Oliver’s appreciation of motoring was set from an early age. With a father who constantly watched car programmes, read motoring magazines and had exciting cars and motorbikes revving on the driveway, Oliver’s hunger for the game was constantly fuelled. From car rally to track, and from road racing to bike trials, his weekends were often filled with motorsport. An appreciation for motoring history and engineering game-changers has taken him on a trail of museums and classic events over his early years.
Oliver's first experience with a camera was an old DSLR that was passed down to him. Fascinated by the way a lens could capture a moment in time, he took photos of landscapes, of himself and friends. But being somewhat of an adrenaline junky on his mountain bike, Oliver began experimenting with portraying speed and drama. It was this focus that made him realise the limitations of the equipment he had, and after wanting his own, more capable camera for a long time, his parents yielded and got him one for Christmas. From this point onwards, he went everywhere with this camera. His photographic migration to cars and motorbikes was inevitable, as he married his obsession for capturing speed with his lifelong appreciation of motor racing.
A few years down the line, with a driving licence, a car of his own and photographic equipment that has been replaced several times over, Oliver’s obsession with capturing the moment continues at rally events, drifting and any race event he can get to. Surrounded by forest or amongst hay bales of a hill climb event, Oliver is never far away from the petrol fumes and the smell of burning rubber. Born amongst the mountains of the Lake District, Oliver has his sights set high for the art of motorsport photography.
In 2026, Oliver plans to widen his horizon to cover events such as the British Superbike Championship, British motocross events and British touring cars.
