Category: Porsche Blog

NEW COVER IMAGE

Thank you to Richard Baron, Creative Director at Porsche Club of America’s Panorama magazine, for picking this image of mine for the cover of the current issue. This cover photo is especially gratifying, as it was not easy to pull off. Thanks again to all at PCA for your continued support.

Porsche Panorama Magazine

Image of Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, at the Rennsport Reunion III at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida, American Southeast

CHAD MCQUEEN HAS PASSED

It is with great sadness that I write, along with many others, how sad I am to hear of the passing of Steve McQueen’s only son. Chad is survived by a son Chase, his daughter Madison, and their grandmother Neile. Steve Jr. is another son of Chad’s, and his wife is Jeanie. My condolences to all. I met him a few times, and he was always very kind to me. Chad would have been 64 on December 28. Godspeed.

PCA PNWR PORSCHE GRAND DISPLAY AT CARILLON POINT

Carillon Point in Kirkland, WA was the site of this year’s Porsche Grand Display in the Pacific Northwest. What fun it was to see everybody and their cars, while photographing with a 70-year-old Leica lens on a modern Canon R5!

8-11-24

LIFE 2.0

It’s a feature of mine that is gaining a lot of attention for its soulful and encouraging message. It’s a story about a PCA couple who reinvented their lives to version 2.0 with two Porsches, a GT4 and a Boxster GTS. Check out the online version of PCA Panorama.

6-27-24

R GRUPPE MAGAZINE ARTICLE IN THE WORKS

For those who like reading about early Porsche 911 hot rod clubs, this should be right up your alley. Coming in the fall is my story on the 2024 R Gruppe gathering in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Good times are guaranteed! More to follow.

6-17-24

BACK FROM PORSCHE PARADE WITH THOUSANDS OF IMAGES

Thanks to the the team at Porsche Club of America’s national magazine Panorama, I was the only full-time freelance pro assigned to make principal photography at the event. I am grateful for the faith they placed in me and happy to report I covered everything to the best of my abilities!

Birmingham, Alabama turned out to be the friendliest U.S. city I have experienced in many years. Look for coverage of my words and photos in the October issue.

SEPIA IS THE NEW BLACK

PCA’s national Porsche magazine, Panorama, has published a feature of mine on two Sepia Brown colored 911 Targas separated by 50 years in age. Richard Raimist is the owner who so helpfully provided these perfect Porsches on location in Palm Springs at the annual Porsche Parade last summer. Lots of details and comparisons between them fill ten pages accompanied by my images made at sunrise. Enjoy!

Porsche Panorama Magazine

THANKS PANO FOR SWEDE SUCCESS

A story about a 1974 Swedish press car, specifically a Magenta 911, is bound to be an interesting read. Thanks to PCA’s Panorama Magazine for the opportunity to feature this very rare colored Porsche with a great edit by Rob Sass & Jeff Majeske and design by Richard Baron. Congrats to Justin Roeser for being a part of the November “Color” issue, and thanks for the fun ride in your car.

Porsche Panorama Magazine

FRIENDS

Meeting old friends at Rennsport Reunion 7 was the best part for me. Thorsten is a big part of what you see when looking inside a new Porsche. Godspeed to everyone I said hi to at the track and host hotel.

10-10-23

LEGACY BRANDING AND PERCEPTION

Is America a brand? Sure, but what is that brand today in the eyes of the world? Are their common goals in the USA that provide a unique perspective as a nation?

Maybe America is not a good example. Let’s try automotive brands. My favorite is Porsche. This marque has achieved amazing results in legacy branding over the last few years. While offering increasingly more models, it has maintained a very high level of unified perception about what the brand’s core values are. Sure, to some the image may have been compromised a bit with revived monikers like GTS, R and ST, but enough reality remains to make it all that and more. It’s a lesson many influencers could learn.

RENNSPORT REUNION 7

What a trip this one was. A completely overwhelming Porsche experience that the factory obviously got fully behind. “Something for everyone” is how I can best describe it. The cars and colors on display were over the top, and the Monterey, CA Laguna Seca Raceway was sold out on Saturday and Sunday – a first. Look for my coverage in a future issue of PCA Panorama.

I LOVE DRIVING A PORSCHE 911

This was my view coming home from Porsche Bellevue yesterday. My 911 T/ST was chosen to be one of two cars placed inside the dealership for their 75th Anniversary Porsche party. A Lilac ’73 Carrera 2.7 RS was the other car. I am truly blessed.