{"id":12058,"date":"2024-08-28T17:22:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/?p=12058"},"modified":"2024-08-28T17:32:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:32:33","slug":"spotlight-5-questions-with-motorsports-photographer-rami-garcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/spotlight-5-questions-with-motorsports-photographer-rami-garcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: 5 Questions With Motorsports Photographer Rami Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer.jpg\" alt=\"rami garcia motorsports photographer cover\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12061 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-600x750.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1500;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<h3>\nName:<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Rami Garcia<\/p>\n<h3>What He Does:<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Motorsports Photographer <\/p>\n<h3>\nHis Claim to Fame:<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Rami started taking automotive photography seriously in 2018. By 2020, he self-published a photo journal called Old Speed is Good Speed. This led to him shooting for companies such as Hagerty, the Revs Institute, Avants, Autoconduct, and numerous teams in historic racing.<\/p>\n<h3>Instagram:<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Rambos5G\/\">@Rambos5G<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/OldSpeedisGoodSpeed\/\">@OldSpeedisGoodSpeed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5 questions we asked and he answered:<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>1. How did you develop a passion for cars and\/or motorsports?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe love for cars was passed down from my uncle. The love for motorsports? Yeah, he may have started it, but I went all in. The love of photography I stumbled upon by myself&#8230;and it proved a potent combo when these passions finally combined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>2. What advice do you have for people who want to break into the motorsports and auto industry?<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaking as a racing photographer&#8230;the only way you get started is to start shooting photos as a spectator. Absolutely no one will hand you a credential and photo vest on day 1. Shoot past the fences. Build your portfolio. Visualize what others can&#8217;t. Present your work to anyone! Be friendly! <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>3. If you could drive any car, what would it be and why?<\/strong><br \/>\nMcLaren F1. I&#8217;ve sat in one and would love to go on a three-hour joyride in one pretty badly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>4. If you could attend any car\/motorsports event in the world, which would you choose? Why?<\/strong><br \/>\nLe Mans. For very simple reasons, I would like one superpower to go with it though: the ability to teleport from one corner to another, back to the media center, to a cafe, to bed, then back trackside. The prospect of shooting the 24 Hours is both exciting and terrifying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>5. What&#8217;s the most exciting car event\/race you&#8217;ve ever attended?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt still has to be the US Grand Prix at Indy, 2006. We didn&#8217;t know it then but it was Schumacher&#8217;s last season with Ferrari&#8230;and it was Alonso&#8217;s last championship, Montoya&#8217;s last GP, etc. I think I still have hearing damage from that weekend!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A glance at his photography:<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-3.jpg\" alt=\"rami garcia motorsports photographer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12065 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-3-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/800;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12071 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rami-garcia-motorsports-photographer-8-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1500;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorsports photographer Rami Garcia&#8217;s rise from self-publishing a photo journal in 2020 to shooting for companies like Hagerty reflects his passion for cars and photography, inspired by his uncle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[215,1,222],"tags":[224,223,225],"class_list":["post-12058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auto-content-creator","category-blog","category-spotlight","tag-automotive-content-creator","tag-car-enthusiasts","tag-car-photography"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12058"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12073,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058\/revisions\/12073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}