I love to photograph people doing what they love to do. Whether a musician, jeweler, dancer, actor, carpenter, stonemason, or in this case, a race mechanic. Some are more nervous than others, but eventually they get into their "zone" and don't even know I'm there. As they get absorbed in what they are doing, I get absorbed in what I'm doing and begin to watch for the gesture, the motion of the action. If it's posed, it's static. The muscles don't flex and the fingers have no life to them. It's like watching a poorly shot commercial with a bad voice over. You just know the real sound is different.
So it is with a photograph, without the action, there is no reaction. When it's done right, there's emotion in the motion.
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