Lambeth Open at Plough Studios, Clapham

[Ben Lowden]

I studied photography at University, and in my search for assisting work I was introduced to a snapper called James Mann. James proceeded to teach me a hell of a lot, and I'm extremely grateful for his patience with an amateur as he played an important part in getting me where I am today. Therefore the following shots are not my own (this time) but of James'.


Audi R18 Etron Quattro


McLaren F1


Aston Martin DBR1 Le Mans winner


Lotus 1972 F1 car


Mustang Pilot



Most of the studio work I did with James and the shots above were taken at Plough Studios in Clapham. He's running an exhibition there next weekend (3-4th October) for the Lambeth Open, and it's an amazing location to go and see if you've never been in a cove before.

I got to work with some pretty amazing cars in my time with James, including numerous Jaguar E-Types for Eagle, but the best had to be the Auto Union D Type that was going to auction with Christies. He definitely succeeded in pushing me down the automotive path and without that I doubt I would have had my amazing job at Caterham before ending up here at PH. As you can imagine, I'm rather grateful.

Anyone else have similar stories of other people that influenced and spurred on their passion for cars and photography?

[rich888]

Fantastic looking B & W pics which really ought to have been posted in the Black & White thread for more people to see, link is: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[jeremyc]

My day with James at Plough Studios whilst he shot my car was an amazing experience - truly an artist at work.

Unsurprisingly the results were amazing (and coming to a book near you soon).