Giles Duley

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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.

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A lot of great creativity comes from restrictions.

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

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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.

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

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

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People who look at Greek statues never say it's a shame because they're not complete.

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Alfred Hitchcock had to find ways to create tension without showing it, but now with computer-generated effects you can show anything.

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

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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.

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