Purple Magazine
— Purple 76 Index issue #29 S/S 2018

Mcdean craig

from car repair to fashion engineering photography by CRAIG MCDEAN interview by JOSHUA GLASS style VANESSA REID FREJA BEHA ERICHSEN, model JOSHUA GLASS — Your background is actually in mechanics. Your first book, I Love Fast Cars, was about muscle cars. Before you even got into photography, you were an auto repairman. Where does this interest in vehicles come from? CRAIG MCDEAN — I was racing motorbikes from an early age, and naturally you had to constantly repair and rebuild them. My father worked for Rolls-Royce, so he was always a mentor and tutor to me. My lifelong love for cars and engines has evolved into an obsession with the beauty of their design. I’m currently less into muscle cars and more into vintage Italian vehicles. JOSHUA GLASS — What is your favorite car? CRAIG MCDEAN — When I first moved to America, it was the Camaro Z28, it just seemed like…

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