Chris Wallbank

Model 997.1 Carrera S Year 2005

Acquired November 2012 So the good news this month is I’m typing this piece with two hands! The cast finally came off just a few days ago and I’m back in action. It’s been an interesting month to say the least living with the use of only one arm, for example I’ve learnt that I can still shoot Porsche professionally with just one hand!

Total 911 magazine journalist Neill Watson called me one Monday morning to ask if I could come and shoot a lovely orange 911E up at Malton Specialist Cars on the Thursday of that same week, and I didn’t want to miss out on shooting such a lovely car in the stunning green North Yorkshire Moors backdrop. So I cautiously accepted the challenge, knowing that most of the shoot would have to be done on a tripod with a little assistance from Neill instead of my usual preferred freehand style of shooting. The only real tricky part would be capturing the action shots of Neill driving spiritedly up and down the twisty B roads.

Thankfully, the shoot went surprisingly well, and I somehow even managed to use my cast as a rest to capture the action panning shots. You can see the full feature in this very issue of Total 911 magazine. Big thanks to Neill Watson for his much-needed assistance on this shoot.

Unfortunately, although my cast is now off my 997 Carrera 2S Cabriolet hasn’t come out of hiding just yet, as my hand still has nowhere near enough strength to change gear (it’s a manual model), although I’m assured by the doctors that it will be strong enough in time for the planned run around North Yorkshire with my fellow Living The Legend chaps (more on this in an upcoming issue). Luckily, my daily photography wagon is an auto!