About us – Gary
In the mid 90’s Gary went to his bank manager and asked for a loan for a camera. The value of that single digital camera body was be greater than his annual salary running a bar.
He was refused the loan.
Several months later he had convinced the Prince’s Youth Business Trust that digital photography was the future.
They believed in him.
The trust awarded grant and a loan to fund the camera.
He deposited more than a year’s worth of wages into the bank and asked the manager to fund some lenses and a computer.
“I thought you were joking”
was the manager’s reaction. When the manager realised that it was a serious business proposition, he changed his view and agreed to help with the rest of the start-up.
The early days were tough financially, however customers were taken back by the new service and the client list built up rapidly.
Owen’s shot of Gary shooting at Anderstorp in Sweden.
MotorLand Aragon - the track had just dried out, riders had just started riding, then the heavens opened again - not a happy Gary.
Long sleeves, collar up and fingerless gloves are in order to prevent Gary getting burnt in foreign climates such as the Philippines.
Shooting in an area to have been deemed safe at Sepang with the permission of the event organiser, circuit direction, and having briefed the riders at a private event.
Using the digital equipment to produce the images and developing the point of sale whereby customers sat and viewed their pictures at the event, gave Gary a unique insight into the customers’ needs and preferences.
Owen’s shot of Gary from turn 12 at Circuito de Cartagena as Gary photographs a crash at turn 11.
Over 25 years, and millions of pictures later, Gary has clocked up tens of thousands of hours trackside at thousands of events for prestigious clients at circuits all over the world.
When Yamaha Europe ran their exclusive, WE R1 Yamaha Racing Experience for clients that had purchased the top of the range R1M, Gary was commissioned to photograph the event for the riders, but to also provide high quality product and tracking shots for their website.
Nikon Pro is a tri-yearly publication produced by Nikon Europe showcasing the best images taken by Nikon equipment. They published Gary’s picture of the first corner incident at the Valencian MotoGP, used it online to advertise the magazine and exhibited it on their stand at Photokina.
Gary was called upon by Nikon specialist magazine NPhoto to hold the masterclass for one of their readers who wanted to learn the finer art of motorsport photography.
Outside the photographic role at the circuits Gary’s experience trackside has seen also him being called upon to assist with the organisation and running of track events worldwide.
Copyright credited to the photographers and publications on this page, including, but not exclusive to -Yamaha Europe, Nikon Pro, NPhoto, Motor On, Aditya Bedre