What it all boils down to for me is having the enthusiasm to do something for enjoyment and being stimulated by what's around you. That's what photography does for me.

Ramires is involved in everything he does.

From my point of view what I have to do now is appreciate and enjoy what football gave me, but now do something else with the same energy and enthusiasm I gave to football without expecting the same results.

When you live by the sea, there are definite seasons when you can see the weather coming and going, which lends itself to photography.

Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end.

You need to be an adrenalin junkie when you travel with kids.

We spent a lot of time on the beach when I was young so I'd also take pictures of seaweed and crabs.