Jalopnik: Photography

Stunning Vintage Photos Of Virginia's Budding Motoring Infrastructure

Raphael Orlove — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST

The Virginia Department of Transportation has put three large collections online of archival photographs detailing life and work on Virginia's roadways. We picked out the nine best photos to give you a sense of the years the state spent adjusting to mass motorization. More »

Tiny tanks, howitzers-on-wheels and other deadly, dusty scenes from WW2's North African front

Jack Loftus — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:45:00 EDT

The North African theater was every bit as savage and deadly as its better-known European and Pacific cousins during World War 2, with the added exposure to the Sun and dust storms for good measure. These pictures tell that story. More »

Federal Court says you can record the police

Sam Biddle — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Remember that nutcase cop who arrested a bystander for recording a public crime scene? Yeah, that was a violation of the First Amendment, according to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. This is great news. More »

Berserk Cop Arrests Photographer for Standing on Sidewalk

Sam Biddle — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:45:00 EDT

The more digital video spreads, the more misinformed police fear it—as evidenced by this cop's draconian response to a guy simply filming a pulled over vehicle. It's important to know your rights, but knowledge can't keep you un-cuffed. More »

200 MPH Dragster vs. $10,000+ Camera Rig = Trouble

Peter Orosz — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:30:00 EST

Sports photographer Mark J. Rebilas was out shooting dragsters in Bakersfield when an oncoming nostalgia top fuel car made him run for his life. As he fled, he captured the last second in the life of his remote camera rig. More »

Return To America's Most Scenic Junkyard

Justin Hyde — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

For the past few years, photographer Troy Paiva has shot the Pearsonville junkyard in the Mojave Desert at night, using long exposures, flashlights and colored spotlights to "reanimate" piles of old American iron. More »

The Photography of Targa Trophy

Rob Krider — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:00:00 EDT

The real hoons of the Targa Trophy weren't the drivers, they were the photographers who had to go fast enough to get out in front of the drivers during the rally. More »

1990: The Great Pinto Extinction Proceeds

Murilee Martin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Back when I was more serious about photography (i.e., when I thought it was cool to huff Dektol fumes in a darkened closet), I would reload disposable 35mm cameras with Tri-X 400 black-and-white film and shoot images like this. More »

More Fun With Timelapse Photography: Watch 8 Hours of LeMons BS Inspection in 2 Minutes

Murilee Martin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:00:00 EST

It's much easier to just set up the BumperCam to document the BS Inspection than to shoot photos the old-fashioned way while also trying to bust cheaters, so here's we go! More »

Improved Timelapse BumperCam Proves Reliable, Still Getting Good Race Photos

Murilee Martin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST

The first BumperCam, an ancient Kodak bolted to the rear bumper of a LeMons Volvo, took good photos but its large size made it vulnerable to crash damage. Not so with BumperCam II, survivor of three punishing races! More »

Detroit Treasures Down On The Michigan Junkyard

Murilee Martin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST

I like to go shoot photographs at self-service junkyards, but the trade-off you get from a rapid turnover of inventory tends to be excessive regimentation of the cars. No trees growing through engine compartments, and so on. More »

More Fun With Timelapse Photography: Reno to Berkeley to Alameda In 4 Minutes

Murilee Martin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

Since the first BumperCam, last summer, I've been experimenting with timelapse cameras. We've seen timelapses of LeMons BS Inspections at Nelson Ledges, MSR Houston, and Thunderhill, not to mention the Alameda to Los Angeles In 90 Seconds video. More »

The 22-Year Saga of Mr Belvedere, Sawzall Convertible Sedan!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST

Many of us have looked at a beat-to-hell sedan, then reached for the Sawzall and created an open-air summer cruiser. Then, when the weather turns cold/rainy, it gets junked. But if you're Belvedere Adrian, you keep driving it for decades! More »

Watch Eight Hours Of Arse Freeze-A-Palooza BS Inspection In Three Minutes!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Racing will be getting underway in a few hours, so what better way to prepare than by watching a timelapse video of all the cars that came into the LeMons Supreme Court's clutches yesterday? Here we go! More »

Down On The Alameda Street, 1940s Style: Can You Identify These Mystery Cars?

