Summer 2024

After a stint on the Mini Tour, Bushnell pivoted to a career in local law enforcement which lasted over two decades. Cars and cameras remained a passion for him. His friendship with the McCalls provided the encouragement he needed. “My dad was a photography enthusiast, so growing up, we had a photo lab at the house, and I enjoyed darkroom photography. I got away from it when I got involved in skiing, golf, motorcycles and dirt bikes,” Bushnell says.“I met Gordon [McCall] in the ’90s. Around 2007, I purchased a digital Nikon SLR and started hav- ing fun shooting again. I was showing Gordon some of the stuff I had done, and he invited me to photograph McCall’s and he liked what I did and started having me come out every year.” At the time, Bushnell, along with a friend, built 138 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R 2 0 2 4 1930 Bentley Speed Six Tourer