1. © Anne Braybon/National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012

    National tour – Road to 2012 portraits on display in three British cities

    Newly commissioned photographs of top athletes and key figures involved in planning the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games can be seen in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Birmingham in 2012.
  2. © Anderson & Low/National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 Project

    Exhibition: Road to 2012: Aiming High

    On view this summer at the National Portrait Gallery.
  3. Image of timeline

    Timeline – explore the journey to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    See the story so far through the commissioned photographs of athletes and organisers, behind-the-scenes images and exclusive interviews. Discover stories from east London in the Participate timeline.
  4. © Anne Braybon/National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012

    The Commission

    Find out about the photographers commissioned for Road to 2012.
  5. YouTube video

    Film: Jillian Edelstein

    Hear how photographer Jillian Edelstein has approached portraying her sitters.
  6. YouTube video

    Film: Nadav Kander

    View photographer Nadav Kander talking about his work and approach to the commission.

  7. Film: Beth Tweddle

    View interviews with sitters in the timeline.

  8. A Local Story

    Hear east London stories of inspiration and personal achievement from people living and working in the host boroughs for the 2012 Games.
  9. © Katherine Green/National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 Project

    Share your images

    Contribute your own photographs of inspiration and personal achievement to our Flickr group.