{"id":15134,"date":"2016-06-21T06:17:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randyw.camiwp.com\/?page_id=15134"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:30:48","slug":"storytelling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?page_id=15134","title":{"rendered":"BOOK, FILMS &#038; STORYTELLING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Steinbeck&#8217;s America: In Search of Travels with Charley <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>* An Analog Photo Book Based on a 50,000-mile USA Road Trip at the End of the 20th Century *<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steinbecks-America-Cover-Ww2S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steinbecks-America-Cover-Ww2S.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"717\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steinbecks-America-Cover-Ww2S.jpg 700w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steinbecks-America-Cover-Ww2S-322x330.jpg 322w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steinbecks-America-Cover-Ww2S-146x150.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 85vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Photo Book by Randy Wells<\/p>\n<p>Randy Wells was so inspired by John Steinbeck\u2019s 1962 book, <em>Travels With Charley: In Search of America<\/em>, that he felt compelled to document his own journey on analog film while traveling across America at the end of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>Over a seven year period, from 1992-1999, before cell phones, digital cameras, drones or GPS, he drove a VW van along Steinbeck\u2019s route using maps to photograph the entire project on Fujichrome transparency slide film. The resulting book with over a hundred un-manipulated analog images, combined with Randy\u2019s text, express his interpretation of <em>Travels With Charley<\/em> and the USA before 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>AVAILABLE NOW \u2013 Please <a href=\"https:\/\/wellsimagery.photoshelter.com\/contact\">contact the studio<\/a> for your signed copy. <\/p>\n<p>156 pages, 121 Full Color Photographs, Soft Cover <\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wellsimagery-logo-ws.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wellsimagery-logo-ws-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-28554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wellsimagery-logo-ws-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wellsimagery-logo-ws-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wellsimagery-logo-ws-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wellsimagery-logo-ws.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-best-Seattle-car-photographer-writer-filmmaker-lifeisnotastraightline-quotes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-best-Seattle-car-photographer-writer-filmmaker-lifeisnotastraightline-quotes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"562\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-best-Seattle-car-photographer-writer-filmmaker-lifeisnotastraightline-quotes.jpg 900w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-best-Seattle-car-photographer-writer-filmmaker-lifeisnotastraightline-quotes-330x206.jpg 330w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-best-Seattle-car-photographer-writer-filmmaker-lifeisnotastraightline-quotes-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-best-Seattle-car-photographer-writer-filmmaker-lifeisnotastraightline-quotes-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/786130534?h=41c44b633a&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"SAMPLE REEL - HOT ROD FILMS\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>RANDY WELLS has written and photographed over 100 articles, directed five films, and authored one book. He is best known for his pure seeing, subtle post-processing, straightforward approach, and eloquent words that provide an authentic understanding of his subjects. Randy&#8217;s camera car is a Porsche Cayenne SUV fully equipped for stills and motion. He also has a portable 30 foot square automotive studio. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-Pan0-August-2024s-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-Pan0-August-2024s-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"502\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-Pan0-August-2024s-2.jpg 770w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-Pan0-August-2024s-2-330x215.jpg 330w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-Pan0-August-2024s-2-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/randywells-Pan0-August-2024s-2-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 85vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/strong>For assignments, commissioned automotive fine art, films, and copywriting, please <a href=\"https:\/\/wellsimagery.photoshelter.com\/contact\">contact the studio<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steinbeck&#8217;s America: In Search of Travels with Charley * An Analog Photo Book Based on a 50,000-mile USA Road Trip at the End of the 20th Century * A Photo Book by Randy Wells Randy Wells was so inspired by John Steinbeck\u2019s 1962 book, Travels With Charley: In Search of America, that he felt compelled &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?page_id=15134\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BOOK, FILMS &#038; STORYTELLING&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15134"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29392,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15134\/revisions\/29392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}