The easiest part of covering the Dakar Rally is to take pictures, at least for us who drive. The chances of all going wrong are there all the time, and one can be sure something will go wrong: the car breaks down at the wrong time, the tire flats repeatedly, the police will not let you go even though you’re accredited, the leader is not where you hoped they would pass, the locals still stay near the track at the risk of being hit or getting in the way of the picture, among many other things. You also have to deal with the large distances between the camps, often tricky to navigate and with the few hours of sleep, because the photos need to be sent daily. But in the end, after about 5,600 miles driven in 15 days, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back, twice crossing the Andes and the Atacama desert, I’m already making plans and thinking: what about next year?
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Event participant in action during the 3rd stage of Dakar Rally 2011 between Tucuman and Jujuy on january 4th, 2011 -
Giniel de Villiers (driver) and Dirk von Zitzewitz (co-driver) in action during the VW rooll out for Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina on december 29th 2010 -
Nasser al Attiyah (driver) and Timo Gottschalk (co-driver) in action during the first stage of Dakar Rally 2011 in Rio Cuarto, Entre Rios province, Argentina on january 2nd, 2011 -
Event participant in action during the 3rd stage of Dakar Rally 2011 between Tucuman and Jujuy on january 4th, 2011 -
during Dakar Rally -
Event participant in action during the 3rd stage of Dakar Rally 2011 between Tucuman and Jujuy on january 4th, 2011 -
Nasser al Attiyah (driver) and Timo Gottschalk (co-driver) in action during the 3rd stage of Dakar Rally 2011 between Tucuman and Jujuy on january 4th, 2011 -
Marc Coma in action during the 4th stage of Dakar Rally between Jujuy (Argentina) and Calama (Chile) on january 5th, 2011 -
Eduard Nikolaev (driver), Rybakov (co-driver) and Mizyukaev (co-driver) in action during the 4th stage of Dakar Rally between Jujuy (Argentina) and Calama (Chile) on january 5th, 2011 -
Bivouac scene -
Bivouac scene -
Bivouac scene -
Bivouac scene -
Bivouac scene -
Eduard Nikolaev (driver), Rybakov (co-driver) and Mizyukaev (co-driver) in action during the 5th stage of Dakar Rally between Calama and Iquique, Chile on january 6th, 2011 -
Cyril Despres in action during the 6th stage of Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica, Chile on january 7th, 2011 -
during Dakar Rally -
during the rest day of Dakar Rally 2011 in Arica, Chile on january 8th, 2011 -
during the rest day of Dakar Rally 2011 in Arica, Chile on january 8th, 2011 -
during the rest day of Dakar Rally 2011 in Arica, Chile on january 8th, 2011 -
during the rest day of Dakar Rally 2011 in Arica, Chile on january 8th, 2011 -
Giniel de Villiers (driver) and Dirk von Zitzewitz (co-driver) in action during the 7th stage of Dakar Rally between Arica nad Antofagasta, Chile on january 9th, 2011 -
Helder Rodrigues in in action during the 7th stage of Dakar Rally between Arica nad Antofagasta, Chile on january 9th, 2011 -
during Dakar Rally -
Giniel de Villiers (driver) and Dirk von Zitzewitz (co-driver) in action during the 8th stage of Dakar Rally between Antofagasta and Copiapo, Chile on january 10th, 2011 -
during Dakar Rally -
Nasser al Attiyah (driver) and Timo Gottschalk (co-driver) in action during the 10th stage of Dakar Rally between Copiapo, Chile and Chilecito, Argentina on january 12th, 2011 -
during Dakar Rally -
during Dakar Rally -
during Dakar Rally -
during Dakar Rally -
during Dakar Rally -
Dakar Rally finish line portraits in Baradero, Argentina on january 15th, 2011 -
Dakar Rally finish line portraits in Baradero, Argentina on january 15th, 2011 -
Firdaus Kabirov portrait at the finish line of Dakar Rally in Baradero, Argentina on january 15th, 2011
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