Some events feel like a parade. Others feel like a family reunion. The Porsche meet in Dinslaken on May 1st, 2026, was firmly the latter, just one with more than 2,500 Porsches lining up to say hello.
What strikes you first is the sheer scale. A river of flat-six silhouettes stretching as far as the eye can see, every era and every shape represented. But what stays with you is something else entirely: the people. This was an event for enthusiasts, organised by enthusiasts, and you could feel it in every conversation.
I spent a beautiful stretch of the morning with the owner of a Porsche 944, a car that often gets overlooked in the bigger Porsche story but absolutely deserves its moment. He shared the history of his car, the reasons it matters to him, and gave me all the time and space I needed to photograph it properly. That kind of generosity is the difference between an okay shoot and a memorable one.
Later I made my way to the Speedsters, gathered together by the Speedster Registry under the
careful organisation of Jacob Achenbach. A line of open tops, each with its own personality, each with an owner happy to talk and happier still to let me get my models into position. There’s something about photographing a Speedster that feels timeless. There’s something about photographing them surrounded by people who love them that feels like a privilege.
That’s the thing about events like Dinslaken. When the gathering is built around passion rather than spectacle, the conversations are richer, the access is warmer, and the photography almost takes care of itself. Owners want you to see their cars the way they see them. They lean in, they share, they help.
What a fantastic Porsche flood. What a fantastic day.
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