Jack Reitz

Photographer at Reitz Motorsports Photography

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@BrndnBmnPhotos @Snappybee55 I blame you for all the weather.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Earthset.

The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

[Erik Kuna 🚀 @erikkuna]

This is the shot you can’t get from the press site. This camera was sitting a few football fields from the SLS rocket at Pad 39B for days before launch, baking in the Florida sun, surviving rain, humidity, and whatever else the Cape threw at it. No photographer behind the viewfinder. Just a camera, a sound trigger, and a bet.

The way pad remotes work: you set your camera up days in advance, dial in your composition, lock everything down, and walk away. You don’t touch it again until after the launch. The shutter fires on sound activation
with a @MiopsTrigger smart+ trigger. With SLS, the four RS-25 engines ignite six seconds before the solid rocket boosters, so the camera is already firing before the vehicle even leaves the pad. You get home, pull the card, and find out if you nailed it or if a bird landed on your lens two days ago and left your a present and you got 400 photos of soemthing crappy.

There’s no formula for protecting your gear this close. Some photographers build wooden boxes with doors that pop open. Some use plastic bags and tape. Some do plastic or metal barn door rigs on hinges. I tend to leave mine open just in plastic rain covers because boxes limit my composition and setup time, but that means your cameras are more exposed to the elements and whatever energy and debris comes off the pad. You’re basically gambling a camera body every time you set one.

That’s what I love about this genre. There’s no playbook. You make it up as you go. Every time is an adventure.

📸 credit: me for @SuperclusterHQ - Artemis II pad remote | ~1,000 ft from Pad 39B | Kennedy Space Center

[FloRacing @FloRacing]

☝️ For the third time in four nights at @gisdirt, @RThornton20rt goes fastest in @lucasdirt Qualifying!

#LucasDirt #WinterNationals

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@aaronpellowski @ScottieMc33 Actually was done pretty quick all things considered. Right around 10:30 when the last feature finished I think?

[Alex Bowman Racing @ABR_teams]

High-point man going into qualifiers.

@CJ_Leary_ | @allyracing

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@BigContact77 OH DINGLE

[Chet Christner @ChetChristner]

No, it's not AI and yes, @TThorsonRacing rolled into the @cbnationals as promised.
😍

[𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 @Walkapedia_]

LAST CHANCE QUALS FOREVER >>>>

[Steven Blakesley @StevenBlakesley]

The amount of AI in racing graphic design is becoming alarming. Comprable entertainment options like Minor League Baseball have not done this and will prevail as the authentic article in your communities. If we want racing to prosper, we need authentic design and style!

[Fully Delusional App State Fan @AppFanatic04]

Greg Bifle did more for western NC than any government agency following Hurricane Helene.

[Nick Hoffman @Nick_Hoffman2]

With the release of the new UMP modified rules today I was able to edit my twitter bio. I may not race mods much anymore but I love this shit and still work to make them better every day!

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@BigContact77 Agreed.

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@USACNation @JustinGrant40 @AMSOILINC @TriCity11 @HonestAbeRoof @kevinthomasjr @TOPPMotorsports @NosEnergyDrink @FloRacing 6 cars under the track record is wild!!! Love to see it

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@BoziTatarevic I’ve always loved race cars with skew in them. Air is the only thing in racing that’s free, use it as much as you can 🤟

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@GoJackslash @kokomospeedway @Apple 🤟🤟🤟🤟

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@wayfastwhitey26 @MikeLinder312 And then he won the damn thing. I’m not a JG fan, but god damn that was badass.

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@bryanhulbert be careful! Just heard a light saber in the booth!!!

[Jack Reitz @JackReitz5]

@NickTheRacer11 @USACNation @WilliamsGrove @AMSOILINC @NosEnergyDrink @FloRacing @WWTRaceway It’s crazy. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a series have that bad of luck. Like rain is one thing. But the lights going out at two different race tracks, on just about opposite sides of the country? Unreal.