I have just found myself unexpectedly running in the Olympic Torch Relay!
Before you think I have done something heroic or that I have had a life-long commitment to sport for me to be chosen to run in the relay - I haven't and I wasn't! I was commissioned by Rugby-based concrete company CEMEX to photograph their Payroll & HR Manager Kevin Murch who had been chosen to carry the Olympic torch in the Relay as it passed through Rugby, Warwickshire this morning.
I photographed the torch being handed over to Kevin at the start of his leg and then I had to sprint ahead of him to take some photos of him running towards me. I took some shots then sprinted ahead of him again to where there were lots of people lining the route patiently waiting for a runner holding a torch. I'm afraid all they got was an rather unfit, red-faced photographer holding a couple of cameras! To my surprise (and delight), the crowd started cheering and someone shouted out "Where's your torch?!". It was at this point I decided to enter into the spirit of the moment and I proudly held up one of my cameras high into the air and carried on running. It seemed to amuse the crowd anyway. I was really out of breath by the time I got to the next hand-over point, but it did enable me to get some more photos of Kevin running and also his hand-over. I hadn't realised I was so unfit!
Here are a few photos of Kevin in his moment of glory. Now, where's my inhaler?...
N.B. This blog covers just the PR, commercial, corporate editorial, architectural and aerial photography and videography side of my business. Please see my Reportage Wedding Photography Blog for up-to-date news about the wedding and portrait side of my business.
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