Capture the Moment, Sports action and sport portraits from The Daily Mail Chief Sports Photographer. (Capture the moment is the name of my book, the official guide to photographing the 2012 Olympics) 

 Andy is a six times winner of the UK Sports Photographer of the Year competition, he has also won the prestigious Royal Photographer of the year and Photographer of the year competitions. He has been documenting major sporting events across the globe, including  seven Olympic Games and Football World Cups, Wimbledon tennis, World Athletics champs, F1,  Rugby World cups and the Premier League from its inception and photographing many of the world’s greatest athletes for 35 years, for one to one exclusive portraits.

After studying photography at Salisbury Art College he pursued his passion for sport, rising to the position of Chief Sports Photographer at The Daily Mail and Mail Online;

Some of Andy portraits include David Beckham, Sir Chris Hoy, Johnny Wilkinson, Jamie Redknapp, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Jessica Ennis, Chris Robshaw, Joe Marler, Adam Peaty, Sir Ben Ainsley, Tom Daley, Anthony Joshua, Rebecca Adlington, Phil Foden, Sir Steve Redgrave, Willian and AP McCoy, among many others.

Twitter @Andy_Hooper_DM