Meet Team GB (all 541 of them!): Andy Hooper's stunning image brings together every Olympic athlete on the eve of the Games
By ANDY HOOPER
|
In an historic photograph, Daily Mail photographer Andy Hooper has pinned together pictures of all 541 members of the Great Britain squad for the Olympics. There are three larger pictures tagged with each athlete's name so you can identify them, plus the full image and caption below. And at the bottom of the article, Andy explains the secrets behind the remarkable image...
Row 1 (TOP ROW), from left to right: Azania Stewart, Julie Page, Jenaya Wade- Fray, Temi Fagbenle, Joel Freeland, Dan Clark, Kieron Achara, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (all basketball), Jon Schofield, Liam Heath, Richard Jefferies (all canoeing), Lynn Beattie, Jo Morgan, Grace Carter, Janine Sandell, Dami Bakare, Dan Hunter, Andrew Pink, Jason Haldane (all volleyball), Ryan Giggs, Micah Richards, Ryan Bertrand, Aaron Ramsey, Craig Dawson, Danny Rose, Ellen White, Karen Bardsley, Eniola Aluko, Kim Little, Sophie Bradley, Karen Carney (all football), Sophie Troiano, Anna Bentley, James Honeybone, Natalia Sheppard, Louise Bond-Williams (all fencing).
Row 2: Stef Collins, Rachel Vanderwal, Natalie Stafford, Dominique Allen, Andrew Lawrence, Eric Boateng, Nate Reinking, Luol Deng (all basketball), Tim Brabants, Ed McKeever (both canoeing), Lucy Wicks, Maria Bertelli, Rachel Bragg, Lizzie Reid, Ciara Michel, Peter Bakare, Ben Pipes, Joel Miller, Chris Lamont (all volleyball), Tom Cleverley, Jack Butland, Scott Sinclair, Marvin Sordell, Jack Cork, Daniel Sturridge, Jill Scott, Anita Asante, Alex Scott, Kelly Smith, Casey Stoney, Fara Williams (all football), Husayn Rosowsky, James Davis, Richard Kruse, Corinna Lawrence, Sophie Williams (all fencing).
Row 3: Rose Anderson, Johannah Leedham , Chantelle Handy, Kimberly Butler, Kyle Johnson, Andrew Sullivan, Mike Lenzly, Robert Archibald (all basketball), Jess Walker, Angela Hannah, Rachel Cawthorn, Louisa Sawers (all canoeing), Rach Laybourne, Jennifer Taylor, Savanah Leaf , Mark McGivern, Mark Plotyczer, Nathan French, Kieran O'Malley (all volleyball), Craig Bellamy, James Tomkins, Jason Steele, Joe Allen, Neil Taylor, Steven Caulker, Stephanie Houghton, Rachel Williams, Rachel Brown, Claire Rafferty, Ifeoma Dieke, Rachel Yankey (all football), Chris Adcock, Imogen Bankier, Susan Egelstaff , Rajiv Ouseph (all badminton).
Row 4: Katherine Grainger, Beth Rodford, Annie Vernon, Lindsey Maguire, Katie Greves (all rowing), Stuart Bithell (sailing), Philip Hindes, Annie Last, Laura Trott (all cycling), Richard Hounslow, David Florence, Abigail Edmonds , Tim Baillie, Etienne Stott, Lizzie Neave (all canoeing) James Ellington, Marilyn Okoro, Holly Bleasdale, Robbie Grabarz, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Gareth Warburton, Lisa Dobriskey, Michael Rimmer, Lawrence Okoye, Andrew Osagie, Laura Weightman, Abdul Buhari, Lynsey Sharp, Mervyn Luckwell, Chris Thompson, Shara Proctor, Daniel Awde, Scott Overall, Nick McCormick, Johanna Jackson, Phillips Idowu (all athletics).
