Photographer Focus – Josh James

shooter at LARGE JOSH JAMES

MAYBE YOU’VE NOTICED, but we here at Dirt Empire Magazine love us some racing pictures. This is our opportunity to honor the great photographers of our sport who are on the road throughout the season shooting race cars and drivers and chronicalling history. They are our shooters at large. Lone gunslingers who have choosen to wield a camera as their weapon. Ride on, shooters. Ride on.

Chris Madden plants it perfectly into the corner.

One of Josh’s favorite tracks, Fairbury American Legion Speedway, features fantastic mod racing.

GET TO KNOW JOSH JAMES

Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky Age: 30 Year Started Shooting: 2011 First Publication to Print Your Work: Dirt Modified Magazine in 2012 Favorite Track to Shoot: Tri-State Speedway (IN) or Fairbury American Legion Speedway, IL Favorite Division to Shoot: Late models, sprint cars, and modifieds Remaining Bucket List Races: Chill Bowl Nationals and the Charlotte World Finals

Favorite Thing About Racing Photography:

The people are like family.

Outside of race cars, what do you like to

photograph: Portrait photography and candids Camera Equipment: Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 7D Mark II, 2.8 Canon 300mm, 2.8 Canon 70-200mm, 2.8 Canon 24-70mm, 2.8 Canon 15mm Fisheye

Spread out fellas! Cole Bodine leads Chris Windom, Dave Darland, Davey Ray and Mario Clouser.

Street stock racing action at Clarksville Speedway in Tennessee.

Tanner English churns the clay.