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Portfolio | Motorsports and Automotive Photography

Portfolio | Motorsports and Automotive Photography

After years. And years. And years. I finally sat down and created a portfolio of motorsports and automotive photography. This collection comes from some playoff-level assignments shot for various clients including: Audi sportscar experience, Mercedes-Benz, Motorcyclist Magazine, Porsche, Simraceway, and more. There will certainly be new trophies added and replacements to the portfolio over time. So far these are my all-stars. Continue Reading

AMA Superbike Racer Thad Wolff | Motorcyclist Magazine

AMA Superbike Racer Thad Wolff | Motorcyclist Magazine

Photo shoot with former AMA pro racer Thad Wolff for the cover of Motorcyclist Magazine during the FIM Superbike World Championships at Laguna Seca. It was a day with high temps, a bit of luck, gratitude, and oil stained boots. The feature is about Thad’s relationship with a Suzuki GS1000 bike, and his friendship with the innovative guru mechanic Matsu Matsuzawa. Continue Reading

Tearsheet | Palatov D4 Race Car in EVO Magazine

Tearsheet | Palatov D4 Race Car in EVO Magazine

Here is the Palatov D4 race car designed by Dennis Palatov being track tested at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Ca. One goal for this outing was to compare the results against a race simulator by Simraceway. These are some of the images which ran in the British car magazine EVO, and in Sympatico Autos (Canada). Continue Reading

Editorial Portrait: Dr. Jay Lalezari

Editorial Portrait: Dr. Jay Lalezari

In print this month for the French magazine Science et vie is my editorial portrait of Dr. Jay Lalezari of Quest Clinical Research in San Francisco, CA. There is a lesson I learned from this shoot that is applicable to any magazine photographer in a crunch. Continue Reading

Surfboard Shaper Manuel Caro | Drift Surfing

Surfboard Shaper Manuel Caro | Drift Surfing

Portraits and outtakes of Manuel Caro shot for Drift Surfing. The last image is a before and after set showing my post production work. You can see the difference between a processed RAW file using Adobe Lightroom and compare it to the final retouched version using Adobe PhotoShop. Continue Reading