03/06/2026
Shooting a dirt track team full time isn’t standing trackside with a long lens. It’s living it. One team, one whole season, telling the story of every night from the first heat to the last checkered.
Action frozen sharp, then dragged out at slow shutter to feel the speed. The roost coming off the cushion. Driver and crew portraits, the details, the atmosphere under the lights, and everything in between. Constantly switching focal lengths, wide to long, to keep the story alive.
Dirt is its own animal. Most of it shot at night, fighting low light and flying clay, leaning on fast glass and cleaning gear between every session.
But the racing was only half of it. Load-in, tech, the pits, hot laps, victory lane, the sponsor stuff, and then the part nobody sees: the drives. Editing in the passenger seat, gas-station coffee, a week back at the shop, then loading up and doing it again.
Across 6 months we put over 10,000 miles on the road out of North Augusta, South Carolina. 14 tracks, 10 states, 40,000+ frames. The longest single haul was over 2,300 miles round trip.
That’s what it took.
That chapter’s done now, but it’s still some of the work I’m proudest of. Back home shooting motorsport in New Zealand these days. Follow along for what’s next.
