Red Target-sponsored IndyCar racing car on display in a town center roundabout with spectators and shops in background.

I love shooting these.


Most of the time I'm the quiet one at the edge of a room. Put a camera in my hand at a rockabilly show and something flips. I'll walk up to a stranger in a leopard-print dress and ask for a frame, and they say yes, and for thirty seconds we make something together.


Frankton Thunder is a good one for it. The pin-up competition, the hot rods, the flame-throwing car, a kid in sunglasses who's cooler than I'll ever be. Bands all afternoon. Best dressed of every age lined up on the stage.


The bit I like most comes later. Sending the photos through and hearing back. Someone seeing themselves the way the crowd saw them that day.


— Tony

Two women smiling at an outdoor market, one in floral dress, one in black star dress with blue hair and tattoos.
Musician playing acoustic guitar on outdoor stage wearing black hat and jeans at a live music event.
Man in military uniform and woman in blue dress pose beside a vintage WWII Willys Jeep outdoors.
Crowd watches a flame-throwing hot rod car perform a fire show at an outdoor automotive event.
Two people in 1940s vintage attire pose near a classic red car on a sunny street during a retro festival.
Live band performing on an outdoor mobile stage at a sunny festival with an audience gathered in front.
Woman in steampunk costume with corset, top hat, and goggles at outdoor festival.
Two women in vintage 1950s outfits stand near a stage at an outdoor festival, one holding a red parasol.
Young girls in colorful dresses performing on outdoor stage at community event.
Adults and children in colorful floral dresses gather near an outdoor stage at a sunny festival event.
Two women in costume attire pose together outdoors at a festival, one in a steampunk hat and one in a blue gown.
Woman in pink dress holding white parasol sits on a wooden parade float under a sunny blue sky.
Group of women in vintage 1950s-style dresses posing together outdoors at a retro fashion event.
Smiling woman with red lipstick, gingham dress, amber necklace, and hoop earrings poses outdoors in natural light.
Group of people in 1950s vintage pin-up fashion on stage at a retro-themed outdoor event.
Group of people in colorful 1950s-style outfits posing on a stage at a retro-themed outdoor event.
Women in vintage 1950s costumes stand on stage during a retro fashion contest at an outdoor event.
Women in colorful 1950s-style polka dot dresses line up on a stage at a vintage fashion contest outdoors.
Contestants in colorful retro outfits compete in a vintage costume pageant on an outdoor stage.
Women in vintage 1950s pin-up style dresses perform on a float during a sunny outdoor parade.
Women in vintage 1950s pin-up style dresses pose on a stage during a retro fashion show outdoors.
Women in vintage-style outfits pose on an outdoor stage at a retro fashion show on a sunny day.
Women in colorful vintage dresses stand on a stage at an outdoor retro-themed event on a sunny day.
Women in vintage 1950s dresses dance on stage at a retro fashion show, one twirling a parasol outdoors.
Heavily tattooed woman with red hair leans over outdoor table at a sunny street event with crowd in background.
People gathered outdoors at a street event, with a woman standing at a table while others sit and socialize nearby.
Rock band performing on outdoor stage with guitars and drums at a St. John event on a sunny day.
Outdoor performance on a truck stage with performers in colorful outfits entertaining a seated crowd on a sunny day.
Women in 1950s-style dresses on stage at a retro-themed beauty pageant competition outdoors.
Live band performing on a mobile stage truck outdoors with a crowd of spectators watching on a sunny day.
Women in vintage pin-up costumes compete in a retro costume contest on an outdoor stage at a fair.
Women in vintage 1950s dresses on stage at a retro pin-up fashion show, one holding parasol and bouquet.
Five women in retro 1950s style pose in a classic orange convertible car on a sunny street.
Women in colorful vintage 1950s costumes pose beside a classic red car during a sunny outdoor parade event.
Couple posing beside a classic orange 1957 Corvette convertible at a sunny outdoor car show.
Group of people in 1950s retro outfits posing beside a classic orange car at a sunny outdoor event.
Five retro-styled women in vintage pin-up outfits posing in a classic orange convertible car on a sunny street.

9th March, 2025

FRANKTON THUNDER 2025

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