I’ve always been interested in what can be done to salvage or reimagine those imperfect images—frames that were poorly exposed, soft, or just didn’t quite work at the time. Now, with AI tools, there are new ways to revisit that work. I love photography. I’ve made a living at it for decades. And I’ve learned one thing for sure: the future is coming whether we like it or not.

I had no idea if anyone actually made a living photographing race cars or what path there might be to such a career. I just knew I had a camera, a few rolls of film and 3 days of racing ahead of me.

This past week, as I have for the past several years, I covered the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America induction ceremonies in Daytona Beach, Florida. Once again it was an enjoyable 2 days moving among, learning about and photographing men and women who have dedicated their lives to racing and and rose to the top of the sport in their chosen specialties.

I was totally unfamiliar with motocross racing and watched as the racers flew overt he main jump in the grass right by Daytona's start/finish line. Although I had no idea about motocross style and technique, even my untrained eye could see that the flight of one rider in particular was not going to end well.