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Picture perfect: ‘For those few minutes I felt I was in the presence of something so great and special’

"Sea the Stars looked directly at me as if to say ‘I’m ready for my close up now’ so get to work."

Picture perfect: ‘For those few minutes I felt I was in the presence of something so great and special’

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020 - 16:53

Morgan Treacy, INPHO

Morgan Treacy’s portrait of Sea the Stars with trainer John Oxx. ‘Sea the Stars looked directly at me as if to say ‘I’m ready for my close up now’ so get to work,’ recalls Treacy.

“My choice is a picture of Sea the Stars with John Oxx which was taken in 2009.

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