Row 5: Greg Searle, Natasha Page, Debbie Flood, Melanie Wilson (all rowing) Andrew Simpson, Ben Ainslie (both sailing), Jason Kenny, Chris Hoy, Dani King, Victoria Pendleton, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Chris Froome, Steven Burke (all cycling), Mara Yamauchi, Lee Merrien, Paula Radcliffe, Rhys Williams, Yamile Aldama , Ross Murray, Christine Ohuruogu, James lou, Martyn Rooney, Danny Talbot, Chris Tomlinson, Dwain Chambers, Nigel Levine, Mark Lewis-Francis, Luke Lennon-Ford, Adam Gemili, Simeon Williamson, Eilish McColgan, Rob Tobin, Conrad Williams (all athletics) Ashley McKenzie, Winston Gordon (both judo).
Row 6: Constantine Louloudis, Tom Ransley, Anna Watkins, Frances Houghton (all rowing), Stevie Morrison (sailing), Jessica Varnish, Liam Killeen, Joanna Rowsell, Wendy Houvenaghel, Liam Phillips, Shanaze Reade, Geraint Thomas , Ian Stannard (all cycling), Zoe Smith, Tash Perdue, Peter Kirkbride, Jack Oliver, Gareth Evans (all weightlifting), Lawrence Clarke, Eilidh Child, Carl Myerscough, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Stuart Stokes, Claire Ha llissey, Anyika Onuora, Margaret Adeoye, Shana Cox, Tiffany Porter, Abi Oyepitan, Nicola Sanders, Greg Rutherford, Lee McConnell, Goldie Sayers (all athletics), Euan Burton, Daniel Williams, Christopher Sherrington (all judo).
Row 7: Peter Chambers, Rob Williams , Chris Bartley, Heather Stanning (all rowing) Iain Percy (sailing), Stuart Hayes, Jonathan Brownlee, Alistair Brownlee (all triathlon), Lizzie Armitstead , Nicole Cooke, Andrew Tennant, Peter Kennaugh, Bradley Wiggins, David Millar (all cycling), Samantha Murray, Mhairi Spence, Nick Woodbridge, Sam Weale (all modern pentathlon), Jessica Ennis, Barbara Parker, Richard Buck, Dominic King, Brett Morse, Jo Pavey, Andy Baddeley, Sophie Hitchon, Alex Smith, Louise Hazel, Emily Diamond, Andrew Pozzi, Dai Greene, Jack Green (all athletics), Colin Oates, James Austin, Gemma Howell, Karina Bryant (all judo).
Row 8: Zac Purchase, Mark Hunter, Richard Chambers, Caroline O'Connor (rowing) Ali Young (sailing) Helen Jenkins, Lucy Hall, Vicky Holland (all triathlon), Lucy Martin, Emma Pooley (both cycling), Shauna Mullin, Zara Dampney, John Garcia Thompson, Steve Grotowski (all beach volleyball), Joanna Parker, Na Liu, Kelly Sibley, Liam Pitchford, Andrew Baggaley, Paul Drinkhall (all table tennis), Mo Farah, Julia Bleasdale, Andy Turner, Kate Dennison, Hannah England, Steve Lewis, Christian Malcolm (all athletics), Sarah Thomas , Hannah Macleod, Helen Richardson, Nicola White, Emily Maguire, Alex Danson, Ashleigh Ball, Laura Unsworth (all hockey), Sally Conway (judo).
Row 9: Jade Jones (taekwondo), George Nash, Pete Reed, Will Satch (all rowing), Ben Rhodes (sailing), Louise Jukes, Sarah Hargreaves, Nina Heglund, Marie Gerbron, Ewa Pailies, Christopher Mohr, Steven Larsson, Bobby White, Ciaran Williams (all handball), Rob Parker, Matthew Holland (both water polo), Jonathan Hammond, Elena Allen, Georgina Geikie, Rory Warlow, Richard Faulds , Richard Brickell (all shooting) Mary King, Zara Phillips , Kristina Cook, Nicola Wilson, William Fox-Pitt, Charlotte Duja rdin, Laura Bechtolsheimer (all equestrian), Ashley Jackson, Kate Walsh, Crista Cullen, Georgie Twigg, Sally Walton, Laura Bartlett, Anne Panter (all hockey).
