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During the years researching and creating the Volvo Photo Locations pages, I got to know a lot a excellent automotive photographers who have worked for Volvo Cars, creating the great images as we know in advertisements, brochures and online social media. Here is a list with some of the best automotive photographers who worked for […]

Overview of the evolution of Williams Grand Prix race cars in the Formula One; from their beginning in 1974 with the Williams Ford FW01 and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Gijs van Lennep, Arturo Merzario, Tom Belso, Ian Scheckter and Francois Migault as their drivers untill the current 2015 season with the Williams Martini Racing Mercedes FW37 and […]

Overview of the evolution of Ferrari race cars in the Formula One; from their beginning in 1950 with the Ferrari 125 and Alberto Ascari, Raymond Sommer, Luigi Villoresi and Peter Whitehead as their drivers untill the current 2015 season with the Ferrari F15T and Sebastian Vettel & Kimi Räikkönen. Click image to enlarge or visit […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 154 Calistoga Ranch was a luxury Napa resort tucked into a private canyon in the Upper Napa Valley, just outside the historic town of Calistoga. It can be found at 580 Lommel Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515, USA. This private Calistoga vineyard retreat was an Auberge Resort located in a secluded […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 154 Bergsbrunna is a neighborhood in Uppsala, the area belongs to Southeastern city, located 7 km from the center of Uppsala. Bergsbrunna included in the urban area Sävja. Railway Uppsala and Stockholm pass through Bergsbrunna. Until the 1970s, the trains stop at Bergsbrunna railway station, this station is now closed. Bergsbrunna […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 153 Packhusplatsen is a square in the district Nordstaden at the South River Bank of the river Göta in Göteborg. At the riverbank you’ll find Casino Cosmopol. Until 1925, Posthuset (Postal house) was located at the square and the first Sahlgrenska Hospital was where the at Sillgatan (now Postgatan). The hospital […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 152 Guldhedens vattentorn (watertower) is a watertower in Södra Guldheden in Göteborg, with the adress Doktor Sven Johanssons backe 1. The watertower consists of a cylindrical reservoir that is supported by a central column and 20 columns with arches all around. In addition, there are 10 inner pillars to support. The […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 151 Guldhedstorget is a town square in the northern Guldheden in Göteborg. It got its name in 1945 after its central location within the northern Guldheden, which was then under construction as part of the exhibition Bo Bättre (Better Living). The entrance to the exhibition was positioned exactly where Reutersgatan meets […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 150 Stockholm Waterfront, also known as Klara Hotell och Konferens is a building for offices, conferences and hotels. The building is located at Klarabergsviadukten in central Stockholm, at the place where Klara postterminal previously stood, overlooking Riddarfjärden. The complex is built for three functions, called Waterfront Building (offices), Radisson Blu Stockholm […]

This wonderfull artwork from the swedish west coast is by Thomas Olsson, an illustrator from Göteborg whom earlier has worked as a teacher at the Berghs School of Communication but has been a specialist in the creation of retro images from the 40 and 50s. I love these images!! These images can be ordered at […]