![Dave MacDonald in the Shelby King Cobra after winning the 1963 LA Times GP Classic & Sports Car – Motoring art: Dave Friedman](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2024-02/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Motoring-art-Dave-Friedman-03.jpg?itok=BiNBX80f)
From 1950s sports car racing to movies and ballet, Californian Dave Friedman has captured the masters of each craft.
As well as spectacular action shots, Dave is a natural portrait photographer as his studies of racing champions and film stars attest.
This self-taught master’s early interest in motorsport was sparked after trips with his father to watch the Midget racers at the Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles.
But it was California’s new sports car scene that really triggered the possibility of becoming a photographer.
![F1 race winner Richie Ginther, captured by photographer Dave Friedman Classic & Sports Car – Motoring art: Dave Friedman](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Motoring-art-Dave-Friedman-01.jpg)
Racing driver Richie Ginther smiles through an interview, photographed by Dave Friedman
“Friends started talking about these events at Paramount Ranch out in the Agoura Hills,” Dave recalls.
“I then joined them and wanted to get more involved.
“The best way to watch was on the other side of the fence with a track pass, which gave me the idea to take photographs.”
Action shots were a struggle with his first Rolleiflex, but in the paddock Dave’s fantastic eye for atmosphere and light led to a remarkable series of portraits.
![Phil Hill photographed by Dave Friedman Classic & Sports Car – Motoring art: Dave Friedman](/sites/default/files/2024-02/Classic-%26-Sports-Car-Motoring-art-Dave-Friedman-02.jpg)
Phil Hill was among the famous faces captured by Dave Friedman