Kym Illman

An accredited F1 photographer who’s passionate about the human side of the sport. He takes a different approach to covering F1, focusing more on the people than the racing. Covering the goings-on behind the scenes with F1 drivers, team members, wives, girlfriends and fans. He started Messages On Hold in 1988 and in 2015 created Canity, an online customer service training platform for businesses.

Together with his wife, Tonya, he has also released the book Africa On Safari; a German-language edition was later published by National Geographic. When he is home, he spends weekends in Lancelin, a sleepy Western Australian coastal town.