This time last year marked the first time I photographed a mountain bike race. It was called the Vision Quest / Counting Coup mountain bike race in the Santa Ana Mountains, put on by the Warriors Society. The Vision Quest race is 56 miles long, with 11,000 feet of elevation, with the Counting Coup being 44 miles and 8,000 feet. I had a great time last year shooting all the racers and seeing them on their own personal battle. It’s always inspiring to watch someone push themselves beyond what they think they can do.
Mountain Bike Race – Counting Coup / Vision Quest
For the past five years I’ve been lucky enough to travel the country and photograph different types of off-road motorsports. Being able to combine my love for photography and off-road has been good to me and I am grateful at each event I cover that I get to do what I do. As a photographer I try and improve each time I’m out somewhere shooting, and one way I think is a good way to do that is try and photograph something different. It gives you a new way of looking at things and gives yourself a challenge. Doing something you’ve never done before always teaches you something new about yourself.
