Finn Beales, Photographer, New York

Description

This photograph captures a vintage motorsport scene viewed from behind a standing figure wearing a red jacket inscribed with Vintage Hot Rod Association lettering and light-coloured trousers. In the foreground, a person stands facing a dark, open-wheel vintage racer or hot rod on a dusty terrain track. Another individual wearing a helmet and tan jacket is seated in the cockpit of the vehicle, holding the steering wheel. The entire frame has an analogue grain texture and muted historical colour grading characteristic of vintage documentary photography. The composition focuses on the textural contrast between the bright red jacket, white trousers, and the dark metal body of the race car.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Desaturated, Nostalgic

Techniques

Analogue / film

Industries

Motorsport

Color

Context

Editorial