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Known for his integrity and talented vision, Randy Wells has the good fortune to photograph, film, and write about cars and transportation for the best manufacturers, advertising agencies, collectors, auction houses, and magazines full-time. His work has appeared more than 20,000 times worldwide, including magazines like National Geographic. All his work is personally handcrafted. See the link above for 65 galleries featuring thousands of stock images available for prints and licensing.

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AVOIDING THE CROWDS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

The best way to do this is to avoid traveling during memorial day weekend altogether. I would say the same for most of the summer. However, we don’t all have that much flexibility in when we can get away.

There are a couple of spots I’ve found recently that are relatively free of tourists. That excludes all the National Parks BTW. That time in space is long gone. Yet, if you get up super early and get off the beaten trail (code for off-road), there are locations with incredible photography with no one around. Here’s one: Alabama Hills, CA.

BILL EVANS TRIO – MOONBEAMS – LP MUSIC REVIEW

Everybody Digs Bill Evans was a popular jazz album title in the late ’50s and 60s. I certainly would’ve dug it too, if my parents were listening to jazz back then. Today, Bill Evans is without a doubt my favorite jazz pianist, and has been for the last three decades. I just reviewed a poignant vinyl reissue by Craft Recordings of a 1962 record of his called Moon Beams. See links below for the full text and videos.

I was so inspired that I wrote the following:

“When I first discovered the music of Bill Evans had a sensitive approach and artistic sensibility that spoke to me. Later I learned that he was a gifted perfectionists, yet humble and aware of the importance of the music he was creating. He embraced his connection with the instrument and nurtured it with endless practice to the exclusion of pretty much everything else. In the process, he created art that overcame (some say destroyed) his mortal self. I suppose, whatever the genre, there will always be a need for contemplative and meditative music for healing the soul. Creation and destruction can make for strange bedfellows in the heart of the sensitive artist. Perhaps, by bravely going deep within themselves and playing only for their own redemption, these artists touch upon a universal chord that resonates within our collective consciousness.”

Bill Evans Music Review Part 1

Bill Evans Music Review Part 2

THE WORLDS MOST ORIGINAL ROTHMANS 911 SC/RS

It was my privilege to photograph and write about this remarkable 1984 Porsche rally car. Being used mostly for tarmac vs. off road rallying in period, it has survived with all panels intact. The underside looks like it has been through a war, but the rest of it has a well-lived in race car appearnce.

See more at my Instagram feed (@cars.randywells) and PCA’s Panorama magazine this month. Continue reading “”

5-18-25

CHUCK MILLER R.I.P.
By Randy Wells

To my Porsche friends and others who knew Chuck Miller, like you, I am reeling from the shock of the tragic news of yesterday. Chuck was one of my dearest friends, and knowing that he left with his boots on, doing what he most loved, driving his 911, it brings a tiny bit of solace to my heart.

Long a fixture in the early 911 and historic sports car community, Chuck and his metallic blue ’73 S exemplified enthusiastic Porsche ownership for many. To him, it was just as important to become a better driver of your car as it was to learn everything you can about the machine in order to maintain its appearance and functionality. Continue reading “”

PORSCHE’S 968 MODEL

The 968 is a rare car today, and the Club Sport edition (CS) is even rarer, especially in the color of Maritime Blue. Only 1,538 of the lightweight CS versions were made in total. Who knows how many were built in this stunning color?

Built for the Rest of the World (ROW) during the 1993 to 1995 model years, the 968 CS was aimed at the track enthusiast who wanted a lighter sports car. Porsche officially only exported the CS to Europe, UK, Japan, and Australia, although it ended up in fourteen ROW markets and is now eligible to be imported into the USA.

Check out the May 2025 issue of Porsche Club of America’s national magazine for more: PCA Panorama

CHOP WATER, CARRY WOOD

Image of a hot rod spectator walking alone at Speed Week 2018 at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, American Southwest by Randy Wells

Yes, I know, it’s “chop wood carry water”, but this version could work too. Especially if it’s ice your chopping in winter to boil on a fire, fed by the wood you carried in.

