Sean Klingelhoefer is a Brooklyn-based artist with a lifelong automotive obsession that provides the primary focal point of his work. With a background as a mechanic turned journalist turned commercial photographer, he has been happily providing world class visuals to car manufacturers the world over for more than a decade.

In addition to the photography Sean is known for he also offers a range of 100% handcrafted, human-made post production services including retouching, compositing, colour grading, trim and colour shifting, film scanning, colour correction, and illustration.

When he’s not working on visuals Sean enjoys hiking with his senior chihuahuas, building and racing R/C cars, playing music badly and daydreaming of moving to the Nürburgring and opening a race shop.

Clients include Acura, Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, eBay, Genesis, IndyCar, Jeep, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Renault, Scion, Skoda, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo.

In an effort to showcase the development of his craft, Sean Klingelhoefer’s most recent personal projects bridge the gap between his advertising work and his daily fine art photos. In both stories a wide variety of cameras were utilised to emphasise his love of film photography and the power of using several formats at once.

The first project is a photo-collage series shot in upstate New York featuring the timeless design of the Citroen SM. The second project captures vintage Mercedes in-situ as they move along the gorgeous streets of Paris. More from both series can be found on the artist’s website.

Brought on to capture the return of the legendary French sports car, the Alpine A110, Sean travelled to Dieppe, France to shoot the cars in the very same factory where skilled workers hand-build them.

Finally, and most recently, Sean found himself in Idaho on 21st August to document the total eclipse of the sun to promote Mitsubishi’s all-new Eclipse Cross crossover SUV.