Sharpshooter: Jamey Price

Being a bit of a connoisseur of fine motor sport photography,  I'm glad Jamey Price's first career choice did not work out.  You see, just a couple of years ago, Jamey moved to England from his native North Carolina to pursue his dream of becoming a professional steeple chase rider!

It did not work out and these days Jamey can instead be found chasing fast cars around some of the world's best tracks for major publications, from Road & Track to Autosport.   His pictures and his ability to connect with the right people are quite amazing considering he's basically, just starting out...

We have a talk with Jamey Price after the jump.

Petit Big Shots

There's this trio of young shooters rocking the US motorsport scene, all have unusual names and unusual talent.  We're big fans!

Trevor Andrusko of Track9

Halston Pitman of MotorSportMedia

Camden Thrasher

On the mountain

Jamey Price was at Pike's Peak shooting for Audi and Ducati but he took some time to send Axis these amazing shots.   Check out the full gallery after the jump.

Sharpshooter: Frozenspeed

Jochen Van Cauwenberge is a bit of an institution at the Nürburgring.  In the evenings, after track days. you can find him in a corner of the Pistenklause restaurant (the famed steak on stone place),  sitting in front of his laptop sorting through Frozenspeed's  shots for those looking for that souvenir of their epic day on the Nordschleife.

I don't know how many hours I have spent looking though Frozenspeed's public galleries daydreaming, it's probably an embarrassing figure.   These days' Jochen, being a businessman, is more strict with his shots but he is the go-to man if you want to make sure you have that classic shot of you cresting at Pflugplatz or popping out of the Karussell.

We talk with Jochen after the jump.

Sharpshooter: Julien Mahiels

If you follow Axis you know Julien's work very well and we are quite proud to follow his success ever since he came onto a radar a few years ago on Flickr.   Mahiels has recently launched a new web site showcasing his work, go visit it as soon as you are done reading this.

Part of being a successful photographer is knowing how to be in the right place at the right time and once there, convey the emotions of what you are seeing.   Mahiels is a master at it,  every time we se one of his images we wish we were right there over his shoulder smelling the castor oil  and brake pads.


As part of our series on motorsport photographers we asked Julien a few question:

AXIS:                 When did you start  shooting?
Julien Mahiels:  My grandfather always been a photo enthusiast and passed that to my mother who did photo school in the 70s. I was a aviation nut since I was 9yo and I always wanted to take pictures in air shows. I finally had my first try with my mother Nikkormat at 12yo but I really got into photography 2 years later with mountain biking and BMX.

 

AXIS:  Your favorite track?
JM:      It is a tough one because there is an awfully long list of track I dream of visiting. From those I've seen I must say the Nurburgring. You can pop anywhere around that track and find a new cool angle. The surroundings are superb and since I am driving nut I love to rack up miles on it after the shooting is done.
For 2012 the Tour auto paid a visit to the Charade racetrack and I think if I could spend more time around it could be my all time favorite. Such a balsy track even the ring looked tamed next to it. The nature around it is glorious too.

AXIS:   Your favorite car?
JM:       I have a real soft spot for the 250 SWB and 911 R

AXIS:  Your favorite tool?
JM:       Favorite tool would be my 200F2 I bought barely used 4years ago. It gave me image quality and versatility I needed to evolve as a car photographer. But my 85 1.4 is getting his own share of use.

AXIS:   Your ideal photograph is?
JM:       My ideal photograph is combination of a timeless subject (car and track) getting properly used (sideways) with a lot of motion blur. Motion is everything for me. You must be able to feel what was going on when the picture was taken. Of course showing a beautiful car in glorious dawn is nice but I prefer to capture a moment than showcase its beauty.

You can get in touch with Julien Mahiels via his brand new web site julienmahiels.net where you can find a huge selection of stunning images. Thank you Julien!

Sharpshooter : Camden Thrasher

Second installment of our new feature at Axis showcasing our favorite motor sport photographers.  After Darren Heath  here is  Camden Thrasher.



Memorable name, even more memorable images, Washington state  based Camden has been on a quest to "capture the story and emotion of man and machine at speed in a still image".  We're pretty sure he's on the right track.

Get in touch with Camden Thrasher and check out much more of his great work HERE

Sharpshooter: Darren Heath

A new feature on Axis showcasing our favorite car and motorsport photographers.  We start at the top with Darren Heath who not only is F1's top gun but always has very interesting insights on his race blog.  An example,  did you know Webber refers to Vettel as "Fritz"?  That's hilarious.

If you haven't already, bookmark Darren's site and check it a few days after the races for some of the most creative F1 shots you are likely to see.

Darrenheath.com

Few more after the jump, lots more over at Darren's.