“I had to stay out of the way of the pit crew”, automotive photographer’s unique perspective from hazardous pit lane

A low-down, wide-angle perspective of the Corvette Racing pit crew servicing a Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, during the 12 Hours of Sebring, against a blue sky.

Richard Prince (@richardprincephoto) has been working as an automotive photographer for over three decades, during which time he’s amassed a formidable list of clients including Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mercedes, and Chevrolet. And it’s his prolific work with the latter that spawned the exhibition, ‘Speed Captured: The Photographic Works of Richard Prince’, at the National Corvette Museum, Kentucky. Hailed as a “celebration of Corvette’s racing heritage”, revellers are invited to experience Corvette’s on-track dominance through Richard’s lens.

But one image in particular stood out to me – a keen fan of motorsport photography and motorsport in general – a shot from the historic Sebring International Raceway, Florida. The image was captured with a Canon EOS-1DX Mark II and Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM lens. It delivers a unique perspective of the Corvette Racing pit crew servicing a Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, during the 12 Hours of Sebring.