Kym Illman - What Life in Formula 1 is really like.

Kym has now shot over 130 races for F1, across the globe. But he hasn't been doing it for his whole life, in fact he is relatively new to the world of F1. So what made him one of the best and most well known photographers in Formula 1, and what does it take to stay at the top of motorsport. Follow Kym: https://www.tiktok.com/@kymillmanf1?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/kymillman/ https://www.youtube.com/@UCZqNme_MY-jl_1ziSr2VMjA https://www.kymillman.com Follow Olly: https://www.instagram.com/olly.303/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ollyfawcett303?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-fawcett-668566177/ 00:00 Kym Illman Introduction 02:50 Ambition Instilled from a Young Age 04:15 Opportunities When Moving to Perth 07:15 Becoming the King of Ambush Marketing 08:20 Challenges with an Employee Member 10:49 Company Working Better Without Him 11:32 Nearly Dead from a Car Rally 13:10 Discovering His Passion for Photography in Africa 15:00 Getting His First F1 Gig 20:30 The Difficulty in Getting the Shot 25:25 Celebrities Everywhere in the Paddock 29:15 Techniques for Getting 'the Shot' 34:00 Celebrities in the F1 Paddock 40:16 Lance Baron's Photography Influence 41:03 The Most Challenging F1 Races to Date 44:40 Learning from Photography Mistakes 47:20 What It Takes to Be an F1 Photographer