Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breath-taking locations across the world.

The old gods, whose job it is to look after the weather on location shoots, have been very generous this last few months. From a breathtaking early dawn across the Pennines for the gorgeous new Mercedes G63, to an amazing sunset for the new Mercedes-AMG CLS 53, Justin has been out and about with some special cars.

He was back in Scotland with the wonderful Renault Alpine A110 and at the factory birth place of the G Wagen as well as in its natural habitat on Austria’s Schöckl mountain. Back at home, there was a memorable date with the latest Mercedes C Class Coupe/Salon/Cabriolet/Estate.

He shot the Rolls Royce Bespoke and ended the summer with a trio of colourful Smart cars in the Stuttgart studio - more of that to come.

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Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breath-taking locations across the world.

A busy few months have seen some really exciting work, kicking off with an awfully big adventure into the Arctic Circle with an amazing classic car (story soon to feature in Octane), and then hitting the road with the Mercedes-AMG S 63s Coupe and Mercedes-AMG GLC 63s. "It was a privilege to spend some quality time in the company of the classic 1952 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn and the homage Bespoke “1952" Dawn."

From Silver Dawns to super-moons with the Mercedes CLS, and finishing up with a fast-paced shoot with the Porsche GT3 RS family on the Isle of Man. "With all that dashing around in the open air, it was good to get into the studio to pay some attention to the seriously sleek Mercedes AMG GT4 63s, in a pre-Geneva rendez-vous that featured in Top Gear, Car and Evo magazines."

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Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breath-taking locations across the world.

It’s been a busy few months with Porsche and Mercedes. For Porsche there was the exciting debut of the new Cayenne plus a short film due out in November 2017. For Mercedes the shoots came in many flavours - the colourful G63 in Wales and the sleek black special edition G Wagen in the studio and on location in Scotland.

Next - the first public outing for AMG’s Project One in a secret location en route to Frankfurt and then the mighty E63 S Estate. The summer fun continued with the E400 Cabriolet and an exciting few days with the new E-Class All-Terrain.

Other recent clients included Rolls Royce and editorial and covers for Octane, Evo and Car.

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Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breathtaking locations across the world.

"Recent shoots include a unique special commission Rolls Royce Mayfair, a lovely time at the seaside camping out with the Mercedes Marco Polo, taking to the air for the Mazda MX5, on the road with the prototype Porsche GT2RS, back to the Highlands with the new Land Rover Discovery and the one millionth Porsche 911, into the future with Mercedes in the concept F015 self-driving electric, the Leccie Smart 4 Door and the Renault Zoë e-sport concept electric car."

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Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films the most beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breath-taking locations across the world.

Highlights so far this year - the Kazem Rolls Royce Wraith and the last Phantom 7 off the production line; for Mercedes the new E63 S and E-Class Coupé; for Nissan the mighty GT-R NISMO and for Renault the new Alpine A110. He also filmed the Porsche 911 GTS road trip - London to Zuffenhausen in 24 hours.

Other clients include Audi, Skoda, Ford, Hyundai and Maserati, and editorial and covers for EVO, Octane, FT and Sunday Times Magazines and Car.

When not shooting cars Justin pursues his evocative personal project exploring 'Borderlands' around the world - new expeditions coming in the summer.

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Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films the most beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breathtaking locations across the world.

Recent highlights include trekking in Bhutan for Skoda Yeti on the trail of its legendary namesake, and a wild off-road Scottish coast to coast adventure for Mercedes; retracing the original launch route for Range Rover and contrasting the old with the new in Cornwall for the cover of Octane Magazine. Justin also produced stunning shots of the exclusive new Bespoke Special Edition OPUS range for Rolls Royce, in the studio and on location in the magnificent Birmingham Symphony Hall.

Other recent clients include Audi, Land Rover and Ford and editorial and covers for FT, Sunday Times Magazines and Car.

Follow his adventures on Instagram, twitter, and Facebook.

Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films the most beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breathtaking locations across the world.

This summer saw a new studio and location project for Rolls Royce - all to be revealed in the autumn - as well as exciting work for Land Rover, Mercedes and Bentley.

A globe-trotting year for Justin in Spain, Italy and China will be rounded off with stunning shoots in Scotland and the Himalayas.  Other recent clients include Audi, Skoda, Ford, Hyundai and Maserati, and editorial and covers for Octane, FT and Sunday Times Magazines and Car.

All this jet-setting hasn’t prevented Justin from pursuing his personal project exploring evocative Borderlands around the world - more on that in the next few months.

Follow his adventures on Instagram, twitter, and Facebook.

Justin Leighton is a UK-based photographer with a background in photojournalism and a passion for all things automotive. He shoots and films some of the world’s rarest and most beautiful cars for a wealth of prestigious clients in breathtaking locations across the globe.

Recent months have seen Justin shooting ‘Vision Next 100’ the BMW 100th anniversary concept car at its launch in Munich, and the new range for Mercedes including the S-Class Cabriolet, SLC and G-Wagon on location in the UK.

Justin also photographed the new Gordon Murray designed concept car with Shell, and last month filmed 15 cars including the new Bentayga on location in Italy for Bentley. Watch out for the release of ‘La Dolce Vita!’ in the next few weeks.  

Other recent clients include Audi, Ford, Hyundai, Maserati, Rolls Royce and editorial for FT Magazine and Intersection.

You can follow his adventures on Instagram, twitter and Facebook.

Beginning his award-winning journey over 25 years ago, Justin Leighton's creative eye and intrepid spirit have driven a successful and varied career. A former Nikon Press Photographer of the Year, these days he is best known for photographing the world's most beautiful cars in breathtaking locations across the globe.

In every shoot he focuses on the narrative behind the machine, applying his skills as both an image maker and story teller to the automotive world. Cars are never just beautiful objects but the expression of an authentic story.

Clients include Audi, BBC, BP, Car, Condé Nast Traveller, Crisis, Evo, Ferrari Magazine, Ford, Hyundai, Infiniti, Intersection, Jaguar, KTM, Lloyds TSB, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Newsweek, NHS, Nissan, NME, Octane, Rolls Royce, SABMiller, Seat, Skoda, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times Magazine, The Economist, Time Magazine, Times Magazine, Top Gear, Toyota and many more.