Track photographers finances
 

So, I can somewhat understand how a track photographer could make money on a local event. I know that when I drove my street stock car, I would always buy a couple of the better action shots from him. Have enough drivers/wives/parents/fans do this every night and I could see the photographers making enough to continue to do this.

However, I don't understand how they make money on the traveling series. Who is their target audience? Are they trying to get a picture published and what does that pay?

Or am I completely missing how they make their money?

Most do other types of photography to pay the bills ,they just love the sport.

Re: Track photographers finances
 

I've stopped doing it for the most part. It's nothing but a big headache. Fight with tracks for access and credentials all the time or pay $30 to $35 a night for a pit pass and still that's not enough. I could have owned a micro sprint for what I invested in camera gear. At least I would have gotten a little money back at the end of the night.

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David I for one have sure missed your beautiful pics buddy and you coming to Indiana :6:

Before I stopped a few years back due to life getting in the way, I always shot because of the love of it and getting published. The pay for published images was ok, kept me going down the road but my day job paid the bills. I will say, it was a different time and a lot of fun. Times change

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Thanks Jim!

With the Kid off to College now, I'm 95% sure I'll be back out to Indiana next summer. It's been to darn long!