Hey Kym. I really enjoyd this video and i have a quenstion. so im 16 years old and i am from the netherlands and photography is one of my hobbys. right now i use the one from my dad because i dont have my own one but i really enjoy taking photos. my brother raced in a f4 car at the nurburgring and i took photos and also with some NLS races i take photos for myself. never posted them really. but i would love to have a career in this. do you think that if i push hard enough i could get there as someone this young? greetings from the netherlands!

*Charles, Carlos, Daniel + 2024 = 🏆🏆🏆*

A great insight on how you have developed into a fantastic snapper. When do you use RAW for your shots and when do you use JPEG?

Love your work!!! Keep moving!!!

Thank you.

Great info 🙌👍🏻

Didn’t here it. I was only in paddock

Great Guy has a lot of passion and works hard.

Are you going to move to Monaco

Clearly you're creative. Neil Davis. Study his work. Go to Ukraine. War photographer.

Thank you for the back story. Helps humanizing our favorite F1 photographer ❤❤❤

YOUR STUPID LOOK TO GET CLICKS.

As a woman in photography looking to get into F1 photography, this is so helpful. It sounds daunting at first, but I know it’s possible. “F1 needs another GREAT photographer”… well said!

Must be crashstappens boat 😅😅😅

impressive

Seeing you in the Mercedes post on X while Hamilton was caught signing Ferrari merch was hilarious.

From a fellow Perthian, I love your content. Always look forward to the next video! Always interesting and very well done.

Amazing Kym, congrats on a stellar role - nothing like following your passion. I admire your tenacity, it takes a lot, but having passion and dedication for excellence of what you do is a huge part of the recipe to make it work!

I mostly love your travels vlogs. please keep doing that, very informative.

Ignoring specific numbers, how much of the lifestyle (the business class flights, etc) is paid for by being a photographer, vs still owning a successful business?

Reading the back of this Monaco GP ticket. States taking any F1 l video banned and no photography except for private use - so no wonder accredited photographers are necessary.

One thing I have noticed is that the cameras bodies often have stickers on the prism box or front. Did I read somewhere that they are effectively "scrutineered" or signed in by the FIA?

Just an amazing episode Kym! Great look inside your profession. To be honest, one of your best episodes, I learned quite a bit. As far as Netflix’s “Drive To Survive,” I have only watched a few episodes. I stopped streaming Netflix two years ago due to the fact their service kept rising. These days, I stream YouTubr more than anything.🏁

come to south africa

Great video, thank you. Would love to see one that takes us through all your tech gear and how you use it. I'd also love to see a vid on the behind the scenes operations and logistics at Grand Prix, particularly the building of the 'village', hospitality structures etc. Thanks again.

Kym. I live in Perth and happy to carry your gear for you if that helps get me in !! Just kidding, although we are from the same home town......At least I can tell my son I know someone famous in F1 !! Love your content mate............

Woah head spinning aft listening to how complicated being a f1 photographer is! No idea its so difficult !!!

I think we have established how grateful I am for your efforts. A race weekend wouldn't look the same without you.

I loved hearing about your backstory and the reality of becoming a pro sports photographer!

Thanks

I stumbled upon your channel after Melbs this year - which I went to (amateur photog) my first time shooting F1 and we had great seats in the Jones stand so I did get some good (for me) pics! I LOVE your channel and socials… THANK YOU!!!

Thank you Kim! One of the reasons Why i kinda understand how F1 works and really intersted with the sports , I am a new F1 viewer/fan

Great video. I’d have loved to do something like this. I took up photography as a retirement hobby. And of course your videos popped up in my feed as I subscribed to various photography channels. I’ve been an F1 fan since Alan Jones’ popularity soared as he clinched the ‘80 title and Australian TV started covering F1 and to a lesser extent, Motorsport in general. This then culminated with SBS covering Wayne Gardner’s attempts to win the 500cc Motorcycle GP title (which he did in ’87). It was a plan to try to attend as many F1 and MotoGP races as possible in one year, but cost and health issues put paid to it. So I live vicariously through your content and that of one or two others. Keep it up. It’s fantastic what you do and from an Aussie’s perspective. Too many so-called “F1” channels rely on other people’s content and stock footage and the annoying AI commentary. At least what you report on is actual news, not mostly wild speculation that others rely on for their click bait channels. Thanks.

Don't forget to photograph some of the Americas Cup yachts while in Barcelona.

It's a hard life Kym

A lot of people want the trappings of success but not the hard work that goes into achieving it behind the scenes. There’s no doubt that Kym is where he is today due to many, many years of hard work. Well done and thanks for the back story.

Thanks for this insight love your and your team's work.

Thanks Kym! Great content

Seems like a very male dominated profession🤔

Here I was thinking you must have started out shooting at barbagallo raceway

Fascinating information Kym! I already know I definitely don’t want to be an F1 photographer or be employed in the sport, even though I love it so much. I’m way too much of a homebody to want to be gone for weeks and months at a time. I attend COTA each year and that’s good enough for me. I wouldn’t mind going to back to back races or a flyaway race sometime but living on the road? Nah, not for me.

Great background on your story Kym. I would be interested if you did a video on the financials of being an F1 shooter- what does it cost you each year / how do you make $$

Great Video Kym Super Helpful as i wasnt to photograph Sports more specifically Motorsport.. This video has some good points. Also i think Money shouldve been mentioned , for Gear and Travel you gotta have money.....

You are such an inspiration!

One of the best things i enjoy from Kym's socials is the behind the scenes stuff of the weekend

Kim’s in the future… June 2nd 2025 😬. Love the videos Kim!

I am interested.. I love F1 and I am a photographer and video creator

your niche is the casuals.

Kym, thank you so much for an informative video. Love your content! Last 3 years personally have been challenging for me. I’ve been dealing with an illness and some days it’s just hard to get out bed…because I have no energy and just don’t feel good. F1 and channels like yours have uplifted me so many times. I absolutely love traveling and seeing a global sport and someone to document it, has really made my life so rewarding during a tough time. Thank you! I

Great content again Kym - I love your gentle, non-shouty style. Keep 'em coming. Thanks.