{"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":"2026-10-01T06:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:38:07","slug":"storytelling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT RANDY + BOOKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY WELLS has written and photographed over 100 articles, directed three 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>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. Always pushing the envelope, he has won numerous awards and been voted one of the best automotive photographers in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, and beyond. His work has appeared more than 20,000 times worldwide, including <em>National Geographic<\/em>. See the link below to inquire about more of his images available for prints and licensing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wellsimagery.photoshelter.com\/contact\"><strong>BOOK NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>BOOK, FILMS &#038; STORYTELLING: <\/p>\n<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\/2026\/09\/Steinbecks-America-book-covers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steinbecks-America-book-covers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"691\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steinbecks-America-book-covers.jpg 700w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steinbecks-America-book-covers-330x326.jpg 330w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Steinbecks-America-book-covers-150x148.jpg 150w\" 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 analog cameras and Kodachrome 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 SOON \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, Hardcover <\/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<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>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><\/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>RANDY WELLS has written and photographed over 100 articles, directed three 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/storytelling\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ABOUT RANDY + BOOKS&#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,"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15134"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15134"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30283,"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15134\/revisions\/30283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}