On day two of the Nation of GO Tour, we visited WORKS Mitsubishi at Infineon Raceway/Sears Point. I’d met Joey and Pete of WORKS before on a Mitsubishi drive and at the BFGoodrich KDW Tour. They are super cool and it was nice to catch up with them again. They recently started a drift program...
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Quick Snaps – JOB
JOB is an acronym, an initialism for Jumping On Beds. More cities to visit on the Nation of GO tour – more hotel beds to jump on. The shot above was taken with a 10 second self timer on a Canon 5D Mark II with a 14mm lens @ 2.8 This pair of snaps was...
Nation of GO – Brizio’s Street Rods
For the first day of the Nation of GO, we paid a visit to Roy Brizio – owner of Brizio’s Street Rods in South San Francisco. Brizio’s is a nostalgic shop. Its covered with old neon, tin advertisements, and plenty of 32 Fords. Brizio has made a name for himself by building the Ford Coupes....
Nation of GO – Arrival San Francisco
The Nation of GO crew showed up at San Francisco International Airport a little before noon. 7 of us, who will travel around the United States in a van and a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sportback. We set off to the hotel and then to grab some photos of the van and Ralliart for the...
BFGoodrich – Nation of GO
What am I doing from September 11 – 29th, 2009? Driving across the country in a van. Well…not just a van, a Mitsubishi Ralliart Sportback too. Loaded up with a team and the latest gear - to bring the highest quality images and videos from the road. Here is the Official “Mission Statement” from the...
Quick Snaps – 5D Mark II 135mm 2.0
Self portraits with a Canon 5D Mark II and a 135mm 2.0 L – first time really messing around with the setup.
A Day with Will – Roommates
My roommates are super cool people. I really lucked out when I first moved to El Porto and met Teddy and Brent – the original roommates at my place. Since then, Teddy moved out to live with his girlfriend Alex and Brent got accepted to Georgetown for medical school. Movin’ on up in the world....
Quick Snaps – Sun Spectacle
The water is the warmest it gets all year. As the summer sun fades into California’s other season…non-summer… moon lit swims or mid day surf is the secret to happiness. There is a plaque on my neighbor’s door that reads “If your lucky enough to live at the beach…your lucky enough”
Recent Work – Ferrambo
Ferrari-Powered+Rambler+Wagon+by+Divers+Street+Rod While up in Seattle for Formula Drift, John Naderi and I shot with Tim Divers, owner of Divers Street Rods. Tim is responsible for the Detroit Autorama – Riddle Award winning car – Ferrambo. Which is a Rambler wagon with a Ferrari engine. Divers has a nice setup about an hour outside of Seattle,...
Midwest Surfers – Go Rope-less
Chillin With Willie (MWS 8/29/09) from Adams Family Photography on Vimeo. During my recent trip to Ohio, I got to chill with the Adams Bros and Blake Bailey aka the Midwest Surfers. Chris and Nate were nice enough to let me crash their weekend and were down to wakesurf despite the cold weather. Sixty degree...
A Day with Will – Home to Ohio
I visited my home town of North Olmsted, Ohio back in December for Christmas. It had been 9 months since I’d seen my folks, sister, and friends in Ohio – so it was time to fly back and visit for a week. Which means that I got to spend some time with my dog –...
VOW – “I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted”
“I’m looking good, I’d hit on myself if I could…” Jason Zada (nice reel and body of work – Digital Evangelist) directed this incredible one shot video for one of my favorite groups – Oakland native’s Wallpaper. The ring light, time re-mapping, and color grading make this video an easy pick for Video Of the Week....
Recent Work – Four Hundred
Four Hundred from Will Roegge on Vimeo. This digital short film was commissioned by Speedhunters (Electronic Arts) and Royal Purple. During Bonneville Speed Week 2009, I followed the Nish Motorsports team through their week on the salt flats. Their goal is to break the Summer brother’s record and propel the naturally aspirated V8 Streamliner to...