45 Years – Mercedes Benz G-Class 2024 Calendar

Mercedes-Benz commissioned me to capture images for the official 2024 G-Class calendar — 11 vehicles spanning the legendary G-Class’s 45-year history, across Andalusia, Spain.

Rather than capturing the G-Class in a familiar landscape, I wanted to introduce the concept of the “unexplored planet” by photographing the vehicle at night in remote, unearthly environments and using my drone-lighting technique to create images unlike any seen before.

Each is a carefully planned composition of subject, environment and light that took many hours of scouting, testing and photographing into the early hours to tell a whole story in a single frame.

Nights in the Andalusian wilderness, a brilliant team, and 45 years of history to do justice to.

Exactly the kind of challenge worth losing sleep over.

A silver SUV on rocky terrain at night, captured by a photographer, with dramatic clouds and streaks of light creating a futuristic nighttime landscape photography scene.
A black SUV is parked on a glossy surface with a pink-lit background and a sky full of star trails, evoking a futuristic scene reminiscent of drone light art.
A blue SUV parked by reflective water at sunset, with drone light art creating dynamic trails in the sky and mountains in the background.
A blue SUV with a tan roof parked on a mountain road at night under a starry sky, perfect for nighttime landscape photography.
A neon green SUV on a rocky terrain at night, surrounded by futuristic streaks created with drone light painting, with mountains rising in the background.
A green SUV with headlights on drives by a rocky cliff at night, with a lone tree above the rocks—capturing the essence of nighttime landscape photography.
Two SUVs, one blue and one red, parked on rocky terrain beside a jagged mountain under a clear sky, as a photographer prepares to capture the dramatic landscape.
A red off-road SUV drives on a dusty trail through rocky hills at dusk under a twilight sky, illuminated by futuristic drone light art swirling above.
A Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle drives on a dirt mountain trail at night, its headlights illuminating the path like a scene from nighttime landscape photography.
A red SUV parked on the edge of a rocky cliff under a starry night sky, with mountains in the background, looks like a scene captured by a visionary photographer with a futuristic eye for dramatic landscapes.
A green SUV drives up a rocky hill at night under a starry sky and the Milky Way, illuminated by futuristic drone light painting.

Behind The Scenes

A photographer in silhouette stands before a red-lit car and another figure, surrounded by mist and dramatic lighting, hinting at drone light painting artistry.
A photographer in a hat stands alone, facing a minimalist, curved wall under a soft, cloudy sky, capturing the scene’s quiet, futuristic atmosphere.
A futuristic photographer in a hat crouches beside a camera on a tripod, capturing drone light painting with majestic mountains in the background.
Two people stand near a blue SUV parked in shallow water, with mountains in the background, creating a futuristic scene reminiscent of nighttime landscape photography.
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A silver SUV on rocky terrain at night, captured by a photographer, with dramatic clouds and streaks of light creating a futuristic nighttime landscape photography scene.
A black SUV is parked on a glossy surface with a pink-lit background and a sky full of star trails, evoking a futuristic scene reminiscent of drone light art.
A blue SUV parked by reflective water at sunset, with drone light art creating dynamic trails in the sky and mountains in the background.
A blue SUV with a tan roof parked on a mountain road at night under a starry sky, perfect for nighttime landscape photography.
A neon green SUV on a rocky terrain at night, surrounded by futuristic streaks created with drone light painting, with mountains rising in the background.
A green SUV with headlights on drives by a rocky cliff at night, with a lone tree above the rocks—capturing the essence of nighttime landscape photography.
Two SUVs, one blue and one red, parked on rocky terrain beside a jagged mountain under a clear sky, as a photographer prepares to capture the dramatic landscape.
A red off-road SUV drives on a dusty trail through rocky hills at dusk under a twilight sky, illuminated by futuristic drone light art swirling above.
A Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle drives on a dirt mountain trail at night, its headlights illuminating the path like a scene from nighttime landscape photography.
A red SUV parked on the edge of a rocky cliff under a starry night sky, with mountains in the background, looks like a scene captured by a visionary photographer with a futuristic eye for dramatic landscapes.
A green SUV drives up a rocky hill at night under a starry sky and the Milky Way, illuminated by futuristic drone light painting.