Jim Patton Photography

My passion is for people. The person, and also the stuff of that person’s life – the struggles and the whimsy, the successes and the tragedies, the interaction between them and their environment. In capturing that drama, the most fun is getting people involved with making the picture, wanting to be in a shot, enjoying the experience. This has given me a portfolio of amazing, insightful looks into the everyday life of remote cultures.

I started my travel photography with landscapes and monuments. But when I got home, it was always the pictures of people that meant the most, that really captured the spirit of the place. I have been to nearly forty countries. The more remote and the less explored, the better for me. And I love meeting the people.

I was born in Detroit. In a thirty year career at Kodak, I explored virtually every aspect of professional photography – marketing, sales, technology, manufacturing, and photo science. Now, I have built upon this by mastering the elements of digital photography and image creation. I live in Pittsford, NY with Liz, two parrots, and a Mac.

My pictures have been displayed in several shows in Rochester, including “The Face of Indochina” at the Link Gallery in 2005, and “Asian Odyssey” at the Image City Photo Gallery. I am an Artist in Residence at the Image City Photography Gallery. In addition, I have works displayed at Lumiere Photo, at Tasteology Restaurant in Pittsford, and at Edibles in Rochester. I will have a new one-person show at the Image City gallery in June 2009.

My next trips are Iran (fall 2008), Mali (early 2009) and Gujarat, India (spring 2009.)

You can also visit me at my personal website.

Contact me directly for information on purchasing prints of any images.