Calm Before the Storm
GB Rowing HQ, Caversham
Words + photography: Naomi Baker
This was captured from the starting pontoon at the Great Britain trials in April 2018, as the world and Olympic silver medallist Vicky Thornley (pictured) backed her single into the starting blocks. I had to squeeze myself into a small gap between the stake boat holder’s platform and the floating pontoon. I took many attempts at this shot throughout the day. It was this one in particular that stood out – the stake boat holder’s hands, perfectly framing Vicky, give a nice context to the image ROW360