Focus is overrated.
I grew up just outside of Dallas in a small place called Poetry but now make my home in the Chicago area after a 10 year stint in West Michigan.
I wish cameras were made for lefties.
I enjoy positive, peaceful people and love to see photography that represents this...
Please let me know what you think.
Patrick
Photos of p2wy (12)
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Contacts (428)
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Luminous Landscape
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Haro's Halo
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The White House
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side_project
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shatteredhaven
Jennifer Oslund
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ink in the well
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Cannibalgirl
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MK Design
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- Mamiya 6 1488 photos, 130 members
- The Listening Project 80 photos, 80 members
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- Michigan Outdoors Photography 767 photos, 55 members
- Cow Assassins 3367 photos, 1087 members
- Loop, Chicago 458 photos, 29 members
- Streets Chicago 424 photos, 92 members
- Camera Porn Friday 256 photos, 147 members
- Elk Rapids 545 photos, 31 members
- Zug, Switzerland 675 photos, 58 members
- Six Word Story 18921 photos, 3010 members
- Old Mission Peninsula 69 photos, 6 members
- Torch Lake 209 photos, 17 members
- Architecture of Illinois 609 photos, 53 members
- Schwyz, Switzerland 523 photos, 65 members
- Liechtenstein 635 photos, 80 members
- Luzern / Lucerne, Switzerland 2633 photos, 448 members
- Madison Black and White 686 photos, 56 members
- Abandoned Aurora 121 photos, 11 members
- Just photography. 1492 photos, 90 members
- Michigan Highway M-22 393 photos, 107 members
- South Haven, Michigan 684 photos, 80 members
- focusschmocus 4893 photos, 1058 members
- Forgotten Chicago 1389 photos, 171 members
- Time Out Chicago Photo Group 17465 photos, 774 members
- Explore Chicago 6055 photos, 524 members
- Geotagged: Illinois 3028 photos, 45 members
- Chicago Street Photography. 276 photos, 151 members
- Leica Street 9023 photos, 433 members
- Leica Minimalists 2272 photos, 105 members
- Leica 107656 photos, 4238 members
- Leica Black and White 38832 photos, 1802 members
- Leica Digital 33731 photos, 1454 members
- LEICA D-LUX4 6818 photos, 522 members
- 16:9 {ratio} 377 photos, 35 members
- Flickr Commons 503 photos, 1140 members
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- The Hot Pass 868 photos, 142 members
- Iphone Camera Art 203 photos, 57 members
- "Donkeys...laugh !!!" 1759 photos, 313 members
- cedar street cemetery 59 photos, 19 members
- Absolute Michigan 83322 photos, 2178 members
- I love Chicago 3867 photos, 337 members
- The Michigan Gallery- 12307 photos, 798 members
- Keweenaw, Copper Country, Portage 1884 photos, 140 members
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Testimonials (10)
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The Irish Samurai says:
"Patrick was one of my first contacts on Flickr. At the time he was just learning many of the ins and outs of photography. It has been quite amazing to see how he has progressed to his current level of skill and experimentation. He's an exceptional photographer who doesn't hesitate from searching out what else he can achieve with it. He's also a great guy in person and I look forward to many more chances to meet up."
1st April, 2008
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*lovey* says:
"Ah! What can I say about the Bokeh-god! He inspires me! :)
Keep on inspiring. God bless!"20th November, 2007
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grace*c* says:
"Patrick never fails to amaze me with his keen sense of design. Using a profound understanding of the environment that surrounds him, from subway stations to graveyards, his art shines and impresses. It is truly worth my time to visit his photos every time I'm on flickr."
6th September, 2007
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littlepretty says:
"amazing. just amazing."
17th September, 2007
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beyondthesparkle says:
"He's amazing. His work... the colors, the texture... leave an imprint on your mind to keep you company all day long.
Beautiful.
Heartfelt.
Rich.
My day isn't complete without stopping by."7th August, 2007
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lollophoto says:
"Multi-faceted. Multi-filtered. Multi-talented. He can shoot buildings. He can shoot people. He can shoot trees and flowers. And he has no weakness in the lot.
Flickr has a bokeh craze. Bokeh...bokeh..bokeh.....But, the fact is that not one person on Flickr does it as well or as beautifully, or as originally as Patrick does it.
The rest of it out there is just blur. Patrick's is art."12th July, 2007
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linanneblack says:
"* (I decided it would simpler for me to fave p2wy, rather than to fave all of his photos one by one. )"
25th March, 2007
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JKönig says:
"patrick is one of my favorite photographers, period. his eye is SO keen and SO sharp, he can make art out of anything, infusing it with a sense of sweetness and soul that's rarely seen in pixellated form. he also takes risks, which challenges and inspires me. whereas you and i might want to sharpen a shot, he will make it blurry; when you and i want to center on a subject, he will only hint at it in his frame. and the result is always -- and i mean always -- pure, pure magic.
and having had the honor of meeting him and spending a few days shooting around chicago with him, i got to see that sweetness of his soul up close, and he really is one of the finest human beings i know. and i hope i know him for a long, long time."30th January, 2007
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debaird™ says:
"One of the best things about Flickr are the people you meet. And if you're really lucky, you find wonderful, kind, witty, uber talented, and interesting people like p2wy--and they're the keepers!
Yes, indeed!"3rd August, 2006
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sosarem says:
"I am drawn to p2's photos because he can capture those moments in life that only words can describe. Every time I think I know what something looks like, p2 adds a new angle on that part of life. His talent makes his photos real and accessible to everyone."
22nd May, 2006























