My background is built around visual storytelling. I studied Visual Communication Design and worked across photography, UI design, video editing, websites, and game design. Before moving to Germany, I also spent two years studying cinema at Istanbul Film Academy. That period shaped the way I see light, framing, movement, atmosphere, and visual rhythm.
My first real step into motorsport photography came after visiting the Nürburgring in 2025. I quickly realized that I did not only want to watch motorsport from the outside. I wanted to document it from within the environment, close to the teams, drivers, paddock, and track action. After that, I started applying for accreditations and slowly built my way into race weekends as a photographer.
Today, my work focuses on motorsport across Germany and beyond, including endurance racing, touring cars, historic racing, drift events, paddock stories, teams, drivers, and event coverage. I aim to create images that feel cinematic, intentional, and connected to the real atmosphere of the sport.
For me, motorsport photography is not just documentation. It is a way to show racing with mood, structure, and emotion. The cars matter, but so do the people, the pressure, the weather, the details, and the moments that give every race weekend its own character.
- Batuhan Pehlivan -
