David Wagstaff-Myers Photography

by David Wagstaff-Myers, DWM Photography Introduction For over fifteen years, I’ve been documenting the dynamic world of carriage driving through my lens — a sport that blends tradition, precision, and artistry. Based near the Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire borders, my work at  DWM Photography  celebrates those fleeting moments of connection between horse and driver, where elegance meets adrenaline, and emotion becomes art. The Story As I sit here, the sun filtering through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground, I can’t help but feel that familiar thrill weaving through me — much like the gentle pull of horses at the reins, ready to spring into action. For over fifteen years, I’ve been immersed in the world of national carriage driving competitions, a realm where elegance and adrenaline collide in a breathtaking symphony. Have you ever paused to witness the sheer grace of a horse and driver working in harmony — a living painting that seems to unfold before your eye...

Although there has been a lot of resistance within the action sports community to the new boy on the scene there is no question now that freestyle scootering is here to stay for the foreseeable future. This trend has been seen played out before a number of times within the community. This is why I foresee a future where those core scooter riders who stick with the sport no matter what will be a part of the community judging the legitimacy of the next new sport to come up. Like all booming sports, they are judged upon what most people see which is small children snaking everyone blindly at their local park. Not many people outside of the sport are privy to how rapidly the sport has progressed and just how insane some of the stuff being accomplished is. As the brand photographer for Grit, Crisp and Lucky scooters as well as one of the go-to guys for the vast majority of events within the UK I’ve seen some crazy things done on scooters and also had the pleasure of capturing them....