What a difference 12 months makes.
As many of you know, in September last year I made the decision to make Reflective Photography my full-time career. I had been attending events like this at the weekend alongside my day job and I felt that the time was right to focus on these amazing events. The pride I feel being able to capture the emotions of people who take part in these events – many of them for the first time with limited preparation – is immense and something I was so excited to be able to commit to fully.
Last year it was raining (ok it was hammering it down!) and this year we had wonderful sunshine – if that wasn’t a sign that this was where I should be, I don’t know what is.
As usual with this event it was full of fun and laughter for both me and the participants. I was photographing the racers as they came down “The Big One” and what a show they put on for me. Lots of splashes and funny faces pulled as they hurtled down the massive slide with water going everywhere – and yes, they were aiming for me as usual! Not a problem saves me going to the gym 😊
There was everyone there from Superman (who not only did the event but also ran 169 miles from Essex and back all for charity), to The OCR Wrongens which i seem to capture everywhere i go, Baywatch Boys, Where’s Wally’s and yes even some friendly Vikings. This event is a sure-fire winner and puts a smile on my face every time. You are all crazy and I can’t wait to see what next year brings at Dirty Weekend.
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