Row 10: Sarah Stevenson (taekwondo), Andrew Triggs Hodge, Sam Townsend, Charles Cousins, Jess Eddie (all rowing), Paul Goodison (sailing), Britt Goodwin, Zoe Van Der Weel, Kathryn Fudge, Sebastien Edgar, Christopher McDermott, Gawain Vincent, Mark Hawkins, Robin Garnham (all handball) Jack Waller, Alex Parsonage, Sean King, Adam Scholefield (all water polo) James Huckle, Charlotte Kerwood, Jen McIntosh, Ed Ling, Peter Wilson (all shooting) Ben Maher, Peter Charles, Scott Brash, Nick Skelton, Richard Davison, Carl Hester (all equestrian) Richard Smith, Iain Lewers, Alastair Wilson, Ben Hawes, Barry Middleton, Glenn Kirkham , Dan Fox, Chloe Rogers (all hockey).
Row 11: Martin Stamper (taekwondo), Stephen Rowbotham, Tom Solesbury, Bill Lucas (all rowing), Nick Dempsey, Bryony Shaw (both windsurfing), Jane Mayes, Holly Lam-Moores, Yvonne Leuthold, John Pearce, Sebastian Prieto, Martin Hare, Jesper Parker, Daniel McMillan (all handball) Ed Scott, Glen Robinson, Sean Ryder, Ciaran James (all water polo), Chris Mears, Stacie Powell, Jack La ugher, Nick Robinson-Baker, Alicia Blagg, Rebecca Gallantree (all diving), Larry Godfrey, Alan Wills, Simon Terry (all archery), Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, Colin Fleming, Anne Keothavong (all tennis), Rob Moore, James Fair, Matt Daly, James Tindall, Beth Storry (all hockey).
Row 12: Mohamed Sbihi, James Foad , Alex Partridge, Victoria Thornley (all rowing) Hannah Mills, Sas kia Clark (both sailing), Kelsi Fairbrother, Lyn Byl, Lynn McCafferty, Angela Winstanley-Smith, Lisa Gibson, Rebecca Kershaw, Ciara Gibson- Byrne, Francesca Clayton, Chloe Wilcox, Craig Figes, Jake Vincent, Joe O'Regan (all water polo), Tom Daley, Pete Waterfield, Tonia Couch, Monique Gladding, Sarah Barrow, Hannah Starling (all diving), Amy Oliver, Naomi Folkard, Alison Williamson (all archery), Heather Watson, Elena Baltacha, Laura Robson, Ross Hutchins (all tennis), Iain Mackay, Harry Martin, Jonty Clarke, Nick Catlin (all hockey).
Row 13: Lutalo Muhammad (taekwondo), Alan Camp bell, Alex Gregory, Tom James (all rowing), Annie Lush (sailing), Luke Campbell, Tom Stalker, Josh Taylor, Anthony Joshua (all boxing), Rosie Morris, Robyn Nicholls, Frances Leighton, Alex Rutlidge, Fiona McCann, Hazel Musgrove, Frankie Snell (all water polo), Simon Burnett, Joe Roebuck, Amy Smith, Ross Davenport, Lizzie Simmonds , Liam Tancock, Fran Halsall, Ieuan Lloyd, Keri-Anne Payne, David Carry, Marco Loughran, Grant Turner, James Disney-May, Gemma Spofforth, Ellen Gandy (all swimming), Dan Purvis, Georgina Cassar, Jade Faulkner, Rachel Smith (all gymnastics), Sarah Clark, Kelly Edwards (both judo).
Row 14: Matthew Langridge, Richard Egington, Matt Wells, Louisa Reeve, Olivia Whitlam (all rowing), Lucy Macgregor (sailing), Savannah Marshall, Nicola Adams , Natasha Jonas, Anthony Ogogo (all boxing), Asha Randall, Katie Skelton, Jennifer Knobbs, Vicki Lucass (all synchronised swimming), Caitlin McClatchey, Rob Bale, Jo Jackson, Rebecca Adlington, Jes ica Lloyd, Roberto Pavoni, Daniel Fogg, James Goddard, Adam Brown, Craig Gibbons, Andrew Willis, Craig Benson, Antony James, Hannah Miley, Kate Ha ywood (all swimming), Hannah Whelan, Louis Smith, Sam Oldham , Kristian Thomas , Max Whitlock, Jenni Pinches, Francesca Fox (all gymnastics).
