Roger Snider began his images profession doing vogue adverts. However about 15 years in the past, he started taking pictures of decked-out big-rig vehicles — first in Japan, and later within the U.S. His work caught the eye of Nationwide Geographic, which impressed him to trace down probably the most lovely big-rigs on earth for a images challenge that’s been happening since 2005. Right here, we current a few of his best work.

This really isn’t the primary time Snider’s tractor-trailer pictures have graced the pages of Jalopnik. Again in 2014, we wrote about Chrome and Class, a 12-month picture calendar of huge rigs modeled after Peterbilt promotional supplies from the Sixties, when the truck-maker would pose fashions in formalwear subsequent to the newest business vehicles.

Snider has graciously equipped a collection of his favourite big-rig pictures for Jalopnik to current to you right here. For much more, together with improbable behind-the-scenes photos, take a look at Snider’s web site right here or observe his truck-focused Instagram, Roger_Snider_Rigs. And large rigs aren’t the one automobile Snider is fascinated by: He’s at the moment searching for topics for a brand new picture sequence on pre-2004 Toyota vehicles world wide, modified for particular strains of labor. When you’ve bought such a truck, otherwise you’re thinking about hiring Snider for a photograph challenge, contact the artist right here.

From right here on out, we’ll let Snider clarify every picture in his personal phrases.

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