About Carrara Media
Carrara Media is an independent book publisher based in the United States, dedicated to car culture. We produce limited-edition hardcover books that capture the passion, creativity, and community of the automotive world through powerful photography and storytelling.
As a publisher specializing in automotive books, Carrara Media bridges the gap between car culture and archival print. We collaborate with world-class photographers and journalists to produce titles that are collectible, meaningful, and built to last.
Our Books
Carrara Media publishes titles across automotive photography, motorsport memoir, and car culture history. Our current catalog includes:
- Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen — a 400-page automotive photography book spanning 20 years and 2,500 images. The official photographer of Formula Drift's debut book. Reviewed by Kirkus Reviews, Foreword Reviews, BookLife, the Los Angeles Times, and featured on Jay Leno's Garage.
- Vochos Unidos by Rodrigo Gaya Villar — a 300-page bilingual hardcover photobook about Volkswagen Beetles in Mexico. Praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Patrick Farrell.
- Your Mom Races Rally by Kelly Conroy — a rally racing memoir about motherhood, motorsport, and reclaiming joy. Featured in Road & Track and praised by Readers' Favorite.
- Cult of GT-R by Ryan ZumMallen — the No. 1 bestselling book about the Nissan Skyline GT-R: its history, its legend, and the smugglers and scammers who made it infamous.
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Our Mission
We make books that last. Every Carrara Media title is designed to be collectible, meaningful, and a true reflection of the people and stories behind car culture. We believe the automotive world deserves the same quality of editorial attention and archival production as any other field of art, sport, or culture.
Press & Recognition
Carrara Media titles have been reviewed and featured by Kirkus Reviews, Foreword Reviews, BookLife (Publisher's Weekly), Road & Track, Hagerty Drivers Club magazine, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Forbes, and Jay Leno's Garage, among others.
Contact & Manuscript Submissions
We welcome inquiries from photographers, journalists, and authors working in the automotive space. If you have a project that aligns with Carrara Media's mission, we'd like to hear from you.
To get in touch or submit a manuscript for consideration, please email us at ryan@carrarabooks.com.
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