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TEN MILLION THANK YOUS – HELP NEEDED

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For the past 12 years our fantastic Club Photographer Peter Else has been capturing all the highs and lows for Hitchin Town FC. Having such outstanding photo’s has undoubtedly helped to raise our profile online and we count ourselves very lucky to have had such a talented volunteer as part of our media team across this period. As Peter reaches a magnificent milestone of over 10 million views of his photos he has been reflecting on the future and is keen to find additional volunteer photographers keen on joining the ranks and helping him capture as many games as possible. Whether you are an accomplished and widely experienced photographer or just setting out on your journey and looking for support and mentoring we are keen to hear from you. In return we will offer you free entry to games home and away, the chance to be part of a great volunteer group at a community club and the platform to showcase your work online to thousands of viewers every week. Peter discusses his experiences so far below and what the future might hold. We look forward to you being involved for many more seasons yet Peter.

By the time the new season starts my Hitchin Town photographs will have achieved ten million views, I hope they’ve been instrumental in promoting the club and encouraging more people to visit Top Field.

I started taking photographs at the end of the 2011/12 season and have tried to attend as many matches as possible ever since. I’ve done very little to promote my own photography, something I started to relieve stress from work but resulting in heartache of a different nature.

I’ll be attending far fewer away games next season due to lack of coaches, poorer floodlighting (I imagine) and family reasons but I’ll be at Top Field matches whenever possible. It’d be great to work with a buddy if possible, perhaps someone who could show me where I’m going wrong.

My wife is determined to move away from the area in the next few years, once I retire, and it’d be great to see someone else’s photographs of Hitchin Town FC from afar, perhaps a slow handover could be arranged at an early date?

It costs me £80 pa approx for £2m photographers public liability insurance, which also allows me to apply for a National League Licence. £60pa for my FLICKR account but someone cleverer than me will be aware of a better arrangement. It brings no income and you’ll need a camera with high ISO and 70-200mm lens minimum.

My past work can be found here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davenport_road/albums/

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If you are interested in getting involved alongside Peter capturing Hitchin Town FC games on camera then please get in touch with Peter Else on Social Media or email volunteer@hitchintownfc.club