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Action

I was passionate about sports and action photography. I started in elementary school and began selling work while in junior high.
By high school, I had an agent. It was exciting stuff and made for lots of good stories and events! One of the key lessons I learned
early on came from working with George Silk, LIFE magazine photographer and the great master of action and sports photography.

He taught me that to truly capture the excitement of action, you had to get really close. Later, when I was shooting the US Open
for Newsweek Magazine, I used my youth to my advantage. I was 17 and all the other pros were 30, 40, 50 years old. I pushed the
limits and inched my way ever closer to the court, well past the line they used to limit where the photographers could sit.

I got in-between the chairs the players used during breaks. The umpire gave me the eyeball but then gave me the OK sign. I spent
the match closer than any other photographer at the event. As an added bonus, my high school friends all saw me on TV - what
a boost when you’re a kid.

Over time, my interest in vehicles, engineering and design took over. Photography became a great way for me to document my
work and create marketing images. Going full circle over 40 years, I now use photography to create artwork, which can be seen
later in this book. – DW

Photography • 1975 US Open Tennis Final • Jimmy Connors • 1976 Indy 500 • Johnny Rutherford • 1979 US Grand Prix • Mario Andretti • 1976 Op Sail