Racing Through Europe - Circuit Graphic Cover

The Motor Sport Photography of Brian Joscelyne

Outside of his day job running the family firm, Brian Kent Joscelyne has been many things in his long life: a car mechanic, a racing team manager and owner, a longstanding magazine editor and contributor, a stalwart of the Aston Martin Owners Club and amateur racing driver who had success both in historic and contemporary events. But the arena in which he truly excelled was motor racing photography. As you go through the amazing images, Brian’s ability to pack a frame with interesting subject matter, extraordinary light and depth of colour will become apparent. Brian Joscelyne was not a professional photographer; he was, however, an extraordinary enthusiast. In the course of preparing for this book, the true scale of Brian’s photo archive was revealed, a breath-taking 15,000 colour slides, most of which have never been seen.

While every picture tells a story - a huge number of which are both significant and reveal unique moments within the sport - the captions, written by world-renowned authority David Tremayne, tell their own complementary tale. Covering 25 European circuits, these pictures depict three decades of motor racing history, capturing all its facets from the front to the back of the grid.

The book was designed by renowned historic racing and classic car enthusiast Julian Balme. His legacy as a designer not only includes four other Palawan titles, but before that, countless record sleeves for acts as diverse as The Clash, Adam Ant, Tears For Fears, Iggy Pop and many others. His love of the visual arts has also led to him producing numerous books for art galleries. Having commissioned two distinct covers, Palawan Press found they could not commit to just one, so they decided to make them both available. Please note that all book numbers with the Ferrari cover will be odd, and all book numbers with the Circuit graphic cover will be even.