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" The first year I sold a photo to was a lady who thought I was a chef, for some reason. I've no idea why. "
Graeme Le Saux
Reason
Why
Chef
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" We spent a lot of time on the beach when I was young so I'd also take pictures of seaweed and crabs. "
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" The problem for me is that I've never actually studied photography, so it's quite a steep learning curve. Cameras these days do so much for you automatically but I still think there's a point where you should actually know the technical side. "
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" You need to be an adrenalin junkie when you travel with kids. "
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" Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end. "
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" I'd very much like to create my own style as a photographer, even if it's just for myself. "
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" Sometimes I'll go by and there are a couple of swans, the next day it's a few ducks. I'd like to stop there every day for a year and capture how it changes, then put it all together to create an incredible image of a traditional English scene. "
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" In the last year my wife has noticed me struggling to get downstairs on a Sunday morning. I've two young children and football has been so good to me over the years I don't want to spoil it. "
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" Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness. "
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" So it was a hard decision but I know it is the right one. "
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" I was pleased that two very disparate photographs, two images that each worked in their own way had appealed enough to other people for them to buy them. I was also relieved they weren't the last ones purchased, and that they sold for a pound more than the frame was worth. "
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" From my point of view what I have to do now is appreciate and enjoy what football gave me, but now do something else with the same energy and enthusiasm I gave to football without expecting the same results. "
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" I've never put myself in the mindset that I'm actually any good at taking pictures, I just love to shoot things that catch my eye, whether it's landscapes or just my kids. "
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" What it all boils down to for me is having the enthusiasm to do something for enjoyment and being stimulated by what's around you. That's what photography does for me. "
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" My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it. "
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