Sports, 2nd prize
Mexico’s Car Frenzy
Tomasz Gudzowaty
05 December, 2010
A small community of motor enthusiasts in Mexico devote much of their spare time to restoring, fine-tuning and customizing their cars before meeting for informal races.
Tomasz Gudzowaty
Tomasz Gudzowaty was born in 1971 and studied law at the University of Warsaw. He began his photographic career with nature photography, later turning to social documentary. For ...
Laguna de Sayula, Mexico Armando Cerda Hernandez and Miguel Romero Valenzuela, with a 1968 Dodge Charger in the background. A small community of motor enthusiasts in Mexico devote much of their spare time to restoring, fine-tuning and customizing their cars before meeting for informal races. City streets, highways, parking lots and even indoor spaces become locations for spontaneous races.
Photo credit:
Yours Gallery / Focus Photo und Presse Agentur
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