Aviva World Trials and UK Championships

Shortly before my stint down at SWNS I covered the Aviva athletics at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. With local golden girl Jessica Ennis only in attendance as a spectator due to injury, the stage was set for Dwayne Chambers to steal the limelight as he maintained his position as the fastest man in the world over 60 metres so far this year.

Photographing multi-event athletics is a completely different challenge to any other shoot due to the variety; which makes it essential to stay on your toes and not miss anything out. The only thing I regreted was not being able to have the 300 f/2.8 as it would have allowed me to isolate the athletes much better from my position further back (inside track positions were reserved for the big agencies). All in all it was a very enjoyable and hectic two days, the aim now is to get myself to be in a position to shoot the London 2012 Olympics.