Gold Coast photographer Tim Caraco dead after tragic motorcycle crash at Bilinga

A Gold Coast photographer highly regarded for his stunning images and videos of the city has died after a tragic bike crash yesterday. Tributes are pouring in for the long-time local.

A TALENTED and inspirational Gold Coast artist who snapped some of the most beautiful images of the city has tragically died in a motorcycle crash.

Photographer and videographer Tim Caraco, 29, died at the scene after his motorcycle crashed into a car at the Coolangatta Rd and Musgrave St intersection at Bilinga about 8.15am yesterday.

People who respected the gifted photographer and filmmaker started posting tributes on his Instagram page and the Bulletin’s Facebook Page on Sunday.

“Shattered! we lost one of the best dudes ... Will miss (you) mate,” Fee McFarlane posted.

His sister Courtney Christie Caraco thanked them for their tributes.

“Thank you all for your kind words, my family appreciates this,” she wrote.

Tim Caraco and Courtney Caraco at launch of Gold Coast Part II video at The Star Gold Coast. Picture: Regina King.

Most tributes were joined with a black heart and ‘RIP’ comments on the last picture he had posted.

Like almost all of his shots, the picture posted was of someone riding a motorcycle. It was something Mr Caraco had become famous for, along with his beautiful landscapes and a Gold Coast city timelapse series which featured prominently in the Gold Coast Bulletin and on its website in a joint release of the work.

Founder of 4040Creative Nic Nichols studied with “Timmo” at the Australian College of Art back in 2007 and had collaborated together for years on projects.

Tim Caraco had a passion for life and had travelled the world including much of Australia.

Their most recent work was Mr Caraco’s new 148-page book, Freedom Machines Volume 2, covering some of the best motorcycles in the world.

“Timmo was just so passionate about what he did and created a lifestyle that revolved around that,” he said.

“He was so popular and had so many different groups of people that connected with him, from his artist connections to all of his motorcycle friends.”

Tim Caraco tragically died in a motorcycle crash at Bilinga on Sunday morning.

“He was a very funny guy and just the most down to earth, brutally honest and brutally loyal man,” Mr Nichols said.

Mr Caraco was the man behind the ‘Gold Coast Part 1’ timelapse which went viral in 2014, racking up millions of views and showing the city from a completely different perspective.

He partnered with the Gold Coast Bulletin to produce ‘Part 2’ last year, taking his cinematography to the next level using hyperlapse, slow motion and drone footage of the city’s most incredible locations.

Tanya Westthorp and Tim Caraco at launch of Gold Coast Part II video at The Garden in The Star Broadbeach. Picture: Regina King

“Tim was one of the most talented artists I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with, but more than that, he was a genuinely nice guy,” former Gold Coast Bulletin digital editor Tanya Westthorp, who now leads the Courier Mail digital team, said last night.

“His passion was infectious, he cared deeply about the quality of his work and no request was ever too much for him.

“I envied his jetsetting, I’d often text him and he’d reply instantly saying he was in some exotic worldly location but he’d be back home soon.

“The world is truly poorer without him.”