Books
For over 65 years, Dave Friedman has been a world-renowned and award-winning still photographer known for his pictures of celebrities, cinema, classical ballet and car racing.
“Through My Eyes” is a 364 page book which highlights Dave’s fantastic 35mm photos of car racing during California’s golden racing years, from 1958 to 1965.
658 of his photos are featured in this book along with insightful details of the cars, drivers, teams and events from this era.
Photos and recollections of all the famous drivers are in this book, names like: Bob Bondurant, Jack Brabham, AJ Foyt, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, Graham and Phil Hill, Dave MacDonald, Stirling Moss, Roger Penske,, the Rodriguez brothers, Carroll Shelby and John Surtees.
Many other drivers came to California to compete during this exciting time and they are also included.
Along with photos and captions of these famous drivers and their cars are images of pit crews, fans, racetrack scenery, and humorous/historic incidents that occurred at these events.
Some of the images in this book are iconic and have been seen before; however, most of these images, both B+W and color, have never been seen before.
Dave’s photographs and memories featured in this book bring a tremendous historical value to the early years of this wonderful sport of car racing.