The former army corporal, wedding photographer and TV cameraman formed the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), whose 10-year terror campaign was launched from neighbouring Liberia.

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"And that's a relatively close one not having to fly to Finland, which has been done, " said Ms. Able, a wedding photographer and president of the Barbet Club of America.

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"You're seeing slide shows now, where a photographer will put up a slide show at the wedding reception with photos that were taken at the ceremony, " he says.

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Most of those poses have been around for a long time and are based on the idea that there's a man and a woman involved, wedding photographer Thea Dodd said.

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The photographer, who said he would be fitting the project in with his wedding work, also hoped to highlight the training that would be taking place in Birmingham ahead of the Olympics.

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