Murilee Martin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

On my way to the neighborhood taqueria, I passed the Eternal Yard Sale House down the block- every 'hood has one, right?- for the thousandth time... and finally bought something: a 50-year-old photo album with some cool old car photos. More »

Girls With Cars: Photographs By Phillip Hall

Murilee Martin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

We learned last year that most of you prefer hot rod pinups to European Booth Professionals, so here's a selection of Alameda photographer Phillip Hall's "Girls With Cars" work for you. More »

$20 Bumper-Mounted Still Camera Works Great On The Race Track... Until It Gets Smashed

Murilee Martin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

You like to shoot race photos, but those uptight track officials won't let you get out on the track in your '89 Olds and get some up-close shots of the action? No problem! More »

Lower Your Office's Property Values With Junkyard Desktop Wallpapers!

Murilee Martin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Yessir, I sure do love visiting the junkyard, and all those Junkyard Find posts have resulted in some photographs that look snazzy as computer desktop wallpaper. More »

American Cars: Photographs By Kevin Gray

Murilee Martin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Today we're showing the work of a Los Angeles-based pro photographer who heads down on the street to find his subjects: battle-scarred American cars in their natural habitat! More »

Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery

Peter Orosz — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EDT

In 1969, barely six years after its founding, a young Hungarian engineering student found himself at the Lamborghini factory. Presented here for the first time are his photographs of Miuras, Espadas and huge V12’s. More »

A Tilt-Shift Romp Through the Train-Dotted Swiss Countryside

Peter Orosz — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Now that HD-video capable DSLR cameras are finding their way into the hands of photographic tricksters, beautiful stuff is beginning to emerge. The latest is tilt-shifted train porn by two Dutchmen. More »

Formula One Through Tilt-Shift Lenses

Peter Orosz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Originally developed for architectural photography, tilting and shifting lenses are much more than gadgets for turning cars into toys. Professionals even use them to document the ins and outs of Formula One. Mega-sized gallery below. More »

Automobile As Landscape By Dave Glass

Murilee Martin — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Joe Bob Briggs hisself reviewed Alameda's drive-in theater back when I worked there, and I decided to write about it. First, though, I'd need a photo of the place, so I headed over to Flickr.
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Murilee's Interstate 5 Road Trip Photos Of The Late 1980s

Murilee Martin — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:00:00 EDT

I've finally dragged out the ol' SCSI slide scanner (purchased back when my main computer was a Centris 650, so we're talking prehistoric hardware here) and digitized more of my old I-5 photos. More »

Wohnwagen: A Seedy Yet Intriguing Interactive Photo of Various Cars

Peter Orosz — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:30:00 EDT

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We found this on a Dutch blog with very little explanation, but an underlit trailer park with a caravan, an Impala and a Gallardo is already exciting enough. Potentially NSFW. More »

The Future Of On-The-Go Driving Videos

Peter Orosz — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Forget hacked iPhones with their crap lenses: to make your reckless driving videos look pretty, grab a video-capable DSLR and stick it out the window. More »

Invasion Of The Porsche 356 Racers!

Murilee Martin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

Pacific Northewest-based race photographer and Datsun 510 racer VintageRacer has continued to send us plenty of great action shots, and now it's time to share a few.
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Forget The Tilt-Shift: World's Largest Avocado Menaces 1970 Impala

Murilee Martin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST

Aversion Therapy Gives Us Safer Roads!

Murilee Martin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:00:00 EST

70 Years Of Cars In Los Angeles: The UCLA Library Digital Collection

Murilee Martin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

Because the 5,000 LA Times and LA Daily News photographs in UCLA's Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990 collection were all shot in Southern California- where the car has been king for 75 years- a bit of searching will unearth a lot of seriously cool car photos such as this 1980 shot. Make the jump to see a gallery with 50 of our favorites, then follow the link to the whole collection and kiss the rest of your day goodbye! More »

Can the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Do Burnouts?

