Andy Turner - GB 110m Hurdler - Everyone Active

Back in March I had the chance to photograph European 110m Hurdles Champion, Andy Turner. It was a great opportunity to get some photographs with him, for 'Everyone Active',  just before he headed off for his final training camp for the London Olympics.

The shoot took place at the Everyone Active sports centre in Sutton.  He was a really good sport and we got some great shots on both Sutton's indoor and outdoor tracks as well as their state of the art Gym.

I wish him all the best for the Olympics in the summer . . . Come on Team GB! 

Tom Daley and Tonia Couch

A couple of weeks ago I travelled down to catch up with Olympic Divers Tom Daley and Tonia Couch at the amazing new £46.5m Everyone Active Life Centre in Plymouth. I had the opportunity to watch and photograph a training session from both ground level and up on the diving boards. (The 10 Metre platform is nuts! - I think I'd struggle to jump of it, let alone do a handstand on the edge of it and flip 6 times into the water!) It was incredible to watch from such close range and was an amazing experience.

It was also great to meet with them afterwards to shoot some portraits (which you can see below along with a few photos of the training session in full flow) They were both really friendly, and I wish them the best of luck for the Olympics in London this summer. Come on Team GB!

'Everyone Active' Triathlon Day

I've often heard people say "Photographers don't do early starts do they?", so when my alarm went off at 4:15am last Thursday I thought I may have stumbled into the wrong profession. However , there was a good reason to be up so early, and that was the 'Everyone Active Triathlon day'. The day saw 100+ gym instructors and members completing 8 Triathlons in 8 different 'Everyone Active' gyms between Watford and Portsmouth in one day, with the aim of raising £50,000 for the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. I was knackered by the end of the day, but not half as tired as the guys and girls running, cycling and swimming their way to a massive fundraising total! Well done all! 

Oh, and as this is a photography blog, here's a few of the photographs from the day. . .