Concorso

A tribute to elegance: Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

An unusual photo series about the most extravagant classic car race in the world. A book about men, dreams, money, style and passion. Henrik Jauert was 19 years old when he first heard about the Concorso d’Eleganza villa d’Este. “I was a beginner photographer, but extremely fascinated by classic Italian vehicles,” remembers the photographer.

Almost 20 years later he took part in the Concorso d’Eleganza villa d’Este as a photographer for the first time. At this point, Henrik Jauert had long been an established car photographer and had produced numerous campaigns for international car brands. We have now published the illustrated book* that presents Henrik Jauert's impressions of the Concorso d'Eleganza villa d'Este, one of the most important beauty competitions for classic automobiles that takes place every spring in northern Italy. The pictures were taken between 2005 and 2011. His atmospherically dense pictures differ significantly from the usual shots, which are primarily intended to satisfy car lovers. Jauert takes a by no means uncritical look at the exclusive and elegant world of the high-class vintage car scene.