Photographers Remember Seve

It's not often when we lose a golfing great that you hear photographers speaking out about their affection for the person, but that's just how powerful a presence Seve exuded.

Matthew Harris, who captured several memorable images of Seve and whose work can now be seen at The Golf Picture Library, shares the image (left) and following words about Seve:

"All any golf photographer ever wanted to do was to photograph Seve,he gave us some extraordinary moments. He will never be forgotten as long as golf is played, as he made the impossible shots, possible.It was a privilege being there for many of his triumphant wins, in an illustrious career and an honor we became friends ".

"One of my most cherished memories was going to dinner with him, and my friend Koji Aoki, to a small Japanese noodle  house, sitting on tatami mats,in the middle of the Hakone Highlands in Japan; laughter,chop sticks and a priceless evening ".

"Seve was the pied piper, not only of European golf,but why even non sports fans would tune in when he was rampaging across a golf course bubbling charisma with every swashbuckling swipe of his clubs; there never was a finer sight in my experience in golf ".

David Cannon also penned these thoughts for golf.com:

Whether it was a smile, a scowl, a serious moment or a great action image, it did not matter. The eyes told the story — the unrivalled passion for the game of golf. It's a passion I share every day of my life, and I very much miss Seve's being around as a person, let alone as a subject.