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Gallery: 21 Faves from 2021
Is it me? Or did 2021 go by in a blink? I know all years feel that way around the New Year, but somehow it seems even more-so this year. Maybe it’s the pandemic or maybe it’s because I am constantly operating on a toddler’s schedule. Who knows?
Gallery: Scenes From Lime Rock 2021
The most important lesson I ever learned as a motorsport photographer is that it is NOT about the race cars. Sure, race cars are colorful, loud, and really, really cool. But they essentially amount to big lumps of metal, carbon fiber and plastic without all the people that make the sport go.
Introducing Studio Two Seven Nine
An idea began percolating deep in the recesses of my imagination. I started daydreaming about putting together a professional studio. Of learning and mastering the art of light and expanding my business with the goal of allowing my creativity to be the guiding force behind the direction it goes. Eventually, it became something I just had to do.
Photo Walking Around Portsmouth, NH
This past Sunday I had the pleasure to co-lead a photo walk in Portsmouth, NH for the Greater Rochester Camera Club.
Gallery: 38th LRP Historic Festival and Sunday in the Park Concourse d'elegance
Over the Labor Day weekend, I spent 5 days at Lime Rock Park as the lead photographer for the 38th Lime Rock Historic Festival. The fact that there were no spectators allowed on race days made those days feel a bit, well, strange.
Throwback Gallery: Lime Rock Historics 2012-2019
A major milestone on my journey to becoming a full-time professional motorsport photographer was the 2012 Lime Rock Park Historic Festival. This was the first time I was able to obtain media credentials and got to work inside the spectator fence.
Throwback Gallery: 2019 Trans Am Memorial Day Classic
Lime Rock Park and Memorial Day weekend. For gear heads in New England they just go together. For decades summer began at the Road Racing Center of the East with a weekend full of racing.
Throwback Gallery: 2017 Mount Washington Climb to the Clouds
When you think of the oldest, longest running motorsport events in North America you probably automatically think of the Indianapolis 500 (first run in 1911) or the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (1916). However, the Mount Washington Climb to the Clouds has them both beat with the first race up the Auto Road taking place in 1904.
Throwback Gallery: Ferrari F40
It’s not every day you get the opportunity to photograph a car that many people consider the greatest sports car ever conceived, the legendary Ferrari F40. But, on a beautiful October day in 2016, I got to do exactly that.
A Lap of Lime Rock Park in Photos
At right around a mile and a half Lime Rock Park (LRP) is one of the shortest road courses in the country. It is also one of the oldest and most significant. LRP opened in 1957 and, even thought the facility has seen major upgrades through the years, the original track layout has remained largely unchanged. Over the years I have spent a lot of time at LRP. I attended my first race around 1985, began working on the editorial side of things in 2012, and 2020 will be my third season as a staff photographer. To say I know my around this gorgeous facility would be an understatement. So, just for fun, let’s take a virtual lap around the original (or classic) configuration of LRP.
The Details in Black & White
Can cars be considered art? It’s an interesting question. Some people insist that art has no other purpose than to be art. Cars, of course, have other purposes. So, by that definition, the answer is no, cars can not be art. However, I would argue differently. I would argue that cars are born of art and therefore can be considered art.
Gallery: 2011 Audi R8 V10 at Lime Rock Park
A selection of photos from my private shoot with a stunning 2011 Audi R8 V10 at Lime Rock Park. To book a photo session with your car contact me at shawn@shawnpiercephoto.com.
Gallery: 37th LRP Historic Festival and Sunday in the Park Concourse d'elegance
The Lime Rock Park Historic Festival is my favorite weekend of the year. It is five days long and is the equivalent of covering 3 events: a race car parade and street fair, 3 days of racing and a world-class concourse d’elegance.
ZERO SR/F Shoot
Check out the behind the scenes story of my most recent published work: the ZERO SR/F review on Jalopnik.
Gallery: 2019 Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park
A selection of my favorite images from an extremely hot and humid Northeast Grand Prix weekend.
Scenes From the Track
When I tell people that I photograph motor sport and track days for a living they understandably think that it’s all about the cars.
2018 Pirelli World Challenge Lime Rock Grand Prix
Spending Memorial Day weekend at Lime Rock Park (LRP) is a tradition that extends back to my childhood and this year was no different as I spent 4 days on-site at LRP covering the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC).
Dream Job Achieved!
Since I was very little Lime Rock Park has been, without a doubt, my favorite place on earth.