Author: Randy Wells

HONORED TO HAVE MY PHOTOS IN OCTANE MAGAZINE

In issue 280 of Octane magazine is a feature on Jon Shirley, the guiding light of Microsoft, noted art and car collector and double Pebble Beach concours winner. Being local to and a colleague of Jon’s, I was fortunate to have been selected for photographing him and his car collection as part of an interview in this prestigious UK publication.

Jon Shirley Article

It’s not the 1950s anymore. Today, over 17% of the world’s population suffers from social media addiction. They are 2-3 times more likely to think about suicide. Gen Z is most at risk, those born between 1997 and 2002. Please be aware.

JAY MAISEL R.I.P.

It’s been announced that the remaining original giant of color photography, Jay Maisel, has passed away at 95. His sense of light, gesture, and color were a goal for many of us who started shooting seriously in the mid ’70s. He joined fellow pioneers Ernst Haas and Pete Turner in what many consider to be the holy trinity of early color photographers. Jay was a very influential and an inspirational legend. RIP

In addition to his corporate, editorial and fine art work, check out all the jazz covers Jay shot, including the seminal Kind Of Blue Mile Davis portrait.

(Photo of Jay by his and my friend Arthur Meyerson)

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WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY

World Photography Day is celebrated every year on August 19. It marks the date in 1839 when the French government bought the patent for the daguerreotype process—the first practical way to take permanent photos—and gave it free to the world.

Photo: “Found scene” made while on a car assignment recently. Never stop shooting for your self.

LIFE’S TOO SHORT

There are two things one should never waste time on: things that don’t matter and people who think that you don’t matter.

Work’s for me.

(P.S. Trompe l’œil (pronounced tromp loy) is a French art technique that means “deceive the eye”, similar idea to another name.)

LATEST COVER

Thanks to Vicarious Magazine for choosing my image of Porsches on the “Tail of the Dragon” in Tennessee for the cover of their current issue. See my travel destination story with more photos inside!

A CAUTIONARY TALE

A cautionary tale is a narrative designed to warn readers of a danger or moral consequence. It typically has three parts: it states a danger, shows those disregarding the warning, and ends with the violators facing an unpleasant fate to drive the moral lesson home. Continue reading “”

CHOICES, CHOICES

Chinese Insta360 company founder JK Liu recently explained his long-term ambitions by saying this, “One day everyone will forget cameras even exist.”

Not a good long term business plan if you ask me. Think I’ll stick with GoPro or DJI for a 360 “camera”.

MY KAMM 912C PHOTOS IN EXCELLENCE MAGAZINE

It was a pleasure to complete this assignment on a unique bespoke Porsche built by KAMM Manufaktur with lots of carbon fiber. With feather weight and a trick motor, it’s light, powerful and as cool looking as it is to drive and talk about. Porsche journalist Peter Linskey wrote the story, and I made the images for the current (September) issue of Excellence Magazine. Check it out!

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

Have a safe 4th.

Last year at this time I posted about the 250th time the signing of the Declearation of Independence was celebrated (the official anniversary is this year). Here’s some more reading material: written in 1787:

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A CELEBRATION YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT

Native Americans recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of their victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn. With the focus at this time being on America’s history that has somehow been twisted into white nationalism, it’s refreshing to report an acknowledgement to the original people who lived here and their own fight against tyranny.

(Photo: Tallyr Irvine / AP)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

This time I’m just headed home from New York where I covered the annual Porsche Club of America Parade. Looking forward to digging into all the images I made there for the October issue of Panorama!

MORE LP REISSUE REVIEWS: MILES DAVIS AND HIS FIRST GREAT QUINTET

It was Miles Davis’s first quintet from 1956 that propelled him to fame as a band leader. Comprised of an all-star line-up of talent including John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, this small group redefined “modern” jazz with their live performances in the villages of New York City. The recordings they made together, which are gathered together in the new Craft Recordings Miles ’56 four-LP box set reviewed here, remain highly influential.

See full review here:
Tracking Angle Review

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TRANS-ANDES ARTICLE COMING TO PCA PANORAMA MAGAZINE

Image of “Desert Flyer” Porsche 964 competing in the 2017 NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally with the Rothsport Racing Team, Cameron Healy and Jeff Zwart, drivers and navigators, Baja del Sur, Mexico by Randy Wells

Porsche Club of America’s national Panorama magazine will be featuring some cool Porsche rally stories soon. One of them I wrote about Cameron Healey and his daughter Siri on their South American expedition along the Andes in their 964 Safari 911 named Desert Flyer. I’ve covered Cameron’s adventure before on two Mexican Baja 1000 rallies. This one is even more exciting. It required their making it down all the way to the tip of the continent. In the process, they covered some extreme terrain as they traveled for six weeks with Kalmar Adventures. Challenges included traversing the world’s largest salt flats and mountain passes over 15,000 ft. Check it out!