Dumping your loved ones ashes on the dragstrip: RESPECT
Mark J. Rebilas Photography is at Bristol Dragway.
January 24 at 3:54 PM ยท Bristol, TN
As someone who has covered many of the biggest sporting events on Earth I would have never expected that my most viral photo would be of an unnamed woman at a race in Bristol, Tennessee spreading the ashes of a loved one onto the track but that's exactly what happened following the completion of the Thunder Valley Nationals back in 2016. I was heading into the media center to edit photos of the winners when I saw her. Once I realized what she was doing I moved to the roof of the tower suites for a cleaner angle. Once I could see her emotion through my telephoto lens I was crying with her as I shot these. I never could find her after shooting this as I thought she would want a copy of this sad but beautiful tribute to an obvious drag racing fan. This photo would end up being shared hundreds of thousands of times and while many people thought we found who she was, we never actually did. #rebilasphotosofdecade #rebilastop10ofdecade
Canon 1Dx, 70-200mm, 500iso, f5.6, 1/2000th, Aperture Priority @ Bristol Dragway
Mark J. Rebilas Photography is at Bristol Dragway.
January 24 at 3:54 PM ยท Bristol, TN
As someone who has covered many of the biggest sporting events on Earth I would have never expected that my most viral photo would be of an unnamed woman at a race in Bristol, Tennessee spreading the ashes of a loved one onto the track but that's exactly what happened following the completion of the Thunder Valley Nationals back in 2016. I was heading into the media center to edit photos of the winners when I saw her. Once I realized what she was doing I moved to the roof of the tower suites for a cleaner angle. Once I could see her emotion through my telephoto lens I was crying with her as I shot these. I never could find her after shooting this as I thought she would want a copy of this sad but beautiful tribute to an obvious drag racing fan. This photo would end up being shared hundreds of thousands of times and while many people thought we found who she was, we never actually did. #rebilasphotosofdecade #rebilastop10ofdecade
Canon 1Dx, 70-200mm, 500iso, f5.6, 1/2000th, Aperture Priority @ Bristol Dragway
