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The first football through my lens in 2020 arrived in the form of a grassroots football photography commission. Its location was a sprawl of Cardiff council pitches and an old stomping ground of mine, Trelai Park. A few football playing memories came flying back. My memory bank of playing football is substantial. From primary school […]
For most football fans, the last few months have been tough. In summers without a major international tournament like the UEFA European Championships or the FIFA World Cup – which is every other summer – things seem to drag. You drift restlessly through Saturdays and life can feel rudderless. There are brief distractions like the FIFA […]
As the new 2015/16 football season has edged slowly edged nearer, I photographed a couple of gentle, at times slightly too friendly pre-season friendlies. Here’s a round-up of three games. The first was an almost entirely forgettable 0-0 draw between Newport County and Queens Park Rangers at a rain-soaked Rodney Parade. Newport County’s new manager […]
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Football photography lessons
24th September 2014
by Mark Hawkins
As my experience of photographing sport and particularly football matches has developed over the last 12 months, a few things have occurred to me 1. While you know you’re likely to encounter a run of bad luck, it still bites. My last two games I have sat behind one goal, with all the action happening […]
England elimination – 2010
22nd June 2014
by Mark Hawkins
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa found me approaching the end of nearly three years living in London. After the heartache of Germany 2006 I never entertained going to South Africa for the tournament four years later, despite tracking and trailing big cats there the summer before. On the tournament’s opening day I happened […]
Patterns of passion
20th May 2014
by Mark Hawkins
When you have a lifelong passion, there are beats and rhythms which can seem inescapable. They might fade in and out but they often recur if you just can’t give it up. There are less savoury comparisons with addiction, the way habits and cravings almost develop a life of their own. For me, this […]
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March 2014 Shots of the month
5th April 2014
by Mark Hawkins
The offering from March 2014. Older shots of the month can be found on the website.
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Gareth Bale, Ice-breaker
8th March 2014
by Mark Hawkins
It was an indifferent kind of game for me up until that point. I knew anything worthy of sending to picture desks would have to at least be on a par with the many other photographers around me from big agencies. And until then nothing really was. Gareth Bale had run the whole show, dragging […]