JUST GETTING STARTED
PHOTO : KEVIN COX
The racing season is in full swing and all of us at STREET / RACE Magazine couldn ’ t be more ecstatic . From the long days at the track to the latenight meet ups , this is what we live for . We have already been to a few events since the start of the season and the amount of positive feedback and excitement that has come from the first issue of STREET / RACE Magazine has left us speechless . I cannot begin to describe the feeling I get when I see someone holding the magazine , read it from start to finish , and ask when the next one will be ready . Well , issue # 2 is here and all I can say is , we are just getting started .
If any of you have been following me since before I hopped on board with STREET / RACE Magazine you know I have been in the field of automotive photography for many years now , and I have come to notice a few things . Anyone can pick up a camera and snap a photo , but not everyone can capture the moments that tell pieces of a person ’ s story . When I first started traveling with 1320Video and shooting events , I would just snap photos to get content without caring if there was a story behind it or not . I eventually came to realize there was much more to automotive photography than just releasing the shutter . A photograph is meant to capture the action , attitude , and candid moments that tell a story , and you will see nothing but that among the pages of this magazine .
You see a lot of photos of cars on the internet and in magazines , but you rarely see the faces of the very people who put so much time into their pride and joy . We understand the importance of a well-composed photograph of a car and how it will always make for a great photo spread , but it ’ s not the only kind of image that we want in STREET / RACE Magazine . One of my personal favorite things to do is just walk around different events I attend and capture the moments that showcase what it means to be a car guy or girl , then personally talk to the owner and learn about their story and the car they put so much time and effort into . Every photograph I take I want to have some sort of story behind it . It could be a car on the dyno shooting flames in front of a huge crowd , a guy cruising down the highway in his 1,000-plus-horsepower street car in everyday traffic , a girl switching out a set of spark plugs in between rounds at the track or the faces of the driver and his friends when he wins the final race of the night . These are the kinds of photos we will be looking for as we sift through album after album .
Every car and every person has a story . We want to hear them and we want them on the pages of this magazine , on the website , Instagram and Facebook . Some people race because they like competition and being faster than the other guy . Some people race because they like the thrill of ripping down the street or drag strip . Some people race just for fun , and some race because it ’ s what they live for . Some people love the late nights in the shop with friends , and some love just going to the track because that ’ s where they consider their family to be . The more I dig deeper into the street car world , the more I am blown away on how supportive and amazing it really is .
If you see me at an event , no matter if you ’ re a photographer , owner of a car , shop owner or anyone in general , I encourage you to come up and talk to me . If you don ’ t catch me at an event , reach out to me at kevin @ streetracemag . com and tell me your story .
Kevin A . Cox Director of Photography kevin @ streetracemag . com
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