Media Kit / 2026
Speed & Spirit Media
Speed & Spirit Media is an independent international motorsport publication producing original journalism and documentary photography. Founded by James and Chloe Hedley in Southern California, the publication is expanding into Australia with Melbourne-based contributing photographer John Balazs.
Southern California, United States · Melbourne, Australia
Publication Overview
The story beyond the result.
Speed & Spirit Media is an independent publication producing professional motorsport reporting, original features and documentary photography. Our work follows the preparation, pressure, engineering, identity and human effort that define a race weekend.
Independent. Publication-led. Trackside.
- Knowledgeable about motorsport while remaining accessible
- Documentary in perspective and restrained in tone
- Respectful of drivers, teams, manufacturers and organizers
- Focused on the defining details beyond the race result
Coverage
Trackside where the story happens.
Race action, paddock detail and the people behind both.
Race Weekends
On-track reporting, results and the defining moments that shape competition.
Paddock Stories
Preparation, pressure and human effort away from the timing screen.
Features
Drivers, teams, machinery, identity and motorsport history.
Championships & Events
Capabilities
Coverage built around the assignment.
Editorial thinking and visual execution are planned together, creating work that is coherent, useful and ready for publication.
Commissioned race-weekend media services provide dedicated photography, editorial storytelling and event content for drivers, teams, sponsors and automotive brands.
Race teams can also use our press release publication and social promotion packages for official announcements, race results and partnership news.
Editorial
- Race reporting and analysis
- Driver and team profiles
- Interview-led stories
- Long-form features
- Paddock narratives
Photography
- Commissioned race-weekend coverage
- Driver, team and sponsor imagery
- Garage and paddock documentation
- Editorial assignments
- Archive licensing
Deliverables
- High-resolution edited photographs
- Rapid web and social selections
- Publication-ready features
- Curated event galleries
- Project-specific usage rights
Editor in Chief
Chloe Hedley
Reporting and writing shaped around the assignment.
Chloe Hedley is Editor in Chief and co-founder of Speed & Spirit Media. She leads the publication’s editorial work, writing race reports, profiles and long-form features. For commissioned projects, she works with James to plan the photography and written coverage around the client’s brief.
Lead Photographer
James Hedley
Documentary motorsport photography with an editorial eye.
James Hedley creates imagery centered on speed, atmosphere, visual identity and the people behind the machinery. His coverage follows the complete rhythm of a race weekend, from the garage and paddock to competition on circuit.
Contributing Photographer
John Balazs
Melbourne, Australia
Based in Melbourne, John photographs motorsport with close attention to race action, paddock life and the people behind the cars. He supports Speed & Spirit Media’s expansion into Australian trackside coverage.
Professional Inquiries
Let’s discuss the assignment.
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