P1, babes and Chris Davies – Happy birthday Chris !

The Photographer

Chris Davies ARPS, first started photographing powerboats back in 1987at the Needles Trophy race held in Poole, Dorset. He then started to supply UKOBA with their Championship pictures. Whilst maintaining his growing UK client base he started to venture overseas and soon began working with the Dubai Victory Team as they embarked upon their Class One Offshore World Championship pursuit.

Between 1992 and 2001, Chris was the Official Photographer to the U.I.M. Formula One World Championship, during which time he attended over 95 Grand Prix event at venues as diverse as Thailand, China, Russia, and Turkey. Along with various boating publication, his clients included Castrol International, Chesterfield, Fuchs, John Player Gold Leaf, Mercury Racing, Singha Beer, Texaco Havoline and Waterford Crystal.

In 1995, he established Formula Photographic, which became one of the leading sources in Europe and America for powerboat racing photography with pictures regularly featured in boating publications worldwide.

In 1997, he started writing on the subject and as writer, editor and main photographic contributor he produced the U.I.M. Formula One Powerboat Championship Yearbook, ‘F1 H2O’ from 1997 to 2001.

In 2002, Chris was the Official Photographer to the U.I.M. Pro-Vee Offshore European Cup working closely with its Promoter and several of the race teams. During their 2005 Championship, Pro-Vee actually staged a race inside the Artic Circle, The Midnight Sun Grand Prix, held in Bodo, Norway.

In March, 2004, Chris was awarded the Associateship of The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.

Since 2006, he has been working with the Oceania Group Intl, who publishes the powerboat racing magazine H2O Full Throttle.

In 2008, he will be the Official Photographer for the Round Britain Offshore Powerboat Race, “The Greatest Offshore Powerboat Race of the 21st Century.”

Pictures from Vigo : 

Vigo yesterday, packed with people. 

For more picture VIGO pictures by Chris Davies !