THE PRO
ALEX DENHAM
CAMERA: NIKON D750
Alex’s motorsports journey started entirely by chance, when her petrolhead mum suggested she photograph a race for a college project. The budding photographer knew then and there that she’d found her calling, and a year later she was shooting for a touring car team. Alex has since covered huge automotive events such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Monte Carlo Rally, and is a Tamron ambassador. See more of her work at
THE APPRENTICE
STUART JONES
CAMERA: NIKON Z 6II
Stuart remembers the Group B ‘golden era’ of rallying in the mid 1980s, which he started photographing with his father’s trusty SLR. He later purchased his first Nikon DSLR, and has recently switched to the Nikon Z 6II. He’s keen to master the array of autofocus settings at his disposal to help him get better action shots, and is hoping Alex can put him on the right track.
CAMERA Nikon Z 6II
LENS 70-200mm f/2.8
EXPOSURE 1/200 sec, f/7.1, ISO200
Stunning scenery, flying dirt and gravel, and up-close trackside access make rallying one of the most exciting types of motorsport to photography. But it’s also incredibly difficult to shoot. Stages stretch for miles, making it difficult to identify the best vantage points; erratic subjects are tricky to frame at high speeds; and plumes of dust can confuse even the best autofocus systems, and coat optics in a thick layer of grime. Alex and
