Fast cars can be photographed in spectacular ways. Things get more interesting when performance is joined by personality. For Porsche, photographer Anke Luckmann teamed up with Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein – and the Porsche Macan GTS.

Steep mountain roads, fast corners and a protagonist who knows a thing or two about speed: the production combines classic automotive expertise with a relaxed celebrity moment. Anke Luckmann finds just the right balance between controlled staging and authenticity – the Macan GTS remains the hero without reducing the person beside it to a mere prop.

Pascal Wehrlein has been among the international elite of motorsport for years and has close ties to Porsche. “We met Formula E World Champion Pascal Wehrlein, who had the chance to really put the car through its paces. It was already my third shoot with him. Great person.”

It is precisely this combination of automotive, lifestyle and people that is one of Anke Luckmann’s strengths. Her images thrive on... more