We've added two new coffee-table-quality books to the Petrolicious Shop that we feel fit that description. Richard Kelley and Rainer W. Schlegelmilch have some of the deepest and most impressive portfolios of any automotive photojournalist of any era, and with these two books their bodies of work in Formula 1 are carefully consolidated into these definitive volumes.
The Golden Age of Formula 1 (Rainer W. Schlegelmilch)
All the big names are here, captured in the cockpit, in the paddocks, in their elements: Jim Clark, Jacky Ickx, Jack Brabham—just to name a few. With Schlegelmilch’s compelling photographs, this exceptional volume is a way to relive—or discover—a bygone period of F1 racing. A wonderfully competitive and charismatic group of drivers are featured in the collection of photographs, as well as their supporting casts in the pits. Rainer W. Schlegelmilch has been a motor sports photographer since 1962.
The Golden Age of Formula 1 is a kaleidoscope of the sport. Schlegelmilch depicts the competition itself, but the candids, portraits, and more intimate looks at the human elements are what defines this collection. If something as vague as atmosphere and mood can be conveyed in a still photograph, there is plenty of supporting evidence in here. It's one thing to have an all-access ticket to get behind the scenes, but here there's the extra element of having these views filtered through the lens of someone who really knows how to tell a story without words.
Waiting (Richard Kelley)
Waiting is the story of a rookie photojournalist immersed in Formula 1’s most radical decades: the 1970s and 1980s.Aged just 19, Richard Kelley saw the need to faithfully document the sport’s lethal dangers, iconic personalities, and technological developments in a period of seismic change, which caused F1’s unique character to disappear forever. After only nine months of photographic education, Kelley began using his remarkable talent to observe and capture F1 drivers’ decisive moments. He sought his images as a fly on the wall, consciously disappearing among this band of brothers to allow the emotion and power of the moment to blend, developing a cinematic style that grows more contemporary every year.
Waiting is a powerful and unique documentary of the world of F1 from 1972 through to 1984. From Gilles Villeneuve’s first moments with Ferrari to Francois Cevert’s final morning and Niki Lauda’s resurrection, Kelley’s omnipresent lens and enlightening memoir capture an intimacy and humanity that Grand Prix history will never again witness.
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