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Las Marias MC

Ben Branch October 14, 2015
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Women

Las Marias MC is an all-female motorcycle club in Mexico City, they found that riding in a group made them far safer on the…

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Cafe Racers: Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture

Ben Branch August 21, 2015
  • Books
  • Cafe Racers
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Cafe Racers: Speed, Style, and Ton-Up Culture is a book by motorcycling icon Paul d’Orleans – as the name suggests it offers a detailed look into…

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Hold Fast Camera Ruck Strap

Ben Branch June 8, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Photography

The Ruck Strap is a design that launched Hold Fast from a small American gear company that no one had ever heard of, to…

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Union Street Camera + Laptop Bag

Ben Branch May 30, 2015
  • Accessories
  • Bags
  • Gear
  • Photography

The need to carry a laptop, a DSLR and a series of lenses poses a unique set of challenges – and as a result,…

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The Photography Of Amy Shore

Ben Branch May 22, 2015
  • Art
  • British
  • Photography

Amy Shore is a photographer who appeared relatively recently on the automotive scene and has quickly become one of its new leading lights. She’s…

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Leica R3 Safari

Ben Branch May 4, 2015
  • Cameras
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Photography
  • Vintage

The Leica R3 Safari was a special limited edition of the popular Leica R3 released in 1976, many credit the R3 with saving Leica…

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All Tore Up: Texas Hot Rod Portraits

Ben Branch April 23, 2015
  • American
  • Art
  • Books
  • Cars
  • Photography

All Tore Up: Texas Hot Rod Portraits is the work of photographer George Brainard, he’s been the official photographer of the Day of the…

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Stuart Lewis-Evans Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 26, 2015
  • British
  • Cars
  • Formula 1
  • Photography
  • Vintage

Stuart Lewis-Evans was an up and coming racing driver and good friend of the young Stirling Moss, this image was taken in September 1953…

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Vintage Motorcycle Hill Climb Wallpaper

Ben Branch March 14, 2015
  • American
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Vintage

Ernest Hemingway once said “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” and as far as…

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Wheels & Waves

Ben Branch March 11, 2015
  • Art
  • Books
  • Photography

Wheels & Waves is a new book by photographer Jo Fischer, it’s a compilation of her images from the 2013 and 2014 Wheels &…

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Car Race At Brooklands – 1928

Ben Branch March 1, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Photography

Brooklands was the first purpose-built race track in the world, it was characterised by its broad 30 metre width and 9 metre high banked…

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The Lady Racing Drivers of Brooklands

Ben Branch February 26, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Photography
  • Racing
  • Women

The significant influence had by women on motor racing, especially in the formative years of the sport, has been largely forgotten and even swept…

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