Artist Statement

A car is not simply a means of getting from one place to another, it’s a statement of identity, a commentary on not just who you are but who you aspire to be. My approach to this subject is founded on a deep understanding of the culture, its creators, and its followers. As a photographer, I’m dedicated to much more than just speed and adrenaline; I aim to capture the essence of the culture rather than just the surface-level enthusiasm of its rev-head adherents.

Over the course of my career, it would be impossible to separate my professional experience shooting car culture from my own lifestyle. I’ve always owned classic cars from the 1960s, including a show-quality custom 1961 GM pickup and, for the past 15 years, a V8-powered 1964 Ford coupe that serves as my daily driver. Living this life creates a deeper understanding of what I’m looking at, what the cars are going to do, and what the people driving them are thinking. That’s when being in the right place shifts from pure chance to something far more calculated. Instead of waiting on the sidelines, I can anticipate the action and be ready—because in this world, moments are over in much less than the blink of an eye.

With my Burnout series, I’ve chased beauty where it’s not immediately obvious, finding expression in a car spinning its rear wheels with the singular purpose of destruction. Someone once described my burnout images as “superbly composed contemplations of the moment”—slices in time that hold the gaze, with car, driver, and movement balanced in an ideal expression of sublime modernity.

My Landspeed series extends this vision, with the vast expanse of the salt lake acting as an infinite stage where speed, time, and space are measured in absolutes. There is, quite literally, nothing there to disturb the pure expression of speed except the salt on which they drive. This milky immensity becomes a blank canvas against which the carefully considered drama of petrol and steel is shaped by the mechanic’s wrench and the steady pressure of foot on accelerator.

I strive to capture the mood of refined power. My photography is a celebration of automotive culture ... but more than that, it’s an exploration of power, movement, and identity. Each frame is a story, each machine a character, and each moment a reflection of something far greater than metal and fuel.