PRO ANNUAL 2018

Bacheta was from the area that the paper covered. I also knew that he was racing at Brands in the then Formula 2 Championship, so I got my chance.” Fast forward five years and Andrew Soul can today be found working with some of the leading British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) teams. So what sort of pressure does a race team photographer find himself under? “I always feel pressure when I’m working trackside, no matter who I’m working for, because generally I’ve been asked to work for people as they’ve said that I’m ‘different’ to others and that they like my creative side. So I always want to make sure that I get some creative snaps in amongst the more standard PR type stuff that everyone requires. I always put pressure on myself to get the best that I can.” Being so embedded in the teams must be a huge help to a sports photographer such as Soul, allowing him to get close and personal with both drivers and team owners. So who have been his favourites to work with? “I’m going to get into trouble with this one, aren’t I?” asked Soul. “I have been lucky to work with a fair few great drivers, some with great “Team BKR in BTCC was probably my favourite all-round garage to work in. There was rarely a dull moment in there, for good or bad reasons, but ultimately through some dramas, it was a place filled with laughter most of the time” PRO ANNUAL 2018 85