George Francis, a veteran Indian motorsport photographer, passed away at fifty-seven in Chennai following a short illness.
Francis included motorsport inside the use since the early 80s, having first attended a motorsport occasion at Sholavaram in 1984. He quickly abandoned his plans of becoming a clergyman and took to images full-time. He founded Scorp News that same year and became a permanent fixture at motorsport events – races and rallies – around the USA. George’s most important task was the MRF Challenge at the MMRT in Chennai in 12 months.
George’s snapshots have been carried in every essential publication in India, and he could prevent at nothing to get a good shot. Back in the days when event organizers did not arrange transport for photographers, he would journey in any manner, often hitchhiking and strolling for miles, to get to an appropriate vantage factor from which to shoot. When there were not too many photographers at racetracks, George was capable of reporting on the duration of Indian motorsport very accurately. And, over the path of a career that spanned over three years, he had accumulated special archives that might be a treasure trove – full of pics of the United States of america’s top racers and rally drivers.
Not only did George become passionate about motorsport and motorsport pictures, but he also quickly skipped on that ardor. Cub journalists at racetracks could constantly expect his recommendation and help, which he doled out cheerfully. He never hesitated to make an introduction and assist younger journalists in securing an interview that they had been hoping to get but failed to realize how to go approximately acquiring. He also inducted numerous photographers into his organization, regularly looking for individuals from different walks of existence who needed employment, remodeling them into great photographers.
OVERDRIVE’s Consulting Editor, Bob Rupani, says of George, “If you went to any rally or race in India from the mid-80s to the mid-90s, George was there. Clicking away amid all the action simultaneously as thankfully sharing fun or a drink later in the nighttime. He rarely ignored an event in this period and got some brilliant pics, which he changed into ever-inclined to proportion with all publications. George was effortlessly India’s most prolific motorsport photographer. May he relax in peace and usually have that camera on hand.”
