"Arse Flare Man" photo goes viral & becomes one of The Times moments that made history in 2021
Elliott Franks is an award winning photojournalist, his work encompasses news, politics, performing arts & portraiture; during his 23 year career Elliott has had many thousands of images published in newspapers & magazines in the UK and around the world. Working as a press photographer means that no two days are ever the same & often things happen that are least expected, this is the story of one of those days. We asked Elliott to share his experiences of working on Euros 2020 cup final day. Sunday 11th July 2021 started off like most other Sunday mornings, my alarm went off at 0615, I got up and dressed and made my way to Oxford Circus to cover arrivals at the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show in Langham Place. The main guest that morning was Nadhim Zahawi who was then the Minister for Vaccine deployment. Only two photographers turned up that morning as it was the day of the Euros 2020 Cup Final at Wembley that had been postponed for a year due to Covid, the other photographers went