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The Roller

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The Roller — Cottesloe, April 2026

I spotted The Roller parked outside the Cottesloe Hotel just as the light started doing its thing. One of those warm April evenings where everything slows—the ocean breeze, a few quiet drinks, long shadows across Marine Parade. The light isn’t always like this, which is probably why you notice it when it is.

The car sat there, calm and confident. A 1990 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit II, owned by Steve, who drives it like any other car—school runs, coastal cruises, the odd takeaway stop with the kids. That’s what I like about it. No fuss, no putting it on a pedestal.

Knowing that changes how you see it. The chrome picks up the last of the sun, the paint holds onto the warmth—it feels less like a luxury car and more like something that’s properly lived in.

I didn’t overthink the shot. When the light’s this good, you don’t need to. You just frame it up and let the camera do the rest.

These moments don’t hang around for long—but when they show up, you take them.

Framing - We don’t frame in-house however, we have great relationships with the leading framers. We will be happy to help connect you with a suitable local framer and facilitate the process for you.

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About the Photo -

The Roller — Cottesloe, April 2026

I spotted The Roller parked outside the Cottesloe Hotel just as the light started doing its thing. One of those warm April evenings where everything slows—the ocean breeze, a few quiet drinks, long shadows across Marine Parade. The light isn’t always like this, which is probably why you notice it when it is.

The car sat there, calm and confident. A 1990 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit II, owned by Steve, who drives it like any other car—school runs, coastal cruises, the odd takeaway stop with the kids. That’s what I like about it. No fuss, no putting it on a pedestal.

Knowing that changes how you see it. The chrome picks up the last of the sun, the paint holds onto the warmth—it feels less like a luxury car and more like something that’s properly lived in.

I didn’t overthink the shot. When the light’s this good, you don’t need to. You just frame it up and let the camera do the rest.

These moments don’t hang around for long—but when they show up, you take them.

Framing - We don’t frame in-house however, we have great relationships with the leading framers. We will be happy to help connect you with a suitable local framer and facilitate the process for you.

Geoffrey Drake-Brockman is best known for his innovative fusion of art, science, and technology—but beyond the studio, he has a deep love of cool, character-filled cars. For years, his 1964 Lincoln Continental cruised up and down Marine Parade in Cottesloe, quietly becoming part of my A Portrait of Cars series, even though I’d never managed to meet him—elusive as he glided past.

Sleek, imposing, and beautifully engineered, the Lincoln mirrors Geoffrey’s own sensibility: a deep appreciation for design, mechanics, and presence. After years of photographing the car, finally meeting Geoffrey in person felt like closing the loop—connecting the machine to the mind behind it, and adding another layer to the story of cars as extensions of the people who love them.

Framing - We don’t frame in-house however, we have great relationships with the leading framers. We will be happy to help connect you with a suitable local framer and facilitate the process for you.