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And he’s gone again.

Dani Pedrosa has hit the deck again and this time broken his other (right side) collar bone, leaving one mending from his recent operation to remove plate and screws and the other possibly receiving a new set of hardware. I’m not the only one wondering if Dani is simply too fragile to complete a MotoGP […]

He’s Baaaack.

Congratulations to Dani for his victory at Estoril yesterday. And the even better news for #26 fans is that his shoulder, though painful at the end of the race, appears to have been sorted by this last surgery. I continue to hope he can FINALLY get through an entire GP season without missing much action […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]