The salt flats of Bonneville have been used for speed testing for over a century. Sir Malcolm Campbell notably piloted Blue Bird to a land speed record 301mph there in 1935.
Simon Davidson traveled from Sydney to Utah to make his project Salt and Smoke, capturing the motor sport event held annually on the lake floor. His images show the wide expanses of space in an almost nostalgic way. They remind me of Laurent Nivalle’s photographs from the 2010 Le Mans Classic, which are also worth a look.
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22nd Feb 2012
9:57 pm
Very nice work !! Bonneville is a place I would like to go one day