How curiosity turned into a life in the automotive world
Some passions don’t begin in garages or racetracks.
Sometimes, they start on the simple walk to primary school.
For Liv, the fascination with cars appeared long before she ever held a camera in her hands. While other children memorized songs or cartoons, she memorized license plates. She learned car badges by heart, sketched them from memory and spent her pocket money on automotive magazines instead of toys.
At home, she would highlight technical specifications, compare horsepower figures and even build Excel spreadsheets filled with detailed car data — simply out of pure curiosity and excitement.
What may have seemed unusual at the time slowly became the foundation for something much bigger.
Today, Liv — known online as @withliv — is an automotive content creator based in Zurich, sharing her perspective on sports cars, classic icons and the culture surrounding them.
But her story is not about overnight success.
It’s about passion growing naturally over time.
More than just beautiful machines
Liv’s connection to cars goes far beyond aesthetics. Of course, design matters — the shape of a fender, the proportions of a silhouette, the elegance of timeless engineering. But what truly captivates her is the feeling behind it all.
The mechanical honesty of an old machine.
The smell of petrol in the air.
Cold mornings in the garage.
Oil-stained hands after working on a car for hours.
The sound of an engine echoing through mountain roads.
For her, cars are emotional objects. They tell stories about people, places and moments in time.
That emotional connection eventually led her deeper into the automotive world. She began photographing cars, attending meets, documenting events and traveling across Europe to experience the culture firsthand.
What started as curiosity became creativity.
And creativity eventually became a career.
Choosing passion over security
Like many creatives, Liv once followed a more traditional and secure professional path. But over time, the pull toward the automotive world became impossible to ignore.
The camera became more than a hobby.
The stories became more meaningful.
And the passion became stronger than fear.
Eventually, she made the decision to leave behind the security of a conventional job and dedicate herself fully to the life she truly wanted to build.
It was a leap into the unknown — but one driven entirely by authenticity.
Today, her work combines photography, storytelling and automotive culture in a way that feels honest and personal. Whether documenting modern sports cars, timeless classics or quiet moments in the garage, Liv’s perspective remains grounded in genuine enthusiasm.
The importance of staying curious
What makes Liv’s story inspiring is not only where she is today, but how it all began.
There was no master plan.
No roadmap.
No guarantee that it would ever become a profession.
Only curiosity.
And perhaps that is the most important reminder of all: passion rarely arrives fully formed. Sometimes it starts with something incredibly small — a fascination, a feeling, a simple interest that continues to grow because you choose to follow it.
Liv’s journey is proof that passion can create opportunities you never expected, as long as you stay curious enough to keep moving forward.
Because in the end, it’s rarely just about the cars.
It’s about the people, the stories, the experiences and the emotions connected to them.
And sometimes, following what genuinely excites you can change your entire life.
