Hi my name is Gregg Obst. I work as a corporate I.T. Software Developer by day and Racing Photographer by night.
If you are looking to contact me about photos for any reason, please email at gregg.obst@gmail.com and I will get right back to you. Please note, I do not and cannot sell you photos. Nearly all the tracks I shoot at have a track photographer who has exclusive rights to all photo sales on photos taken at their track and I honor that agreement between them and the track/promoter(s).
I am located in Pennsylvania and cover most of the major tracks in Central PA with an emphasis on Williams Grove Speedway on Fridays and Lincoln Speedway on Saturdays but I also shoot in all the surrounding states as well as my specialty which is wingless Sprints and Midgets in the mid-west. It’s not uncommon to see me out at Gas City Indiana or Sun Prairie Wisconsin covering the USAC racing action.
I shoot for several publications, primarily Area Auto Racing News and my photos have been used in advertisements in Sprint Car & Midget Magazine, Flat Out Magazine and The Performance Racing Industry Show Guide among others.
I used to run a web site devoted to Micro Sprint racing called MicroSprintNews.com and after eight years felt the need for greater challenges. In 2006 I closed that web site and devoted my time to covering the full size Sprints along with Midgets and USAC open wheel divisions in the Mid-West. The rest, as they say, is history.
I use Nikon digital gear for all my photos. I primarily use a Nikon D300 digital SLR body and various Nikon lenses for most of my shots. I get artificial sun for my night shots courtesy of a Norman 400B flash system. I also have a Nikon D200 body as a backup in my tool chest. With each photo shoot I look to improve on my techniques and bring home some great shots for the paper and for posting online. Check back frequently to see links to the latest photo galleries and maybe some news from around the tracks !
