The watch consisted of a rotation of four people from sunrise to sunset surrounding the Cenotaph, from all very different backgrounds including servicemen, family of lost relatives and also celebrity supporters.

On a technical level, something like this can be a challenge to shoot as at it's most basic, it's just four people stood still for 30 minutes at a time and then a fresh batch arrives and swaps with them. On top of this, there's the issue of respect and not wanting to annoy anybody by being too close or generally being in the way.

The morning started off with around five or six news crews lingering about as it kicked off with Joss Stone and other supporters taking the first watch. A difficult start as you don't really want to get in their way but to get the shots I needed, I'd have been in theirs so I held back for a while with just a couple of long lens shots.

Once the news crews had gone, I had a lot more room to play with. Well, a bit more room should I say as the Cenotaph is literally in the middle of the road with a small pavement either side. I do love a good challenge though as it kicks the creative mind back into life - the quest of shooting the same thing over and over really does focus your mind as you have to make it look different every time!