About John Thawley
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John Thawley maintains an archive filled with trackside photography from SCCA SPEED World Challenge, American LeMans, Grand American Series, Trans-Am and Champ Car. In 2003, Thawley was the official photographer for the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Cup.
Recent projects include publishing the officially licensed SCCA Pro SPEED World Challenge 2005 Year In Review and American Le Mans Series 2005 Collection, Champions. The American Le Mans 2005 Collection, Champions series, in addition to the linen bound edition, included a leather bound collector's volume and a signed and numbered boxed set of prints.
Thawley also published the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge 2004 Yearbooks and team photo books of Cadillac Racing, Corvette Racing, Turner Motorsports and Champion Audi RS6. In 2003 he published the Limited Edition Trans-Am Series book, Time Certain.
Thawley's racing images have been featured in print for companies such as Acura, Cadillac, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, Raybesto, StopTech in the pages of Autoweek, USA Today, SportsCar, Vette and others.
In addition to being a full-time motorsports photographer, John Thawley owns Creative Communications Group. Creative Communications Group is a company specializing in graphic design for print and electronic online applications. Unlike traditional graphic designers,Thawley has pursued the integration of online communications with traditional media as a seamless language.
In 2006, Thawley founded the Automotive Photographer's Network, a site for photographers at both the enthusaist and professional levels featuring news, reviews, a professional member directory and community forum.
Thawley travels extensively throughout the year shooting the full schedules of American Le Mans Series, SPEED World Challenge Series and select Grand-Am, IRL and ChampCar events. Photographs are available for promotional, commercial and Web site use.