor of Growing Pains magazine
The 27-year-old, from Balloch, used to interview people for a blog but remembers suffering from imposter syndrome. She started studying media and communication to feel more confident.
That's when her magazine, Growing Pains, was born. The publication focuses on the situations that people or their loved ones might find themselves as they grow up.
It covers topics like moving away from home, changing careers, relationships, sexuality, mental health, and invisible illnesses.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Alan - Actor and Writer
Alan, aged 60, gave up his job at the Clydesdale Bank to study drama.
Since then the actor/writer, from Clarkston, has played a dame in a panto, a police officer and has done shows with Wildcat, 7:84 and National Theatre of Scotland.
He says the only nerves he gets during a performance are 'positive nerves'.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Terry - Chairman of Table Tennis Scotland
Terry is the founder of Drumchapel Table Tennis Club which started in 1989 with one table, which has grown to 160.
The 63-year-old was Sport Scotland Coach of the Year in 1996 and was awarded an MBE for his contribution to Sport in the Community in 2010.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Lewa - Owner of Akara Bakery and Musician
Lewa, 31, from Dennistoun, worked part-time in restaurants, for extra money, when she was a teenager. That's when she realised her love for working with foods.
She now has her own bakery, which she opened three months before the coronavirus lockdown.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Doro - Fundraising & Communications Manager at LGBT Youth Scotland
Doro, 34, from Paisley, spent her 20s doing lots of different things - from working in tourism, sales and marketing to a short stint working freelance in TV production, including Outlander.
The work LGBT Youth Scotland does means a lot to her because Doro grew up in a Baptist church in Southern Germany and fell in love with a girl for the first time at the tender age of 14, which was exciting but also conflicting and confusing.
She wished there had been something like the group to help her understand her sexuality.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Marco - musician and producer
Marco's interest in music blossomed when he was 15-years-old. He signed up to piano lessons at school thinking it would get him out of 'boring' classes like History and English.
He soon realised the work he did was married to those subjects and he is now all about language and history.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Steven - Artist and Musician External
Steven has been both an artist and musician since he left Glasgow School of Art in 1984.
He's now exhibited his paintings in London, Singapore, and New York. On the music front, he has played some shows to promote his new Interlopers album.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Andrew - Founder, owner and peddler of Velo-City Deliveries
Andrew has been cycling since he was five years old. Now his preferred method of transport has become a source of income for the doting dad, with Velo-City Deliveries.
Running Velo-City has allowed the 51-year-old, from West Glasgow, to build a business around his life and son.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Libby - Filmmaker
She started filming at a skate park, aged 13, in Kirkcaldy. Following a bad skating injury, she ended up having to wear a cast on her arm and couldn't skate, but she was still at the skate park every day.
Libby picked up a camera because she still wanted to be in the skate park scene and quickly realised that she loved the buzz of filming and liked it more than skating.
She has gone on to make films for BBC Scotland, several independent films and TV adverts, and sequences for outdoor brands.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Chris - choreographer and performer
Chris made a drastic career change from medical science to becoming a theatre practitioner.
He went to the University of Edinburgh to do a Medical Science Degree, and was halfway through it when he realised that he wanted to pursue a career in the performing arts.
His new role includes choreography, directing, writing, and performing. It also involves teaching and facilitating dance for all ages and abilities.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Marie-Claude - Community Engagement Producer at Merchant City Festival
The 34-year-old joined the Merchant City Festival team this year as part of a Glasgow Life development programme for up-and-coming producers.
They've been developing a community engagement programme, reaching out to various community centres around Glasgow, since April.
The idea was to work with participants preparing a performance for this year’s Merchant City Festival, using street arts as a medium, incorporating street dance and graffiti.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Jill - musician and journalist
From 'doing a turn' at her grandparent's house to working with inmates at Barlinnie Prison, Jill's career in music has had a number of twists and turns. But she wouldn't have it any other way.
Her biggest musical influence has been her family.
She played the flute growing up and took piano lessons, However, Jill decided she wanted to be a television journalist in her early teens and, after studying English at Glasgow University, secured a job at STV.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Mala - University Students
Mala was diagnosed with second-stage breast cancer and is now using her experience to uplift and empower others going through challenges.
She is now trying to be a role model for others who feel stuck and unable to do much about their situation, by uplifting and empowering especially the most vulnerable people in the community.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Angeline - Trustee at Pelvic Partnership
Angeline, 38, from Cumbernauld, bravely spoke about her own experiences with Pelvic Girdle Pain, her need for treatment after the birth of her son and why more support is needed for women with PGP.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Matt - Cairngorm Coffee Wholesale Manager
Matt talks about going from music to immunopharmacology to coffee and why enjoyment is more important than money.
He wanted to show his son that it's possible to work on what you love and for him - it was coffee.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
James - Club Programmer
James, 27, from the Southside, made the bold move from Manchester to Glasgow three years ago after feeling like he needed a change.
He soon found himself getting involved in the city's music scene and he loved it.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
Campbell - Picture Editor and Photographer
The 47-year-old, from Kelvindale, has spoken about how he fell back in love with photography over lockdown, the project that led to his involvement in 'Maryhill Is Wonderful' and his volunteering at G20 Works.
He studied photography in his late teens to early twenties. When he finished up at college, he didn't pick up a camera again for about a decade.
Campbell just didn't enjoy taking pictures anymore. But he kept working in photography as a picture editor on a national newspaper which he still does and enjoys thoroughly.
Read the Glasgow Lives story here.
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