28/08/12
Road to 2012: Aiming High
National Portrait Gallery
19 July – 23 September 2012
When one thinks of the Olympic or Paralympic Games, everyone’s first thought is of the myriad multi-talented athletes taking part. What many of us tend to overlook, however, is the sheer number of people involved behind the scenes, both in the run up to the event, and during the summer weeks themselves. Part of the London 2012 Festival, a 12-week nationwide celebration running from 21 June to 9 September, Road to 2012 is a three year photographic project, hosted by the National Portrait Gallery and sponsored by BT, capturing and celebrating the build up to the Games.
To read the rest of this article, please go to pp. 34-35 of issue 2 of SLIK magazine