Well, Let us start off by saying that this is not at all a promotional piece of subject. We have never met people behind those lenses! This article is a part of many more of this series where we focus on subjects that have been Revolutionizing the sport we all love!
Image Courtesy: Sutton Images
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” - Ansel Adams
Image Courtesy: Sutton Images
Image Courtesy: Sutton Images
We are not going to brag all about how and why the Photographs are more important or something like that, But it’s a well known fact that what cannot be conveyed through words, can actually be done through these photos.
“What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld
Yesteryears of the sport has been termed as an terrifying and dangerous era, But most of us have only seen the part of it. Lots of stories has been lost and has been faded in people’s mind. Thanks to poor media coverage and lack of equipments to cover the same. But we live in a fortunate era of gadgets and the technology that we love ensures that our minds don’t fade out or that the stories will lose out with people.
“What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” - Karl Lagerfeld
Yesteryears of the sport has been termed as an terrifying and dangerous era, But most of us have only seen the part of it. Lots of stories has been lost and has been faded in people’s mind. Thanks to poor media coverage and lack of equipments to cover the same. But we live in a fortunate era of gadgets and the technology that we love ensures that our minds don’t fade out or that the stories will lose out with people.
Image Courtesy: Sutton Images
Image Courtesy: Sutton Images
“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.” - Diane Arbus
As we take a look at the things that has changed the way we look at our sport, Digital Photography can be seen as something as a key Revolutionizer. The only reason we say that is because of the few Engineers out there or even the normal people who just watch the sport can understand how complicated an F1 Machinery is, All Thanks to the huge close up photographs of the car and now-a-days not even a tiny fin or an aerofoil is actually missed out. Plenty of people who just want to study the F1 car but are not fortunate enough to go to the races or these factories can actually do so by just looking at these photographs. With more of ‘HQ’ pictures that are now coming out, We all can see how much care has been taken in by the designers in a sport that is called pinnacle of its category. Brag about the Aerodynamics, Steering Geometry, the driver’s vision and all possible terms are covered by these photographs.
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” - Dorothea Lange
As we take a look at the things that has changed the way we look at our sport, Digital Photography can be seen as something as a key Revolutionizer. The only reason we say that is because of the few Engineers out there or even the normal people who just watch the sport can understand how complicated an F1 Machinery is, All Thanks to the huge close up photographs of the car and now-a-days not even a tiny fin or an aerofoil is actually missed out. Plenty of people who just want to study the F1 car but are not fortunate enough to go to the races or these factories can actually do so by just looking at these photographs. With more of ‘HQ’ pictures that are now coming out, We all can see how much care has been taken in by the designers in a sport that is called pinnacle of its category. Brag about the Aerodynamics, Steering Geometry, the driver’s vision and all possible terms are covered by these photographs.
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” - Dorothea Lange
Image Courtesy: Sutton Images
One such agency that has jumped into the era of digital photography when it was in its nascent stages is Sutton Images. Having dependent on digital imaging, they have now become a fully digitised company which can be said as one of the best in its domain. All they are trying to achieve is to create an largest online collection of photographs from the world of Motorsports. With over 30 years of presence, Sutton Images boasts of over 4 million transparencies with over 820,000 images that are online and searchable. Their reputation seems to be growing with each passing day and they seem to have just a handful of persons that form their hierarchy apart from the other representatives under their network. Hailing from what can be termed as the ‘Home of Motorsports’, Sutton Images are present in almost every possible motorsport event. Thanks to them and many others, We understand the complications of the designers and even other people who belong to F1.
“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” - Susan Sontag
“Today everything exists to end in a photograph.” - Susan Sontag
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