Motor Sports

In auto racing, the spectacle of the speed, the sound and the setting overwhelm the significance of the drivers, their courage and talent. A still photograph that communicates the velocity and direction of the instant as well as the emotional and physical activity of the driver depicts the entire situation.

"I came to auto sports by coincidence. I was asked to photograph Liz Halliday when she entered the Grand Am Series. The technique just seemed to come naturally".

At the time he was shooting FIS World Cup ski racing in Colorado where John and his family make their home, so the segue into auto sports seemed logical. The two forms of racing are quite similar in that the driver and the skier are the primary subjects. They are traveling extremely fast towards and then away from the photographer with pans and stop action combined with tough setups in changing weather conditions. The color and pageantry of the events makes a great backdrop for all the action.

John has covered the American Le Mans Series, The 24 hours of Le Mans, Grand Am, Champ Car, IRL, Toyota Atlantic, Speed World Challenge and various club events. He loves to immerse himself within a team or series for an extended period of time and strives to illustrate the whole story in a photographic narrative, from the paddock to the podium.

John is currently splitting his time between finishing a book project and covering the American Le Mans Series and the dynamic driver Liz Halliday in particular.