Velo Dulce

Karen M Edwards on Gods, Rockstars & the Cobbles

Lisa R Steingold Season 1 Episode 8

IMAGINE taking professional photographs while sitting at the back of a motorbike?

Karen M Edwards, hailing from Cork, Ireland is a cycling photographer. She’s released a number of books including “Chasing Races”, “Gods, Rockstars & the Cobbles” in 2017 and is about to release her next book “Chasing Rainbows and Rockstars”.

She’s worked with the Top brands in cycling including Bora and the release of their book “Boys and Bikes” and shot at events including Volta a Catalunya, Criterium Dauphine, Tour de France and Vuelta Espana.

Karen (who has the loveliest of accents by the way) and I spoke

  • What it means to be a professional cycling photographer
  • Divorce and the big comeback
  • How she got the shot of Julian Alaphilippe
  • Music, family and cycling in Ireland

Check out her INCREDIBLE picture of Peter Sagan! And do yourself a favour and check her out on Insta!

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