Behind The Lens: Capturing the WINNING Indy 500 Shot

🎙️ Welcome back to the Cars without Sausage Podcast! The Indy 500 is one of the most prestigious races in motorsports, and capturing the winning shot at 230mph takes skill, experience and talent. That said, recently I connected with Chris Owens, Head of IndyCar Photography inside the Media Centre at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I first met Chris 5 years ago at the St. Petersburg IndyCar Grand Prix, and since, have followed his career. Ahead of this year's Indy 500, Chris took some time with me to discuss his job inside IndyCar, how he became the youngest ever IndyCar Head of Photography, and he shares behind-the-scenes moments of what really happens the big day to capture the winning Indy 500 shot. I hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for listening on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or watching on YouTube. Timestamps: 0:00 - 0:52 | Introduction 0:53 - 2:44 | How Chris became head of IndyCar photography, volunteering, networking, being available 2:45 - 4:12 | Biggest challenges 4:13 - 6:59 | Behind-the-Scenes of the Indy 500, preparing the photography team for the day 7:00 - 7:49 | How to capture the winning Indy 500 shot 7:50 - 8:58 | Favorite team or driver 8:59 - 11:30 | Favorite IndyCar and Indy 500 memory 11:31 - 13:05 | Advice for how to join Chris' photo team 13:06 - 13:56 | How to connect with Chris 13:57 - 14:16 | Closing Statement Connect with Chris @chrisowens #automotivewoman #carswithoutsausage #podcast #indycar #indycarseries #indy500 #truestory #motorsport