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Bombay Beach Biennale 2024

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I met a woman yesterday named “Barb” at The Thermal Club, who invited me to take a ride in her flying car after IndyCar qualifying and go down to a disco party on Bombay Beach along the shores of the Salton Sea. She was a lot of fun and the dancing was epic, but she kept calling me “Ken”.

Unfortunately, because of the schedule conflict with IndyCar, I was only able to visit Bombay Beach for a few hours during the Biennale. Here are just a few favorite snaps made during my short visit. I’ll be back soon to catch up on this art-filled town.

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IndyCar at The Thermal Club’s $1 Million Challenge

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What was certainly one of the most memorable motorsports experiences and most unique race weekends I’ve ever enjoyed was the NTT INDYCAR SERIES that took place March 22-24 at The Thermal Club near Palm Springs, California. Here are just a few photos I captured at the event. I can’t express how fantastic the organizers, the folks at The Thermal Club, the teams and competitors, the residents, fans, and sponsors were.

The Thermal Club’s $1 Million Challenge event included a two-day Open Test, group qualifying sessions, two heat races and a 12-car “all-star” race with $1.756 million at stake – the largest purse for an INDYCAR SERIES race outside of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.

The Twin Palms track at the Thermal Club is a 3.067-mile (4.82-km) raceway which includes a highly demanding trajectory on top to get to a total of 19 turns. The layout consists of sweepers, tight corners, long straightaways, and elevation changes, providing a proper driving and engineering challenge to teams.

Look forward to the opportunity to do it again!

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Bring a Trailer Portfolio Review

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Selections from Daniel Stiel’s automotive photography portfolio which personifies the type of images ideal for “Bring a Trailer” and similar automotive marketplaces.

Note: we have not included images of automobiles showing “personally identifiable information” such as license plates to protect the identity of our clients (the exception are the personal vehicles owned by the photographer).

Part One – click on any photo for a close-up view. Scroll down for “Part Two”

Part Two – more examples of Daniel Stiel’s Automotive photography ideal for automotive selling marketplaces including BaT, eBay, and others. Click on any image for a close-up view.

For more information, contact Dan at (512) 887-8435.

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The Manta

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The Manta Car Company was based in Orange County, California. I finally had an opportunity to photograph this rare example in exceptional condition “up close” recently. Such a cool car powered by a small block Chevrolet engine.

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Raiz II – Opening Reception Sept. 28th – 4pm to 7pm 

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Opening Reception College of the Desert, Palm Desert, California.
Thursday September 28th 4-7pm free and open to all.

Installations and mini-artist mart curated by @bloodygums
Live screen printing @bluehillstudios
Cars to admire courtesy of @bajitos.del.valle.cc
Delicious Tacos from @salsitas_v.i.p
DJ sets and live set from @calmalacoachella

Featuring a solo exhibition from @c.ramirez2323 (featured in this post)  

@abars 

@guamomo_steph 

@anta52 

@aaragonb_art 

@m_bardales 

@alexbargas_studio 

@brushwork 

@castanedajoshua 

@cruzemilia 

@deladeso 

@delisha_____ 

@leoeguiarte 

@sofiaenriquez 

@abrazameymuerdeme 

@eduardo.gomez.studio 

@emilianaartist 

@goopmassta 

@codyjimenezart 

@_h4yli3 

@syddd.viciouss 

@larryli_official 

@godffiti 

@kiara_aileen_arts 

@vandamone 

@stevemartinezart 

@artby_jay 

@mister_toledo 

@honorablemohammed 

@kristy.moreno 

@xixiceramix 

@mrbbaby 

@baby_mueller 

@treegod__ 

@hoo.dou 

@jerryalexispena 

@laconejita.co 

@rvndperez 

@simone.quiles 

@artbyzurdo 

@lilydizzyfoshizy 

@rogramreset 

@nori.rasmussenmartinez 

@roja_rex 

@zomgconradical 

@javier.hache.ruiz 

@wulffvnky 

@tamarasantibanez 

@mia.scahpa 

@ardo.soto 

@sobstoryy 

@artbyheto 

@melly_trochez 

@umagamijuri 

@bryanlastname 

@rayvargas3 

@joshybehr 

@tinyriot_ 

@raid_33 

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