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The 6-year-old Ian Thuillier suffered through a black and white telly that only picked up RTE. Where, to be fair, life was always presented in black and white. Luckily for the
Photography has always been part of my life. My first camera as a kid was a Kodak Tele-ektra and then a Pentax. I used to love messing around in the Darkroom developing my images, but then I somehow got distracted as I grew up with music and acting and it wasn’t until later in my life after many years of directing and filming documentaries and music videos that I went travelling to Asia and spent 7 months photographing Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar. After that travel experience I fell
After 15 years making documentaries and music videos, I felt I needed another creative outlet. I spent 7 months travelling throughout Asia, mainly Vietnam.
1. Harry Thuillier Jr
2. Neil Leifer
3. Lee Jeffries
1. Lauda
2. Ricciardo
3. Fans
Start your engines…
aking a short break from capturing the rush to the senses that is Formula 1, Greystones man Ian Thullier has come a long way to get from here to 
there.
aking a short break from capturing the rush to the senses that is Formula 1, Greystones man Ian Thullier has come a long way to get from here to 
there.Having started out making documentaries and short films, Thuillier shifted to photography with a trek through Asia before an invitation to witness a Formula 1 test in Barcelona rekindled a childhood spark.
The 6-year-old Ian Thuillier suffered through a black and white telly that only picked up RTE. Where, to be fair, life was always presented in black and white. Luckily for the 
young, wide-eyed Ian, his best friend’s family had a colour television, with loads and loads of channels – as many as four, on a clear day – and that’s where that Road To Monza moment happened, little Ian getting to witness Formula 1 racing for the first time – in vivid, vibrant, living colour.
young, wide-eyed Ian, his best friend’s family had a colour television, with loads and loads of channels – as many as four, on a clear day – and that’s where that Road To Monza moment happened, little Ian getting to witness Formula 1 racing for the first time – in vivid, vibrant, living colour.That same childhood thrill is there in the 192 pages of The Art Of Speed, a new collection of Thullier’s stunning Formula 1 photographs and insider stories. Get it here, now.
In the meantime, we asked the boy for his inspirations, and the works he’s most proud of. And how he ended up charting life in the fast lane…
Photography has always been part of my life. My first camera as a kid was a Kodak Tele-ektra and then a Pentax. I used to love messing around in the Darkroom developing my images, but then I somehow got distracted as I grew up with music and acting and it wasn’t until later in my life after many years of directing and filming documentaries and music videos that I went travelling to Asia and spent 7 months photographing Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar. After that travel experience I fell 
in love with photography again and decided to concentrate fully on pursuing a new creative challenge.
in love with photography again and decided to concentrate fully on pursuing a new creative challenge.After 15 years making documentaries and music videos, I felt I needed another creative outlet. I spent 7 months travelling throughout Asia, mainly Vietnam. 
Had a couple of exhibitions of this work and in 2017 I went to a Formula 1 test in Barcelona. I remember being mesmerised by this world when I was a kid, these guys who looked like gladiators in their streamlined, superfast machines. I was instantly hooked. Being there, finally, I loved the whole atmosphere and the light. I showed the results to a friend in the FIA. Thankfully he loved them and opened the door for me.
Had a couple of exhibitions of this work and in 2017 I went to a Formula 1 test in Barcelona. I remember being mesmerised by this world when I was a kid, these guys who looked like gladiators in their streamlined, superfast machines. I was instantly hooked. Being there, finally, I loved the whole atmosphere and the light. I showed the results to a friend in the FIA. Thankfully he loved them and opened the door for me.And now here I am, travelling the world shooting the fastest show on earth.
My Inspirations
Harry Thullier Jr
1. Harry Thuillier Jr
My late brother was a huge influence on my life and also my creative visual journey in so many ways. I would be in awe when he would produce a platinum/palladium image in his darkroom. When he would show me the process from start to finish, you would be left in complete amazement.
Neil Leifer
2. Neil Leifer
Neil Leifer’s aerial image of Muhammad Ali knocking out Cleveland Williams in 1966 is for me one of the greatest sporting photographs of all time. Everytime I see it, I just go WOW!!
Lee Jeffries
3. Lee Jeffries
Lee Jefferies’ photographs of homeless people really moved me when I saw them for the first time. They jumped out and arrested me immediately. The beauty of the eyes, the lighting and subject matter. Pure perfection.
My Work
Lauda
1. Lauda
This image really stands out for me. I was very lucky to catch Niki Lauda at the end of the British Grand Prix in 2017. He was giving an interview to a journalist and it started to rain. All I had was a big 500mm lens with me and I had to keep stepping backwards to frame him. Luckily everything connected the further I stepped back and when he paused for a moment.
Ricciardo
2. Ricciardo
There is something very special about the Monaco Grand Prix. Even more so when you stand in the tunnel with cars flashing past you at 180mph. This image is of Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo coming through the tunnel at high speed.
Fans
True gems.