In February 2024, I had the privilege of shooting the world’s first E1 Series GP in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This exciting new sport provided me with an all-new challenge as a professional sports photographer; water…
Capturing the dynamic nature of the Racebirds as they bolt around the watercourse, reaching speeds up to 58mph, slamming into waves and launching out of the water as they rise onto their hydrofoils was extremely difficult, especially shooting from a media boat that was also moving.
I decided to bring my Sony 200-600mm G lens to capture the action out at sea which proved to be the perfect tool that dealt with the stabilisation effectively and gave me the range to shoot a variety of angles. I paired this up with a 70-200 2.8 GM and my usual Sigma prime lenses to shoot the pilots and details on the pontoon.
Looking forward to more E1 races this season with Spacesuit Media, stay tuned…
