Episode 20 – Jon Betts
Tap into the mind of Jon Betts and find out how he achieves the kind of work that helped me discover my own appstract photography voice. Wait, does Jon even consider his work “abstract?” We chat about the difficulties of getting our work shown and how mobile photography is perceived. Plus, did you know Jon [...]
Episode 17 – Aziz Yazdani
Who knew we’d share so much in common? This week, I chat with Aziz Yazdani about today’s photographers, shooting film, and what he thinks about the DCist Exposed selection of his shot. Plus, listen to me take a shot of bourbon like a wuss on my own program.
Episode 16 – Ivory Lawrence
One of my old Union 206 buddies, Ivory Lawrence, joins me on the podcast this week as we discuss why he went on a long hiatus from photography, reminiscing about the good ol’ days of Union 206 and where it’s at now, why he switched from Nikon to Canon, and the state of the fashion [...]
Today, I’m 28. Who Gives A Shit?
Yes, today is my birthday. Who fucking cares? In typical Patrick fashion, I did a bit of reminiscing and thought about what I did last year at this time and all of the times before. And I realized something: I did the exact same fucking thing. I reminisced about where I was and what I [...]
Episode 14 – Richard Inonog, Part 2
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Picking up where we left off, learn more about the history of my photographic journey in Part 2 of my conversation with my photography hero, Richard Inonog. Learn about his influences, how he’s been able to discover his artistic and personal voice from a conservative background, his explanation about his anarchist undertones, and what it’s [...]
Early Retirement
“If we’re still alive, my regrets are few. If my life is mine, what shouldn’t I do?” – Metric, “Help I’m Alive” Though the government and my financial planner may not officially recognize it, I have determined that I have retired. According to the dictionary, technically, this would mean I would have to “cease working”, [...]
Stealing From My Peers
I’ve made the conscious decision to steal from my friends and creative peers. I’ve done the research and, perhaps to the dismay of my fellow photographers, there are no criminal repercussions for my planned actions, so you’re just going to have to deal with it. I’m sorry for not being sorry.
Episode 11 – Nakeva Corothers
Long time, no chat! I remedy that with Nakeva Corothers by hanging out with her for the podcast! Check out what she and I think about being self-employed, getting your business off the ground, avoiding getting pigeon holed, and our ingenious business ideas. (Maybe they’re only ingenious after a couple glasses of sangria)
Photowalk: InstantDC
I learned to be brave. I’m not sure if that’s what a photowalk is supposed to teach somebody, but that’s certainly the lesson I received during my sessions with my friends slash cast members of the InstantDC gang. I finally went on a photowalk – a much-needed kick in the pants of my creativity that [...]
Episode 10 – Joe Sterne
A special treat for you all in Podcastland: not just one guest, but TWO others! In my first time meeting Joe Sterne in person, I also had his fiance, Julia Dachner, and photographer Noe Todorovich, hanging out to chat about his Photowalk Alliance, his hatred for watermarks, and proposing the one thing that might destroy [...]
Still in the Fight
The Marine Corps Trials are a series of paralympic-style events that pit Marine athletes from Battalion East at Camp Lejeune, NC, Battalion West at Camp Pendleton, CA, veteran athletes, and international athletes from allied nations against each other to compete for a spot on the 2012 All-Marine Warrior Games team. I didn’t attend last year’s [...]
Episode 7 – Jim Darling, Part 2
Once again, we return to the awesome sauce conversation with Jim Darling from sunny San Diego while Patrick wraps up the Marine Corps Trials. Listen to us talk about his history with photography, what challenges him in photography, what he thinks of his photography, and the wild, wonderful world of Twitter snafus.
Episode 6 – Jim Darling, Part 1
It was too great of a conversation to limit to just one podcast episode. So this week, I present to you part one of my conversation with the gentle Giant(s fan), Jim Darling. Just who is this guy? And is that his real name? Find out this episode!
Episode 5 – Michael Andrade
It might get loud. This week,regularly-DCist-featured street photographer Michael Andrade visits the podcast as we talk about music, musical influences, photography, music, and music. Did I mention we talk about music?
Episode 4 – Andrew Markowitz
This week, I chat with concert and fashion photographer, and great friend, Andrew Markowitz about life, liberty, and the pursuit of the best portfolio. And happiness, too.
NO SULKING!
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“You can try the best you can, The best you can is good enough.” – Radiohead, Optimistic It came down to me and one other kid. There we are, standing along the sidelines in our gym uniforms, awaiting our fate. One of us was going to get selected, and the other was going to be [...]
Episode 3 – Ryan Maxwell
This week, I chat with DC photographer Ryan Maxwell, where we discuss the horrors of Instagram, what it means to capture candid photos, and P.T. Barnum. Check out Ryan’s fantastic photography on his Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/rmaxwell
I Still Don’t Believe In New Year’s Resolutions, But If I Did…
Yesterday, I teased you all about what my resolutions would be for 2012 after showcasing how I failed so horribly at last year’s list like a Washington, DC sports franchise. While I didn’t do so bad with the professional goals, my personal goals were left in the dust. As a result, the list I made [...]
New Year’s Resolutions? I Did One Of Those???
It should come as no surprise, but I completely forgot all about New Year’s Resolutions. I mean, I did sort of warn you all in Internetland that I thought New Year’s Resolutions are stupid – hell, it was the first line of the post I did a year ago. However, to entertain all of you [...]
What Am I Doing? [11.21]
Just when I think, for once, I’m going to have a slow, peaceful week to play catch up, BOOM! A truly fantastic and inspirational opportunity comes my way, and I’m left blissfully wondering how I got to be so lucky.
What Am I Doing? [8.22]
There are some things in life more important than making money and making money and making money. As much as I love working and can be a bit of a workaholic, I also know full well how to enjoy my free time and spend it with the people I care about all proper dopper like. [...]
Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal
I don’t think I do anything special. Snap a photo here, over-process it into oblivion there, and call it “art”. How original is that? Well, by describing my work in such a vague and generalized tone, sure. I’m weak sauce. However, looking at a broader spectrum of iPhoneography out there – nay, photography, in general [...]
Swim Meet
I have fond memories of numerous summers when I would visit my dad. Because Virginia is god awful in the summer, with a heat index reaching as high as “Holy Shit, It’s Hot!”, we would spend a lot of time at the pool or, every so often, take a weekend trip to his friends’ vacation [...]