TITLE: The Chauffeur

Olavi is a summertime chauffeur. He owns 1956 Bentley S1 which is called The Automobile Aristocrat.

Bentley S1 was a luxury car produced by Bentley Motors Limited from 1955 until 1959.

"It´s a never-ending restauration job, a reason to wake up in the morning", car enthusiast Olavi says.

He has driven his Bentley 10 000 miles in ten years.

Photo was taken in the summer of 2018 at Ahvenisto Race Circuit in Hämeenlinna, Southern Finland.

AUTHOR: Toni Rasinkangas (Finland)

Toni Rasinkangas is a Hämeenlinna-based (Southern Finland) photographer and a journalist, working for newspaper Hämeen Sanomat.



Awards

2023
-Tokyo International Foto Awards: Gold
-Paris Photo Prize: 2 x Gold, Bronze
-International Photo Awards: Honorable Mention (Official Selection)
-Budapest International Foto Awards: Honorable Mention

2022
-Tokyo International Foto Awards: Gold (People/Lifestyle), Silver (Editorial/Personality).
-Monovisions Photography Awards: Silver (photojournalism), Honorable Mentions (Fine Art, People).
-Monochrome Awards: Honorable Mentions (Photojournalism (book selection), Portrait)
-International Photo Awards IPA: Honorable Mention (Editorial/Press-Photo Essay/Feature Story).