
The Riders
Description
Motorcyclists feel a kinship with fellow riders that is not easily explained but runs deeper than choices like bike brand or riding focus. You see it sometimes with a wave of the hand from one lane to the next, with an appreciative nod at a stoplight, or in a U-turn to check on a rider stranded on the roadside.
Motorcyclists make a conscious decision to ride an inherently dangerous device, a machine open to the elements and vagaries of nature. A motorcycle demands a level of attention far greater than a car and consequences for inattention are much graver. On the flip side, riding a motorcycle offers an unmatched sense of freedom, adventure, and involvement.
Von Wartenberg, a long-time rider himself, has traveled the world on a variety of assignments, some motorcycle related and others not. But wherever he was on the planet, he always found a way to connect with fellow riders and document their culture and machines. Over the course of his travels he has photographed riders in more than 30 countries including Bolivia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, France, Mongolia, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Iceland, Peru, Spain, the United States, England, and Thailand to name a few.
What emerges on the pages of The Riders is the amazing breadth of the motorcycling world, from outlaw clubs to adventurers to racers to boulevard cruisers to those for whom a motorcycle is the only form of transportation as well a means to make a living.
The Riders is a book sure to be enjoyed by anyone who embraces the two-wheeled world.
Product Details
Publisher | Motorbooks International |
Publish Date | April 27, 2021 |
Pages | 192 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780760369753 |
Dimensions | 11.2 X 9.6 X 0.9 inches | 2.8 pounds |
About the Author
Henry von Wartenberg is a freelance photographer and writer whose work has been featured in many books and magazines. He is the photographer for Motorbooks' Art of BMW. Von Wartenberg has worked for many companies and publishers in Argentina and elsewhere, including Editorial Atlántida, The Mail on Sunday, and NationalGeographic Adventure magazine. Through his publishing company, Tripleve Editores, he has published several books of his photography including Motos Clásicas en Argentina, Charles Darwin at Southern South, Red Deer, and Alaska-Tierra del Fuego. Henry's photographs and his series of fine art collages are in many private collections. In April 2021 Henry will cycle across the United States to produce a new book. He lives in Tigre, Argentina, with his wife and two daughters.
Andy Goldfine is the founder and leader of Aerostich, a pioneer in armored textile rider gear since 1982. He also organizes the annual worldwide "Ride to Work Day" advocacy program which he helped inspire in 1991. Goldfine served on the board of directors of the American Motorcyclist Association from 2005 to 2011. In 1995 he rode across frozen Lake Superior, and in 1996 he motorcycled 17,000 miles from Minnesota to Mongolia, crossing Siberia and returning via China and Japan. In 2006 he was a presenter at the NTSB forum on Motorcycle Safety. Motorcycling has long been, and continues to be, the most important part of his professional life.Reviews
--RIDE-CT/RIDE-New England
"In The Riders, von Wartenberg brings together some of his best work in a remarkable collaboration with some of motojournalism's best voices. The result is not to be missed."
--UltimateMotorcycling.com
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