So far, this NASCAR season has been one of slim margins and photo finishes. PetaPixel chatted with photographer Alex Slitz about his image of a three-way photo finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in February, but last week's race at Kansas Speedway was somehow even closer -- with Kyle Larson winning by 0.001 second.
Motorsport photographer Larry Chen has captured thousands of photos of the late Ken Block, a rally car driver best known for his viral gymkhana videos and founding DC Shoes.
Formula One photographer, Michael Potts, captured remarkable images of a huge accident at the recent British Grand Prix, where everyone involved was fortunate to escape uninjured – including Potts himself.
Here's a new 13-minute mini-documentary by photographer Jamey Price that shows what it's like to work as a motorsport photographer during a grueling 24-hour-long endurance race.
The state of Wisconsin has some of the most storied and exciting short tracks in the United States, and I grew up attending many of them. I watched the greats of ASA and ARTGO battle on tracks like Madison International, Slinger Speedway and WIR. Witnessing wheelmen like Mike Eddy, Lowell Bennett and Matt Kenseth write their legacies. I became addicted to the smell of racing fuel and the sound of a wide open throttle echoing off concrete walls.
My name is Chris Harrison, and I'm a photographer based in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. In this post, I'll share a head to head comparison of the Nikon D750 DSLR and Fujifilm X-T2 mirrorless camera in shooting motorsport.
New Zealand motorsports photographer Dirk Klynsmith was assaulted and knocked unconscious this weekend while covering the ITM Auckland SuperSprint in Pukekohe. Fortunately, the whole incident was caught on camera by another photographer, and the responsible party has been identified.
We recently published an interview with motorsport photojournalist Jamey Price, who shared some insights into what it's like to photograph top events in Formula One racing. Today, we'll share some behind-the-scenes photos Price sent us that show what a day multiple days in the life of an F1 photographer looks like.
Jamey Price is an award-winning motorsport photojournalist who was recently named one of GQ Magazine's '10 Best Car / Racing Instagram Accounts to Follow.' Price has had his work published around the globe by Road and Track, RACER Magazine, F1 Racing Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Motorsport Magazine, ESPN, SPEEDTV, The Washington Post, and many more. He also currently works as a freelancer for a number of commercial clients including Ducati, Audi, Lamborghini, Aston Martin Racing, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Red Bull.
We had a chat with Jamey to see what he had to say about his career thus far, what advice he could give to those interested in this field, and his views on using social media to spread his work and obtain new assignments.
As we've covered before, motorsport photography can be one of the most difficult types of photography to be proficient in. But not only is it one of the most difficult, it's also one of the most dangerous, as photographer Az Edwards shared with us recently.