Thinking outside the box is why I get hired. I don’t go in search of photographs I saw on somebody’s website or social media. That’s been done to death. I’m looking for backgrounds, weather, and vehicles that have never been composed together in one image. Or I’m looking for a series of images that tell a story that follows the original text I wrote to reinforce what I’m wanting to say. Continue reading “”

BLESSED WITH ANOTHER COVER

Thank you, PCA and Pano, for another cover story! It was a privilege to write about and photograph the most original 1984 Rothmans Porsche 911 SC/RS rally car in the world. Good stuff!

Thanks to Creative Director Richard Baron for his continued collaborative support. I’m also grateful to Prescott Kelly, Johan-Frank Dirickx, and Alan Benjamin for their additional research on this remarkable race car.

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EARTH DAY

Image of the landscape of the North Cascades in the fall, Washington, Pacific Northwest by Randy Wells

The boreal forest is dominated by coniferous trees like pine, spruce, and fir, and is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. It constantly releases millions of tons of oxygen to the atmosphere. It’s also the world’s largest land biome and a significant carbon sink, storing vast amounts of carbon dioxide in its trees, soils, and peatlands. ATTENTION, YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP THIS AROUND.

PORSCHE 928S ARE BACK!

Check out the latest issue of Porsche Club of America’s national Panorama Magazine for a story on a blast from the past: Porsche’s “I could’a had a V-8” 928 model!

Thanks to the car owners Scott Martin and Mike Buccicone, as well as PCA’s Vu Nguyen, Rob Sass, Richard Baron, and Jeff Majeske.

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BEING MULTI-HYPHENATE

The word multi-hyphenate was something I was unaware of until recently. This term is being applied to a person who works in multiple jobs with each one being a field of expertise – especially influencers and celebrities. Thank goodness I don’t qualify for that last part.

Yet, working as a photographer-filmmaker-writer/author-music reviewer means I’m never bored. Beyond that I’ve never thought about it much. I’d probably be doing those things even if I wasn’t making a living at it. I’m certainly not a “renaissance man” in the traditional sense, since I’m not an inventor, musician, poet and mathematician. Now that would be something to be proud of.

I think as long as you are doing something you love and have a passion for, then you are taking care of your emotional health. Taking care of your physical health is another story, but it helps if you reduce stress, exercise regularly, eat healthy and takes breaks along the way. Everything in moderation is my motto today.

Making a meaningful difference for the better in today’s world is a whole ‘nother topic.

R.I.P. JIM BRANDENBURG

National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg has died at age 79 in Minnesota. He was an amazing landscape photographer with integrity that is all but absent in todays world of digital scenic image capture. He once spent a month exposing one frame on a roll of film per day – un-orchestrated and un-manipulated. They were all great. Only Ernst Haas and Frans Lanting approached his ethics when it came to nature portrayal and conservation.

4-4-25

THANK YOU PCA, PANORAMA AND ROAD SCHOLARS!

I feel very lucky to have my work featured on the cover and inside two stories for the April issue of Porsche Club of America’s Panorama Magazine. My sincere thanks goes to editor Rob Sass and creative director Richard Baron for making this happen at PCA, as well as Cam Ingram and Rick Mershad for giving me this amazing Road Scholars prepared ex-Jerry Seinfeld 1964 Porsche 904 GTS to photograph and write about. It doesn’t get any better than this!

PCA Panorama Magazine

APRIL FOOL

My approach to finding new cars and car owner stories for my editorial clients has changed over the past ten years. There has been a significant increase in the frequency of encountering fake owners and/or fake cars that has put me on guard. Fortunately, so far, I have identified these problems early enough in the process that I haven’t become a part of their rouse. My goal as a writer will continue to be vigilant and committed to only bringing the best car stories to publication with integrity. I’m all for the underdog, but nobody wants to be a part of a scam, including my editorial clients.