August 10, 2012

Acclaimed photographer chooses one memorable picture from every ye

A man and boy watch the sun set behind the Olympic rings on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Jeff says: Every photographer wants to cover the Olympics because there are so many good pictures of sport you can potentially take.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get that job. I had to do the news side of things, which was very difficult.

I went for a walk round the Olympic Park with my longlens camera. I was doing a picture of the Olympic rings then this man appeared in the background holding a child.

It was the perfect position.

Anti-government protesters continue to clash with police in Independence Square, Kiev, despite a truce agreed between the Ukrainian president and opposition leaders. After several weeks of relative calm, serious violence had erupted between riot squad officers and protesters, who were calling for the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption scandals and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union

Jeff says: I could have put more graphic and awful pictures here, but this is one of the most iconic pictures. It just shows the chaos of what happened. Some guy’s throwing a Molotov cocktail, and it’s happening about 20 minutes before the police broke throu the lines and that when people start getting shot.

Did I feel in danger? Oh God yes. There was a conveyer belt of bodies coming past us away from the front line. It wa probably the mos dangerous situatio I’ve ever been in.