2010 was an exciting time for us here at Mayday Garage, we traveled across the US as we covered drift events, car shows and everything in between! We strive to get you the best quality in photos for anything we cover. Whether it’s car features, car shows or motorsports, we have the same goal no matter what, and that’s to provide a unique angle on how we think you guys may want to see things. Everyone on board is first and foremost, a ricer. We’ve seen it all, and have been to every car show, meet, event in Texas for over 10 years minimum. We know what we get jaded on seeing, we understand what you guys normally see on a day to day basis thanks to the internet, so we try to be a teeny bit different. We also pride ourselves in the photo quality we provide. So I’d like to take you on a side you may not normally see. Behind the scenes.

Team MaydayGarage Totem Pole. (I said pole, ha ha!)

Yeah, we're obsessed.

J.Evins helping us out on a recent shoot. When you gotta get low, you get low.

Guest Shooter and Foodie, Matt Chow giving us a hand with another shoot. Mattchow.com

Khiem checking his panning shots on his 5Dmk2 while on field during FormulaD finals

First lesson about shooting outdoors events: Wear a big ass hat, no matter how it looks as demo'd by Andrew

Venn is our only non Canon/Nikon shooter. He shoots with Sony/Minolta.

Mikey and JohnP swimming in a sea of Ferraris.

Khiem is often seen in his "Power Stance". No, he's not posing.

JohnP talking to Khanh about positioning his immaculate 240Z

Khiem shooting Jonas' track ready AE86 at Rice University. The students were not pleased.

JohnP practicing his pan shots with his old hardware: A Canon 40D with a Tokina 12-24 f/4

No, that's not a rocket on JohnP's back. It's a tripod. He's seen here talking to Hajime-san

Mikey directing Tim on where to move. Yes, Mikey is also our camera caddy.

Khiem is seen here kneeling down to take our traditional front end shot of Tim's RSX.

Mikey seen here relieving himself in what he thinks is private.

BUSTED.

JohnP asks Jason to make a few rounds around the photographers with Princeton's 911.

JohnP asking Shami politely to drive to McDonalds. Yes. True story.

During our travels, we've had the opportunity to meet some great people like Antonio from MotorMavens.

JohnP and Antonio having a conversation about Pho restaurants while on break from WekFest

JohnP having a conversation with Nate Hassler from Modified Magazine at TX2K10

I know. I know. Here's JohnP showing the Japanese boy band, Back On, how westerners do it during Anime Matsuri.

Here's JohnP showing Linhbergh from SpeedHunters how it's done. (whatever IT is)

Khiem lugging his camera gear around during the track day at TX2K10. The 85L weighs a ton!

Danh spotted from above during the Import Reactor 2010 car show.

We typically shoot cars at sunset to get just the right light. Phuc's Civic was no different.

Mikey trying out how a Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 VR is mounted on a Nikon D700

Being a part of Mayday Garage grants you access to any part of a drift track, including Road Atlanta

JohnP talks to Joshua Herron of KeepDriftingFun about the trials and tribulations of women at Road Atlanta

Danh squatting low for two reasons: A more dramatic angle, and the runs, aka Mudd Butt

Danh scoping out hot chicks during Texas Lonestar Bash

Venn's now famous "Flamingo Power Stance" during a drift event.

Mikey finds out the hard way that his D300 gets a little to close to subjects especially with the 80-200 2.8 lens

Another non posed shot of Andrew and Mikey shooting unsuspecting girls at Formula D in Cali.

We made poor Shannon go in and out of this tunnel at least 10 times to get the right shot.

JohnP on the side of the road next to a mountain in Cali trying to avoid becoming roadkill

Mikey helping out Shannon back that ass up at 7am

Khiem's "Power Stance" is now patented.

Me and JohnP speaking to Smoky Nagata through our friend Hajime.

JohnP shows his appreciation to the Top Secret Japan team

This scene never made the cut. JohnP interviewing Porn star Tia Tanaka during Import Reactor 2010

Interview with Jenny Chu. It was decided that we wouldn't post the interview as it didn't pertain to cars in any way.

Danh takes his best shot at this gangster ass Mercedes Benz

Khiem demonstrates his "Power Stance Nano"

JohnP tries his hardest to convince this Security guard that we are no threat. He lost. We had to leave.

Our guest photographer Donnell helping us shoot the Top Secret 370Z debut fresh from getting it's PowerHouse Amuse Kit

J.Evins is seen here taking a knee and shooting some drift action for MotorMavens

Multitasking. Seen here is JohnP and Mikey helping Jason install the monster wing, Shami putting on fresh stickers while Khiem shoots.

Once assembled, Khiem begins to go to town on Princeton's Porsche.

It's a dirty job...

....but Khiem is determined to get the shot.

We actually asked Venn to shoot only cars. He got sidetracked by massive boobs.

Danh fights the other photographers to get out in front during FormulaD

Team Mayday Garage picking up Smoky San at Bush Intercontinental airport with Hajime San

Needs Moar Power Stance.

Mikey's stance of choice: The belly down super low shot.

JohnP no doubt getting some shots in of some asian shorties in Atlanta during FormulaD

Notorious skateboarder Mikey passing the time as others shoot a car.

Surreal moment #12: watching a balls out Porsche drive down Main St in Downtown Houston while trying not to blow out the glass windows in nearby buildings.

Khiem, Mikey, Fabio and J.Evins deciding what to do next with the Porsche

JohnP shooting some flags during the 512 Project in Austin with a Canon 7D and 35L

You can't tell here, but JohnP is sleeping on the street. Somebody hand him a dollar.

Yes. We are a big happy family. Make no mistake, we always work as a team.
That’s it for now! We hope you enjoyed the more inside look on what happens behind the lens here at Mayday Garage, and we guarantee there will be more in store for you in 2011 as we will be stepping up our game and changing things around!
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I've been known to shoot people.
–David–
David@maydaygarage.com