• Flashback to last year and @thatsamsmith behind the wheel of Nigel Mansell’s 1989 Ferrari 640 Formula 1 car. Sadly it was ultimately only driven for photography - the gearbox busted the next day. No story as planned. But damn it’s pretty. #fbf #ferrari #f1 #ferrari640
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  • Latest cover for @roadandtrack magazine / Really proud and honored to be given the opportunity to do something a little different for the cover of the May issue. This issue heralds the arrival of world-renowned Miata enthusiast @tokulski as Editor-In-Chief and marks the magazine’s official transition from Michigan to New York City. This is my town! I’m so excited that my favorite magazine will be made here. I came up with this idea of a fantasy argh-I-hate-traffic-and-driving-in-NYC-let’s-go-racing-instead during a brainstorming session with Travis and R&T editors @thatsamsmith and @rsorokanich a few months ago but it was just a wild idea. I was honestly surprised when Travis gave me the call to actually figure out how to do it for the cover of his maiden issue. He’d already lined up crack illustrator @jamesgibsonphotography to handle the drawings but it was basically on me to figure out how this would come together. I shot a few versions of the car in the city but it wasn’t until I started playing video games (really!) that it started to take shape. Race sim Assetto Corsa allowed me to position a “camera” virtually to get some perspective on the corners that would become the fantasy racetrack (Road Atlanta fans, recognize those?) as well as some race cars with correct perspective to help James get started with the illustration. Then I went back out to shoot the Miata in NYC using a rig. James was super to work with and very patient with revising things for me while the final version emerged. I’m really happy with it. There are finally both a road and a track on the cover. Side note: while it’s not my first time on the cover of R&T, it is my first time literally ON the cover of R&T - that’s me in the driver’s seat. Had to sneak that in. :) Huge thanks to Mr. James Gibson for crushing it with the great illustration (against a tight deadline). And another huge thanks to @liabonfilio and @briansilvestro for the photo assisting and BTS shots. Finally, I want to wish Travis, Bob, and Sam all the best as they settle into what I’m sure will be the greatest version of Road & Track to date, made right here in the greatest city on Earth. #roadandtrack #mazda #mx5 #racing
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  • Supra Saturday / shot for @roadandtrack #supra #toyota #nikon #profoto
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  • Another shot of the stunning SP1 @ferrari #monzasp1 #monza #ferrari #supercar #nikon #profoto
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  • Throwback to an run down the Oregon coast with @thatsamsmith in a car made out of rubber bands #tbt #citroen2cv #oregon #nikon @roadandtrack
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  • #tbt to a warm evening with a Ruf CTR for @topgear #ruf #rufctr #ctr2017 #yellowbird #nikon #topgear
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