Michael Head Photography

01

Land Speed

A few years spent building and racing land speed bikes out in the Nevada desert.

Team silhouetted against the sunset before a land speed run in Nevada — The last run.

Pushing ARION1 into position on the road at dusk — Getting it into position.

ARION1 alone on a long straight desert road, mountains in the distance — The straight.

A figure in hi-vis waiting for ARION4 to be picked up after a crash — Waiting for pick up.

A lone silhouetted figure on a dark mound against an orange sunset sky — Nevada, dusk.

Long exposure at night showing a wind turbine and a streak of light from a passing vehicle — Night run, long exposure.

Before the run.

Team members in hi-vis carrying a fairing across the desert — Carrying it out.

The team fitting the ARION3 fairing on the road under a dramatic orange and blue storm sky — Storm rolling in.

A "No Vehicles Beyond This Point" sign on the desert roadside, storm clouds lit pink and orange over distant mountains — Finish line.

Streaky orange and gold sunset clouds over a dark silhouetted mountain ridge — End of a long day.

View through the rear windows of a van at a sunset-lit desert road and mountains — Driving back in.

02

People & Places

Sport, protests, and walkabouts.

A man mid-shout into a megaphone at a Black Lives Matter protest — Liverpool, 2020.

A masked wrestler lit by a single spotlight in a smoky ring — White collar boxing night.

A cyclist on an indoor trainer being assisted by teammates — Trackside prep.

A mechanic pausing for a portrait in his workshop — In the workshop.

Black and white shot of a spiral staircase and glass dome — Inside the library.

Black and white photo of a figure walking down a wet cobbled street between warehouses — Wet street, quiet morning.

A small bird perched on an iron railing in front of a "COAL" sign — Passing the coal sign.

The Reno arch lit up at night — Reno.

Black and white shot of a high-rise tower disappearing into fog, a hotel sign in the foreground — Fog rolling in.

Waves crashing against mooring bollards at Albert Dock during a storm — Albert Dock.

Close-up of hands digging for the ball at the bottom of a rugby ruck — Digging it out.

A rugby lineout silhouetted against a pink and orange sunset, houses in the distance — Lineout, last light.

A rugby player fully airborne catching a lineout throw against a flat white sky — Peak of the lift.

03

Landscape

Coastlines, mountains, and desert skies.

A lighthouse at blue hour — Blue hour.

A vivid pink and purple sunset over the water from a promenade railing — Evening on the water.

A wide band of colour across the sky at sunset over desert hills — Nevada sky.

A hazy pink and lavender sky over water at sunset, a bird crossing overhead and a small red sun low on the horizon — Haze over the water.

Black and white photo of a pier stretching to a vanishing point on the water — The pier.

A glasshouse silhouetted through bare winter tree branches at dusk — Palm House, dusk.

Lightning striking over a dense city skyline at night, blue colour grade — Storm over the city.