Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.

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Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Formula Drift cars on the street, including Dai Yoshihara Subaru BRZ and Matt Field C6 Corvette, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Formula Drift cars competing in Long Beach with Chevrolet Camaro and Scion tC, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Nissan GT-R racecar competing at Grand Prix of Long Beach, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Formula Drift cars on the street, with Vaughn Gittin Jr. of RTR Vehicles riding a bicycle between James Deane in Ford Mustang and Ben Hobson in Ford Mustang RTR FD, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Interior photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Chelsea DeNofa driving Ford Mustang RTR FD in Formula Drift, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Formula Drift cars on the street, including Dai Yoshihara Subaru BRZ and Matt Field C6 Corvette, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Formula Drift cars competing in Long Beach with Chevrolet Camaro and Scion tC, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Nissan GT-R racecar competing at Grand Prix of Long Beach, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Formula Drift cars on the street, with Vaughn Gittin Jr. of RTR Vehicles riding a bicycle between James Deane in Ford Mustang and Ben Hobson in Ford Mustang RTR FD, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Interior photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
  • Image of Chelsea DeNofa driving Ford Mustang RTR FD in Formula Drift, photo by Larry Chen. From the 400-page coffee table book Life At Shutter Speed by Larry Chen, foreword by Jeff Zwart and afterword by Magnus Walker. Published by Carrara Media.
  • Studio photo of the Larry Chen book Life At Shutter Speed, a 400-page collector's item in hardcover photobook 14x11 format. The perfect coffee table book for auto enthusiasts featuring JDM, drifting, motorsports and car culture. Published by Carrara Media. Available now.
Life At Shutter Speed

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Life At Shutter Speed is the debut collection from Larry Chen, the preeminent automotive photographer of today's generation. This 400-page keepsake celebrates 20 years of Chen's work, featuring never-before-seen images and behind-the-scenes stories from his travels all over the world.

Life At Shutter Speed presents thousands of photos in vivid clarity and color, displayed in a stitch-bound hardcover measuring 14 × 11 inches for a stunning presentation. It spans the worlds of motorsport, rally and hillclimb racing, smoke-filled drifting and underground car culture that are synonymous with the author.

Inspired by his tireless mission to celebrate auto enthusiasts across the globe, as depicted in his YouTube series AutoFocus with Hoonigan and Capturing Car Culture with Hagerty, Life At Shutter Speed packs two decades of breathtaking thrills into a collector's item that will elevate the bookshelf of any car nut.

Foreword by Jeff Zwart. Afterword by Magnus Walker.

Available now wherever books are sold.

ISBN: 979-8-9916226-7-7

"Larry has spent his life covering the greats. Along the way, he's become one of the greats himself." — Jeff Zwart

The Ultimate Drift Photography Coffee Table Book

Take a trip all the way back to the beginning. From his first visit to D1GP in 2005 to the meteoric rise of Formula Drift over 20 years, Life At Shutter Speed puts you on the track like no other photo book. Chen has been along for the ride for the entire growth of drifting in the United States, and pioneered the way the sport is photographed today.

The book features hundreds of photos from overhead, inside the cockpit and inches from lighting up the tires. Click here for Chen's Top 5 automotive photography tips.

More key drifting photos:

  • Your favorite drivers like Vaughn Gittin Jr., Chris Forsberg and Adam LZ

  • Pioneers from Japan like Keiichi Tsuchiya, Daijiro Inada and Dai Yoshihara

  • Modern day champions James Deane, Chelsea DeNofa and Frederic Aasbo

And much more:

A masterclass in professional automotive photography, Life At Shutter Speed serves as both a time-traveling gallery of car culture and the triumphant portfolio of an entire career. A premium gift for car enthusiasts that is truly unique.

Press Coverage:

Interview with Life At Shutter Speed author Larry Chen, Smoking Tire Podcast

Interview with Life At Shutter Speed author Larry Chen, Maxim Magazine

"An immersive experience." - Foreword Reviews.

"Thrilling" and "jaw-dropping." - BookLife.

"Captures the excitement of racing in all its forms and in all parts of the world." - Kirkus Reviews.

Also featured in: Hagerty Drivers Club magazine, Los Angeles Times, Jay Leno's Garage and more.

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