Car Culture was founded in 1981 and is dedicated to visualizing the world through the automobile.

 

Encyclopedic in scope, the Car Culture collection spans the entire history of the automobile. From the 1884 De Dion-Bouton of France, to the shark-finned Cadillacs of the 1950s, to the most recent concept cars from Asia, Europe and America, Car Culture has the image you require. 

 More than a pictorial catalogue, however, Car Culture takes an interpretive and often nostalgic look at the automobile. By placing classic cars such as Duesenbergs or Bugattis in locations as diverse as neon-drenched Route 66, bamboo-lined country roads of Japan, or the Paris of Auguste Renoir, Car Culture’s images broaden the emotional impact and meaning of the automobile. Cars in motion, extreme close ups, and bold, dramatic lighting all serve to transform the classic and modern-classic automobile into a symbol of luxury, romance, excitement, and freedom.

 Integrating photographic resources from around the world, Car Culture’s extensively key-worded and captioned images are readily available. International clients such as Newsweek, Figaro, Microsoft, Disney, Vogue, Elle, GQ, The Guardian, American Heritage, and The Wall Street Journal have discovered through Car Culture the universal impact and resonance of the automobile.

 

With computers, software and cars merging into totally integrated devices, the impact of the automobile will continue to grow. And as the rest of the world grows richer and embraces its own car culture, Car Culture will be there, capturing the emotional and interpretive essence of the automobile.