Posts tagged “london 2012

Annalise Murphy – Olympic Sailor

Posted on 27 Mar ’13

A few portraits of Annalise Murphy, photographed at the National Yacht Club in Co Dublin. Who didn’t watch Annalise fight so hard for that coveted Olympic medal at London 2012 in Weymouth. And whilst she came 4th that day, Annalise is getting stuck into her preparations for Rio 2016. The Sailing Competition of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will take place on Marina da Gloria in Guanabara Bay.    

Derek Burnett- Olympic Shooter

Posted on 27 Sep ’11

There would be no escape. I was in a lonely field in Longford photographing a crack shot. If the images displeased him…well…..:)He’s Derek Burnett, an Irish sports shooter who specialises in the trap. A veteran of three Olympic games, his best ever finish being in Athens 2004, when he came in 9th overall.London 2012 now beckons. This is likely to be Derek’s last Olympics so definitely fingers crossed for him. He’s got great sense of humour too. Oh how he laughed when I looked at him expectantly, and told him I was looking for a hill.Hills in Longford! Ha! Well we did find one eventually. A little lump of a hill with a lonely old tree. In fact the area we were standing on…