Giles Duley

I'm not a war photographer. I've always dealt with the consequences of conflict. ”

I was obsessed from the moment I took my first photograph. I wanted to make photography my career. ”

For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and competition is an escape from the hardships and struggles of their everyday life. That is the difference. ”

If you focus on the things you can't do, you'll destroy yourself. Just remember everything you can do. ”

I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise. ”

Everyone in a band has a big ego - they love having pictures taken. ”

My friends love this idea of me as half man, half camera. ”

It is funny how it is almost more painful to fall over and scrape your knee than to be blown up. Your body goes into incredible protection mode. ”

For me, documentary photography has always come with great responsibility. Not just to tell the story honestly and with empathy, but also to make sure the right people hear it. When you photograph somebody who is in pain or discomfort, they trust you to make sure the images will act as their advocate. ”

I really love the Olympics: Daley Thompson's back-flip, Derek Redmond's father helping him finish the 400m after his hamstring snapped at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Sir Steve Redgrave - childhood memories are flooded with these moments and idols. ”