In an effort to showcase the development of his craft, Sean Klingelhoefer’s most recent personal projects bridge the gap between his advertising work and his daily fine art photos. In both stories a wide variety of cameras were utilised to emphasise his love of film photography and the power of using several formats at once.

The first project is a photo-collage series shot in upstate New York featuring the timeless design of the Citroen SM. The second project captures vintage Mercedes in-situ as they move along the gorgeous streets of Paris. More from both series can be found on the artist’s website.

Brought on to capture the return of the legendary French sports car, the Alpine A110, Sean travelled to Dieppe, France to shoot the cars in the very same factory where skilled workers hand-build them.

Finally, and most recently, Sean found himself in Idaho on 21st August to document the total eclipse of the sun to promote Mitsubishi’s all-new Eclipse Cross crossover SUV.

Sean Klingelhoefer has been living, breathing and photographing cars for more than half of his life. With a career path as unique as his eye, Sean went from mechanic to automotive journalist to commercial photographer and his knowledge and experience with cars allows him to capture them in a way none of his contemporaries can.

His undying respect for light combined with a subtle retouching method creates images that appeal to all generations and demographics. They faithfully showcase the best attributes of the design, but at the core of his work it’s the way each vehicle's unique attitude is conveyed that speaks to “petrol heads”, causing his photographs to stand out.

Selected recent campaigns include shooting Audi’s top-of-the-line R8 V10 sports car on a dry lakebed in Death Valley for Venables Bell & Partners, Volvo’s best-in-class XC90 SUV in Victoria, British Columbia for Grey and Volkswagen’s all-new Golf Alltrack in Santiago and Orsono, Chile for Deutsch.