Grand Prix 1908-1914

“This way of spending your time demands real enthusiasm” comments the speaker behind this film. “Surprisingly few people are seriously hurt.”

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The first great sports photographer, in my opinion, and the best photographer of any kind of the twentieth century, was Jacques Henri Lartigue. He knew how to photograph a car long before most people had even seen one (click to enlarge):

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