Thursday, May 31, 2007

PopPhoto.com Profiles NASCAR Photographers

Mark Lent of PopPhoto.com profiles two photographers tasked with capturing all the action at NASCAR's largest and fastest raceway and ask them to divulge some tricks of the trade. Here is a brief excerpt.

… Few places can envelope your senses like a NASCAR track on race day. The smells of hot oil, gasoline and burning rubber waft through the air and surround you. Everywhere you look you see bright, neon colors, and the sound of 700-plus horsepower engines growling to life seems to physically churn the air.

"It's almost the perfect job," says David Griffin, a photo enthusiast and NASCAR fan who has found a way to merge two of his loves into a steady career. A nine-year veteran of the circuit, Griffin works as an Assistant Photo Editor for NASCAR Scene Magazine, and recently spoke about his job from the Talladega Superspeedway near Birmingham, Ala…

Read the entire PopPhoto.com online article.
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