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At racing events, there's usually a separate fenced off area between the spectator accessible areas and the track limits, as well as a few small elevated grandstands. These areas are for photographers, paying a heavy premium to get access to a few specifically located fence cutouts and elevated areas that all the other photographers paying this premium get.
The last race I went to, Long Beach GP, entry was around $60, and the photo pass entry was $290. There's hundreds of these photographers, and they're all walking around with a huge amount of gear.
My question is who the fuck are these people? I'm guessing there's a few amateurs in the mix, and I'm guessing the different racing series each have a few photographers, the track probably has it's own photographers, teams probably have a photographer every now and then, but it seems like there's a lot of photographers out there that I haven't accounted for. Are there a lot more hobbyists than I expect doing this?
