By Jarrod Lehman
Woodruff, SC --- Noted professional motorsports photographer Tony Hammett of Woodruff, SC has debuted a new website devoted to his photography located at: http://www.tonyhammettphotos.com. Hammett, a professional motorsports photographer for 16 years, is one of the sport’s top photographers and his work has appeared in such publications as Dirt Late Model Magazine, Muddslinger, Stock Car Racing, Circle Track, Flat Out Illustrated, Short Track Racing Magazine, Southern Round Track Racing Magazine, Late Model Racer Magazine, Trackside Magazine, Car and Driver, AMI Auto World Weekly, Racing Milestones, National Dirt Digest, Racing News, Area Auto Racing News, Hawkeye Racing News, Behind the Wheel, Fast Lane Racing News, RPM Racing News, Goodyear Eagle Performance Report, Hav-A-Tampa and UDTRA Program, STARS Yearbook and scores of race track programs.
Hammett also spent time as the official photography of the Hav-A-Tampa/UDTRA series and has done work for the STARS/Renegade Dirt Car Racing Series.
Visitors to the new website will find details on all of the services offered by Tony Hammett Photography which encompasses more than auto racing.
Visitors will also be entertained when they visit and view the many, many photos that have posted on the website. New and old photos grace the website and visitors are also offered a comprehensive links page, guest book, biography and much more. Already a popular destination on the website is Hammett’s special “Blast >From The Past” pages.
Hammett has been around auto racing for 36 years and is a knowledgeable historian as well as a well-informed and trusted journalist. He also enjoys a reputation as one of the sports’ more talented, well-respected and modest individuals. His career, by his own admission, started humbly.
“I guess the first time I ever attempted it was at East Alabama Motor Speedway in 1985 with a camera my brother had borrowed form his work place,” explained Hammett. “I look back at that stuff now and wonder why I just didn't stop then and find another hobby! It was worse than the rankest of amateurs could produce, but I enjoyed it, so I started thinking of getting a camera.”
“My brother came through once again and got me my first SLR outfit in 1986. I started traveling further than the Carolina's and Georgia to shoot and watch races. My schedule used to be just walk through the pits and shoot cars and people and try to get into the infield (if they would let me) to shoot hot laps. Then I would go up and watch everything after that.”
“I did that for a while and got to ‘hang out’ with some very special people that were photographers. I became very fond of the STARS series and went to a lot of their shows. At any given race, I would be the ‘outsider’ hanging around people like W. H. Barney, Gary Shrey, Steve Crumbacker, Larry Kave and later Eric Thompson and Greg Bauer. You cannot help but learn from that caliber of shooters, and for some reason they all seemed to like me and were forthcoming with advice, help and most of all, encouragement. They convinced me that I was spending a lot of money and getting no return on it and not sharing my photos with anyone, so they finally talked me into submitting photos to publications.”
And Hammett has never looked back.
Race fans, drivers, owners, manufacturers, sponsors, promoters and others involved in dirt track racing can find something to enjoy at Tony Hammett Photography’s new website: www.tonyhammettphotos.com.
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
Woodruff, SC --- Noted professional motorsports photographer Tony Hammett of Woodruff, SC has debuted a new website devoted to his photography located at: http://www.tonyhammettphotos.com. Hammett, a professional motorsports photographer for 16 years, is one of the sport’s top photographers and his work has appeared in such publications as Dirt Late Model Magazine, Muddslinger, Stock Car Racing, Circle Track, Flat Out Illustrated, Short Track Racing Magazine, Southern Round Track Racing Magazine, Late Model Racer Magazine, Trackside Magazine, Car and Driver, AMI Auto World Weekly, Racing Milestones, National Dirt Digest, Racing News, Area Auto Racing News, Hawkeye Racing News, Behind the Wheel, Fast Lane Racing News, RPM Racing News, Goodyear Eagle Performance Report, Hav-A-Tampa and UDTRA Program, STARS Yearbook and scores of race track programs.
Hammett also spent time as the official photography of the Hav-A-Tampa/UDTRA series and has done work for the STARS/Renegade Dirt Car Racing Series.
Visitors to the new website will find details on all of the services offered by Tony Hammett Photography which encompasses more than auto racing.
Visitors will also be entertained when they visit and view the many, many photos that have posted on the website. New and old photos grace the website and visitors are also offered a comprehensive links page, guest book, biography and much more. Already a popular destination on the website is Hammett’s special “Blast >From The Past” pages.
Hammett has been around auto racing for 36 years and is a knowledgeable historian as well as a well-informed and trusted journalist. He also enjoys a reputation as one of the sports’ more talented, well-respected and modest individuals. His career, by his own admission, started humbly.
“I guess the first time I ever attempted it was at East Alabama Motor Speedway in 1985 with a camera my brother had borrowed form his work place,” explained Hammett. “I look back at that stuff now and wonder why I just didn't stop then and find another hobby! It was worse than the rankest of amateurs could produce, but I enjoyed it, so I started thinking of getting a camera.”
“My brother came through once again and got me my first SLR outfit in 1986. I started traveling further than the Carolina's and Georgia to shoot and watch races. My schedule used to be just walk through the pits and shoot cars and people and try to get into the infield (if they would let me) to shoot hot laps. Then I would go up and watch everything after that.”
“I did that for a while and got to ‘hang out’ with some very special people that were photographers. I became very fond of the STARS series and went to a lot of their shows. At any given race, I would be the ‘outsider’ hanging around people like W. H. Barney, Gary Shrey, Steve Crumbacker, Larry Kave and later Eric Thompson and Greg Bauer. You cannot help but learn from that caliber of shooters, and for some reason they all seemed to like me and were forthcoming with advice, help and most of all, encouragement. They convinced me that I was spending a lot of money and getting no return on it and not sharing my photos with anyone, so they finally talked me into submitting photos to publications.”
And Hammett has never looked back.
Race fans, drivers, owners, manufacturers, sponsors, promoters and others involved in dirt track racing can find something to enjoy at Tony Hammett Photography’s new website: www.tonyhammettphotos.com.
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
