MEXICO CITY 1986 width-48 We just got lucky

We just got lucky

After some unsuccessful mornings

I knew we had the chance of an image that offered a story of both lyrical grace and beauty - especially if the cloud lifted and we were exposed for a few brief minutes to the summit of Africa’s tallest mountain

And yet it is very real

The photograph makes no claim to be anything else than a facial study

MEXICO CITY 1986 width-48 We just got luckyMEXICO CITY, MEXICO 1986 ONE SIZE 40 x 32 Unframed 55 x 47 Framed Edition of 40 Editions available in both B&W and Colour This is a simple portrait of a complex man. There are many complex men, but this is the great Diego Maradona perhaps the most skilled footballer ever to grace the world stage. It was one of my earliest photographs good enough for others to see and I will always cherish it. I took it in Mexico City in 1986 a city and a year closely