Row 15: Phelan Hill, Sophie Hosking, Katherine Copeland, Helen Glover (all rowing) Luke Patience, Kate Macgregor (both sailing), Fred Evans, Andrew Selby (both boxing), Katie Dawkins, Jenna Randall, Katie Clark, Olivia Federici, Yvette Baker (all synchronised swimming), Chris Walker-Hebborn, Robbie Renwick, Sophie Allen, Michael Rock, Stacey Tadd , Michael Jamieson, David Dav ies, Georgia Dav ies, Aimee Willmott, Jemma Lowe, Ellie Faulkner, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Steph Proud, Rebecca Turner (all swimming), Rebecca Tunney, Beth Tweddle, Imogen Cairns, Kat Driscoll, Lynne Hutchinson, Francesca Jones, Louisa Pouli (all gymnastics), Olga Butkevych (wrestling), Sophie Cox, Gemma Gibbons (both judo).
Good effort: Daily Mail photographer Andy Hooper
The secret behind our stunning image, by Andy Hooper (Chief Sports Photographer)
At one of the many Olympic meetings last year, I asked whether there was going to be an official Team GB photograph.
The answer was 'no' so I thought it would be a great thing for the Daily Mail to step in and photograph the official picture of all 541 athletes.
I thought it would be possible to shoot most of the athletes in one or possibly two sessions at one of the official functions they attend before the Games begin.
However, the only time and place we could shoot was at the kitting-out preparation camp in Loughborough. Everyone has to go through the camp there to get measured and pick up their official kit.
We thought this would be a case of photographing the athletes over two weeks - but it turned into six. Myself, Georgie Gillard and Lucy Ray photographed the athletes individually or in small groups as they passed through the kitting-out process.
The logistics behind this photograph are quite staggering. It became a huge 541-piece jigsaw puzzle. Photographically we needed to standardise the equipment and lighting over the six weeks and, to get the feel of an old school photograph, we had a wooden plinth made five people wide by six high.
The athletes walked in and we had their positions marked out on the plinth where they would stand.
The positioning was the tricky part as we wanted to keep all the sports together even though they might come in over a three-week period as the track-and-field athletes did. We had to be flexible too as swimmer David Carry came in a couple of weeks after his fiancee Keri-Anne Payne and asked to be put next to her in the photograph.
It was a sweet idea as they are getting married shortly after the Games so we shuffled a few people around to make it happen. Our cardboard cut-out plan was reminiscent of a Blue Peter project.
Georgie created a velcro wall chart and each athlete was stuck on to it when they had their picture taken so we could keep a record of who was where.
Captioning and numbering in our grid system was vitally important. Once we had taken the pictures they were sent off to be morphed into one bigger image using computer technology.
We started off with the rowers on the left-hand side of the picture and then the image built from left to right from rowing to cycling and so on. It was our most famous cyclist, Sir Chris Hoy, who presented us with one of the biggest challenges.
I'm loving it: Jessica Ennis behind the scenes of The Big Picture at Loughborough preparation camp
He was so muscly that his jacket wouldn't do up all the way so we had to use some computer trickery on that too. The athletes were really enthusiastic as they saw the picture build and where they were going to be placed in this historic picture.
Some asked for some fun pictures behind the scenes and they all gave off a relaxed and happy air. The Princess Royal, whose daughter, Zara Phillips, is in the photograph courtesy of her place in the equestrian team, visited one day, as did Prime Minister David Cameron.
He turned up and was so impressed that he wanted to be photographed for the picture. So a special copy is making its way to No 10.
My thanks go to Georgie Gillard, Lucy Ray and Joshua and Andy Moger, who I couldn't have done it without… and to Nikon cameras for supplying the D800.
VIDEO: Andy Hooper explains the secrets behind the remarkable image
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2179224/London-2012-Olympics-Giant-picture-541-Team-GB-members.html#ixzz21oVB4MZX