April 27, 2011

A Long, Lonely Swim at Bondi

At 4am on the Sunday we left Australia, a young distance swimmer named Chloe McCardel entered the water at Bondi Beach to attempt a record-breaking 60 laps of the bay. That happens to be 48km, or nearly 30 miles. It took her eleven hours. I’d arrived at the beach that morning a little after 5am […]

April 26, 2011

A Noob Shoots Surfing

For the sole purpose of possibly getting to photograph surfing and the waves at Bondi Beach, I lugged my Nikon 500mm f/4 lens from SFO to Sydney, along with the rest of my travel kit. (See photo below.) Though my back still aches, it was worth carrying the pack on and off the plane, to […]

April 18, 2011

Good On Ya, Sydney!

(Pre-script: I’m writing this at a kid’s playground while the baby sleeps and the nipper chases around with a load of other kids, and I’m working as fast as I can to get this done before the sprout wakes up, so please excuse typos etc.) There’s just something really cool about seeing in person a […]

April 4, 2011

Blue Fire for Japan

On March 22 I hinted that the image I was showing that day was just a teaser for one to follow, and I’m pleased this morning to show the image above. As you may recall if you read that story, it took quite a few tries to get any blue fire in the image, and […]

March 31, 2011

True Grit

At the MotoGP season opener in Qatar, Dani Pedrosa was the only rider who had anything for Casey Stoner. Qualifying second, two tenths behind the Australian, Pedrosa was six tenths ahead of third place qualifier, Jorge Lorenzo. Those of us who expected Stoner to find the front within a couple of laps and disappear were […]

March 25, 2011

When Marketing Muscle and Aesthetics Clash

Valentino Rossi’s corporate identity, the foremost element of which is the bright yellow 46, generates some serious income for the Rossi franchise as loyal fans snap up his branded gear at premium prices. In the Qatar paddock there was a small merchandise tent offering event t-shirts and hats with the Losail logo, a few pieces […]

March 24, 2011

Hot!

Got an email this morning from someone who asked why I’d not posted a glowing brake disc photo yet. I did post the odd image of one rotor glowing while the other is not, but if you’re after both lit up nicely, here is Ben Spies in Turn 1. One of the interesting things about […]

March 23, 2011

This is Casey Not Crashing

I have mixed feelings about crash photos. They’re usually interesting to look at, but they also often document some sort of injury. I try to make photographs that show what is astounding and beautiful about motorcycle racing, and injuries are not beautiful. Crashes aren’t beautiful either, but they can be astounding when you see frame […]

March 22, 2011

Blue Fire

Back home after a long trip from Qatar, I have one more deadline to meet today. Looking through images for that customer I ran across this one and decided to take a little break to share some blue fire with you. In the pit lane on Saturday night, I noticed that when some bikes were […]

March 19, 2011

A Night In The Life…

First I’d like to thank everyone who has been in touch one way or another, via Facebook, Twitter, email or comments here on these posts. I really appreciate hearing from each of you, and every time someone comments on a photo or a blog post it only makes we want to share something else. So […]