A huge congratulations to Peter Reed and Simon Burnett on their successes at the Beijing Olympics.
Pete Reed was a member of the Gold Medal winning GB four in Rowing and beat off the competition in a nail biting finish. Watching the race was exhausting, so I can't begin to imagine how Pete and his crewmembers felt at the end of it. Pete and his girlfriend Sally have become good friends and it couldn't happen to a nicer couple. I've seen first hand the discipline, hard work and sacrifices Pete (and Sally) has put in to achieving this goal and he is a true inspiration. Well done. By the way dont forget to check out Pete's new website at www.peterreed.co.uk
I have photographed Pete on a few occasions now and look forward to the next shoot, hopefully with the Gold Medal around his neck.
Well done also to Simon Burnett on reaching the finals in the 4x100m medley and for beating the British Record. It's not easy being an Olympic swimmer these days, living in the shadow of the great Michael Phelps! I really enjoyed my shoot with Simon in Tucson, Arizona last year at his training venue and whenever Simon decides to hang up the swimming goggles he has a guaranteed career in modeling.