Wes Siler — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:20:00 EDT

We can’t actually answer this question until September 24 at 12:01 AM, so you’ll just have to check out the gallery after the jump and judge for yourself. Our review of the 556 HP, 551 LB-FT, 191mph, 0-60 in 3.9 second 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will go live then. And, before you ask, no, just like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 burnout, this wasn’t me. This time, it was one of our commenters. More »

2009 Corvette ZR1 Mega Gallery

Wes Siler — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:35:00 EDT

Think you’ve seen all of our photos from our review of the 2009 Corvette ZR1? Well you haven’t. Follow the jump for every single one of our 81 photos of the "best car ever made," in all their unedited glory. More »

More Troy Paiva Photographs Of The Pearsonville Junkyard

Murilee Martin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

We were all knocked out by LostAmerica's (also known as Troy Paiva) nighttime photographs of the legendary Pearsonville Junkyard And Racetrack, and now there's a whole new batch available for you to pore over while pretending to work. Who can identify all the vehicles in these photos? [Troy Paiva Photography] More »

59 Old Vehicles Down On The Streets Of San Francisco

Murilee Martin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than Island That Rust Forgot. Today we're going to check out some of the work of San Francisco photographer Martin Taylor, who was actually paying attention in photography class when they taught all that stuff about composition and color that I was never really able to figure out. The photo above of the New Yorkerpage Camper Special alone would be enough, but those of you who make the jump will see dozens more great shots (and read Mr. Taylor's descriptions). [Street Parking] More »

66 Drives: Scenes From Western Roads

Murilee Martin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT

I've always enjoyed shooting photos on California's highways, but never had the guts to get close-up shots of the occupants of nearby cars and risk dome-ventilation courtesy of road-ragers' firearms. Photographer Andrew Bush, however, does have the guts, and he's been rewarded with an amazing collection of photographs. Most of these photos were shot in California between 1989 and 1997; make the jump to check out the entire gallery, then check out the artist's site to read the captions. Bonus points to the reader who can identify the make/model of the largest number of cars! More »

A Case Of Junkyard OCD?

Murilee Martin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:20:00 EDT

While I can't claim to be a junkyard photographer of Lost America's caliber, I do my best to capture junkyard images that tell a story. The other day, I went to the local yard... More »

Pearsonville Junkyard Erased, But Not Before Lost America Captured It On Film

Murilee Martin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:40:00 EDT

We love junkyard photographs, and Troy Paiva, proprietor of the Lost America site, has shot some amazing ones at the now-defunct Pearsonville Junkyard in the Mojave Desert. There's no Photoshop trickery here, just long nighttime exposures and colored lighting. Make the jump to check out the whole gallery, at which point you'll probably want to spend the rest of the morning checking out Mr. Paiva's other work. [Flickr] More »

May The Ford Be With You: The Art of Cedric Delsaux

Wes Siler — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 EDT

It's a good thing Photoshop didn't exist when I was a kid, because if it had, these images would have blown my fragile five-year old mind. Cedric Delsaux adds Star Wars characters to otherwise mundane cityscapes, highlighting their alien nature and in the process combining my two biggest ~~adult~~ childhood obsessions: cars and Stormtroopers. The only thing more, you know, Jalopnik would be if he'd included either a DAF or a FAF. Still, an Imp isn't too shabby. More »

Crazy Japanese Interchanges Look Crazier From Underneath

Travis Hudson — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Google Earth does a mighty fine job showing the essence of crazy interchanges, but if you really want to know how ridiculous interchanges can be, check out the underneath view. These interchanges don't come from China, but rather the neighbor of Japan. Ken Ohyama is the man that has captured some of Japan's most efficient traffic clusterfucks. Not only do you get to see the underside of these engineering marvels, but Ohyama is pretty damn good photographer, as well. Check out the gallery below with some of his select works or follow the link to see the entire Flickr set. More »

KITT In Action: Exclusive Video

Mark Arnold — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:00:00 EST

Yesterday, Ray and Wes met KITT in the flesh— er, metal. Today we bring you the video footage of us doing our best Hasslehoff impression during our exclusive Brooklyn rendezvous. The new Knight Rider made-for-television movie premieres tomorrow on NBC, so our test ~~drive~~ ride just came right at our peak of anticipation. And while we still kinda agree with the "never meet your childhood heros" rule, we've gotta admit that the supercharged Mustang GT in GT500KR clothing looks and sounds pretty sweet. More »