INTRODUCING BRENDAN LESTER // CTD'S NEWEST CORRESPONDENT

Hello CTD readers, I'm sure you've seen my post from Drift Day 28 in Wisconsin, but here's a little intro on myself, since I'm new to shooting for ColdTrackDays. My name is Brendan Lester, and I'm living in Chicago, Illinois finishing up my college degree in photography. I've been a car buff since I was born, following the legacy of my great uncle, who was on the Wiegert Vector W8 development team. To say the least, having a first word of "truck" and identifying cars by taillight patterns at night by age six cemented my obsession with cars... [read more]

Originally, I was a mechanical engineering student from freshman year of high school, through to freshman year of college in an attempt to enter the automotive research and design field. After realizing that the job market for this was rather small and required connections, I transferred into photography in an attempt to maintain a career where I would be working with cars.

With the move to Chicago, I have met and become friends with a large amount of people in the drift and autocross community here.

While drifting does comprise a large amount of my automotive photography, I do enjoy shooting autocross and classic cars (from rat rods to full restorations) as well.

With my introduction to ColdTrackDays, I hope to be making another big leap into covering both more and more varied forms of motorsport, while providing you with the best photography I can.

I'm excited to be working with the CTD team, and to have you all see my work as it progresses with time. Thank you for the opportunity!

For a look at more of Brendan's photography, click here

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Photo/Editorial: Brendan Lester