The Last Stop: D. Paul Graham
Meet D. Paul Graham. For over 35 years Graham has worked in mergers and acquisitions with transactions that have encompassed North America, Africa, and Europe. As president and CEO of Graham Capital Partners, LLC, Graham has developed a deeper passion and understanding of people and cultures around the world. He has embraced his wanderlust with sojourns around the globe and is at peace with his need for spirited drives in all things automotive.
Photo by D. Paul Graham
⇑ Meet D. Paul Graham. For over 35 years Graham has worked in mergers and acquisitions with transactions that have encompassed North America, Africa, and Europe. As president and CEO of Graham Capital Partners, LLC, Graham has developed a deeper passion and understanding of people and cultures around the world. He has embraced his wanderlust with sojourns around the globe and is at peace with his need for spirited drives in all things automotive.
In addition to South Magazine and numerous corporate clients for imageGRAHAM, he is the photographer and CMO for the Speedbourne Racing Services / Ferrari of Atlanta Ferrari Challenge race team.
Follow Graham’s photographic work on Instagram @dpgraham, Facebook @imagegraham and at imagegraham.com.
Inspired by light and life
Photo by D. Paul Graham
Henry Ford said, “Auto racing began five minutes after the second car was built.” Ever since, photographers have been trying to capture the essence of a race.
Photographing cars at speed presents unique challenges. Great images require preparation, endurance, concentration, and a flair for anticipating a car’s movement on the track.
A race is more than cars and drivers. The teamwork of a race crew, coaches, and data engineers make or break seconds that put a driver on a podium; and make the difference between victory or defeat. D. Paul Graham strives to show the deeper story of a race team that is revealed in the paddock, the pits and in the crowd.
Creatively, he pushes to capture more than static images of exotic cars on a circuit. He wants to invoke the emotion of speed for the viewer of his images. He is drawn to the imperfections of a blurred, abstract image of a car traveling at triple digit speeds. He uses aesthetics of contrast, lighting and composition to express the buzz, the pace, and work involved by the entire race team.
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