P104
CN
III BOOK REVIEW
DUCATI, A PHOTOGRAPHIC
TRIBUTE, VOLUME TWO
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FEATURE:
Incredible attention to detail
READER ANALYSIS:
I've long believed motorcycles
are art and there's never been
a manufacturer that does
moving art better than Ducati.
The brand and its long list of
illustrious designers seem to
create this intangible style,
an aura about it that just
makes you want to experience
and live it, and Ducati, A
Photographic Tribute Volume
Two, only serves to heighten
this passion.
For those who love a feast
for the eyes, this is a book
without parallel. As an Aussie
I've grown up seeing Phil's
images spread over countless
magazines and books in my
homeland, and he's always
had a style about him that
has set him apart from other
snappers.
Phil's use of soft,
natural lighting is one of his
trademarks. He shoots many
of his subjects outdoors,
using natural light to bring
these aluminum beasts to life.
And some of these beasts are
rare, very rare.
There are Ducatis in
this book not even the
Ducati factory and museum
in Bolonga have, with
many of them coming
from an incredible private
collection about 25 miles
out of Barcelona, one I was
privileged to visit last year.
For the discerning Ducati
lover, there is possibly no
better gift or living room piece.
Maybe a Ducati Supermono,
but that's a touch out of most
people's price range.
Rennie Scaysbrook
There are people who photograph motorcycles, and then there are artists who photograph mo-
torcycles. Australian lensman Phil Aynsley is certainly one of the latter, and he has just released
his latest masterpiece in Ducati, A Photographic Tribute, Volume Two.
As one of Down Under's most celebrated motorcycle photographers, Aynsley's work has taken
him around the world shooting everything on two wheels from MotoGP to museums, factories to
fans. But with his race-chasing days now well and truly behind him, Aynsley has devoted his time
to finding some of the rarest Ducatis on the planet, often held in ultra-exclusive private galleries,
and putting them in front of his trademark graphite background for his glass to immortalize.
