In early 2006 I experienced my first taste of professional press photography, self-organising an internship at prestigious daily The Jerusalem Post in Israel. As an aspiring photographer with absolutely no technical training or previous professional experience I was hopeful that during this four month internship, I would have a picture or two published.
Within a week I'd had three pictures published, and once they found out I was a sports fan, promptly made me their 'Chief Sports Photographer', otherwise known as their only sports photographer.
During my stint at the Jerusalem Post, I photographed two national football cup finals, European basketball, athletics and motor racing- alongside some non-sport features. It was a great experience, which taught me more about tenacity than any course could have done, and I would dearly love to live and work in Israel for a newspaper or an agency in the future- yes that is a hint if any Israeli newspaper editors or agency chiefs are reading!
