A Morning Walk

“I want to go for a walk with my camera this morning.” My waking thought. Like each year, I take a break from making photos. Come early November, the camera gets put into its bag and only re-emerges when the time is right. Apparently that time is now, and it does feel right. Outside our [...]

Road Trip Reflections

Almost exactly ten years ago, a rickety old VW Westfalia pulled into Moab. Its owners had no real plan as to what they would do, they just knew that things would fall into place. The length of their stay would depend on how things went, how they liked the area and how they found the [...]

Saying Yes to Life

This morning we woke up to heavy rain. Ok, fine, computer time it is. Soon it was noon and I was antsy to get out, but the rain came down heavier. So dark was it outside that we had to have our lights in the house. Two, still inside, three, ditto. Four rolled around and [...]

Pursuing Vision vs. Assignments

As a professional photographer, there is some hard wired belief that one must shoot assignments. As creative people, shouldn’t we be out making images that come as a challenge from our clients? Somewhere along the lines this all became a glamorous theory. Rather than saying, “I am shooting stock” or “I’m scouting” or even, “I’m [...]

No Photos, just Words

Twenty years ago I did little more than climb; sport climb, trad climb and alpine climb. Like so many other climbers of my generation, Peter Croft was a hero. He was also, and still is, a friend. I vividly remember one morning we spent having coffee together at my house, he was telling me all [...]

PatitucciPhoto Schedule

Unlike last summer, where we had loads of stories and work photos, this summer has been a bit different. No longer are we just PatitucciPhoto, we are PatitucciPhoto and DolomiteSport – both are thriving, but we are finding out that both, meaning two, means twice the workload. And this year, unlike last, has me bike [...]