Matt Cardy
News Photographer
Editorial news photographer based in South West England covering assignments throughout the UK and beyond for Getty Images.

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Two festival revellers roll in the mud after they took part in a tomato fight at the Glastonbury Festival 2016 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2016 near Glastonbury, England. The Festival, which Michael Eavis started in 1970 when several hundred hippies paid just £1, now attracts more than 175,000 people. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 24: A woman passes a mural that has been painted on a derelict building in Stokes Croft showing US presidential hopeful Donald Trump sharing a kiss with former London Mayor Boris Johnson on May 24, 2016 in Bristol, England. Boris Johnson is currently one of the biggest names leading the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union in the referendum which takes place on June 23 and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has also backed a so-called Brexit. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 27: The supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor on September 27, 2015 in Glastonbury, England. Tonight's supermoon, so called because it is the closest full moon to the Earth this year, is particularly rare as it coincides with a lunar eclipse, a combination that has not happened since 1982 and won't happen again until 2033. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

IDOMENI, GREECE - MARCH 14: Migrants try to cross a river after leaving the Idomeni refugee camp on March 13, 2016 in Idomeni, Greece. The decision by Macedonia to close its border to migrants on Wednesday has left thousands of people stranded at the Greek transit camp. The closure, following the lead taken by neighbouring countries, has effectively sealed the so-called western Balkan route, the main migration route that has been used by hundreds of thousands of migrants to reach countries in western Europe such as Germany. Humanitarian workers have described the conditions at the camp as desperate, which has been made much worse by recent bouts of heavy rain. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: British troops gesture as the board a RAF C-17 as they leave Afghanistan to go home at Kandahar airfield on November 13, 2014 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Now that British combat operations have ended and the last UK base in Afghanistan had been handed over to the control of Afghan security forces, any remaining troops are leaving the country via Kandahar. As the drawdown of the US-led coalition troops heads into its final stages, many parts of Kandahar airfield - once home to tens of thousands of soldiers and contractors - are being closed or handed over to the Afghans. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

ENNISKILLEN, NORTHERN IRELAND - JUNE 18: Leaders (L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama stand for the 'family' group photograph at the G8 venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The two day G8 summit, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, is being held in Northern Ireland for the first time. Leaders from the G8 nations have gathered to discuss numerous topics with the situation in Syria expected to dominate the talks. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves Kandahar Airbase on December 13, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Brown vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency during his visit, hailing the next few months as critical. He was on an unannounced visit two weeks after ordering 500 extra British troops into the war alongside a surge of 30,000 American forces as part of a sweeping new US strategy to turn around the eight-year war. AFP PHOTO / Matt Cardy (Photo credit should read MATT CARDY/AFP/Getty Images)

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: The winter sun begins to rise over mist and fog that has formed over fields on the Somerset Levels on November 15, 2010 in Glastonbury, England. After being battered by strong winds and heavy rain last week, parts of the UK are enjoying cold, fine winter weather. However more wind and rain is forecast to hit later in this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

WARMINSTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: The sun shines on trees that are displaying their autumn colours surrounding Palladian bridge and the lakeside Pantheon at the National Trust's Stourhead on November 3, 2010 near Warminster, England. The UK is currently enjoying one of the best autumn displays for years, due in part to the long drought of this year's spring, and the wet and cool of the late summer that followed. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

WOOTTON BASSETT, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Mourners react as the courtege carrying the bodies of seven British soldiers and Marines killed in Afghanistan pass along the High Street on June 29, 2010 in Wootton Bassett, England.The bodies of Sergeant Steven Darbyshire, Lance Corporal Michael Taylor, Marine Paul Warren, all of 40 Commando Royal Marines, Lance Corporal David Ramsden of 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, Colour Sergeant Martyn Horton, Private Alex Issac and Private Douglas Halliday, all of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, passed through the town after they were repatriated to nearby RAF Lyneham. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 08: (L-R) Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg, Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Labour Party leader and Prime Minister Gordon Brown attend the VE Day 65th anniversary tributes at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on May 8, 2010 in London, England. The ceremony commemorates Victory in Europe day, declared on May 8, 1945. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: A balloonist checks ropes inside his balloon as he prepares to take-off at the dawn mass ascent at the 31st Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on August 7, 2009 in Bristol, England. Perfect flying conditions allowed over 100 balloons, of all shapes and sizes, to fly this morning at what has become Europe's largest hot air balloon festival. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

CAEN, FRANCE - JUNE 05: Normandy Veteran Eric Buckley, 85, from Leicester weeps as he walks on what was the British Sword beach at Colleville Montgomery on June 5 2009 near Caen, France. Ex-Royal Navy sailor Eric Buckley lost two of his mates on the beach 65 years ago on D-Day. Several hundred of the remaining veterans of the Normandy campaign are travelling to France to take part in commemorations to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in 1944. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BASRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 09: British airmen from 51 Squadron RAF Regiment conduct a dawn airborne counter insurgency patrol on February 9, 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Using a RAF Merlin helicopter airmen set up vehicle checkpoints close to the main British base at Basra Airport where they are primarily used as force protection for the base but also regularly patrol the outlying areas. British Forces are looking to leave Iraq later this year and the recent peaceful elections have been seen by many as an indicator of how secure and stable the country has become. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BASRA, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 07: Children watch as a British soldier with the 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment, conducts a joint foot patrol with soldiers from the Iraqi Army at the Al Harthah market on February 7 2009 in Basra, Iraq. Living alongside the Iraqi Army a number of Military Transition Teams (MiTTs) from the British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) have been concentrating their efforts on training and mentoring the Iraqi Army's 14th Division in a number of locations across Basra Province. The Brigade is likely to lead the drawdown of British troops, who are widely expected to leave Iraq by the summer. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 28: Amy Winehouse performs on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28 2008 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Nearly 175,000 people were expected to be on site for the three-day music festival which started yesterday and features headline acts Kings of Leon, rapper Jay-Z and Britpop veterans The Verve. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

GLOUCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 24: Norman Aitken surveys the damage to his home close to the River Severn on July 24, 2007 in Gloucester, England. Flooding has caused wideswept disruption across the country. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

BELFAST - JULY 11: A boy climbs on a bonfire made from pallets and old tyres on the Loyalist Ballycraigy estate in Antrim on July 11, 2007 near Belfast, Northern Ireland. The bonfires - which are seen by the Protestant community as a celebration of loyalist culture in the province - are lit on the eve of July 12, which is the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne at which the Protestant King William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)