2024 Induction
Corvette Enthusiast Category
Richard Prince
For more than 30 years, Richard Prince has built a career as a leading automobile photographer. Although Prince’s contacts and connections in the automotive world span the globe, he has a special relationship with Corvettes. Prince remembers driving a 1966 Corvette to his high school prom. After college, Prince and his wife started a Corvette restoration business in 1988 and the two of them would work on restoring many award-winning cars. Four years later, Prince’s editorial career began when he started writing a column for ‘Vette in 1992. As the column grew in popularity, he sold the restoration shop and began to expand his photography skills. Prince then established a partnership with Corvette Racing, planning to write a book about the team’s initial testing and first three years of competition. Once the factory program was renewed, Prince’s role transformed into the official photographer of Corvette Racing, capturing the team’s most iconic moments on the track.
In addition to his work with Corvette Racing, Prince’s photography has appeared in over 400 publications in more than 80 different countries. These publications include Car and Driver, Road & Track, Motor Trend, and Automobile. Prince serves as a tech editor for Corvette Magazine, writing several articles including a regular Q&A column. He has photographed every Corvette generation and variant from the C5 on. In 1999, he published his first book, a C3 restoration and technical guide. More recent works include Corvette 70 Years: The One and Only and Corvette Stingray: The Mid-Engine Evolution.
