Weekly Treasury Challenge Winner - January 14-20

Spotlight on wellwornpassport

                                 Sevilla - all is calm at La Maestranza the day before a bullfight                                         

Patricia, of wellwornpassport, didn’t mean to become a travel photographer. She travels quite a bit for both work and for pleasure and began taking pictures to document her travels to the far off and exotic places she found herself in. As she describes her transformation, “What began as a typical touristic exercise, eventually became more and more of an obsession.  I really enjoy the way I experience a place, and a culture, when I see it through the lens of a camera.  Suddenly, through the lens of my camera, I see poignant vignettes I would have missed otherwise.  I see beautiful compositions of colors and shapes.  I see perspective from a different perspective.  Now, travel photography is my passion. I take hundreds of photos every day when I'm on the road. I particularly enjoy photographing art, architecture, and markets and shops.”

              Marrakech - vintage carpets in the souk

                                       Essaouira - a picturesque town on the coast of Morocco

She certainly has a wonderful sense of composition and color, and a way of evoking a sense of quiet in her work.

                                 Venice - the Scandinavian Pavillion at the Art Biennale (2007)

Patricia lives and works on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City but tends to spend her weekends in rural Litchfield County, Connecticut where she relaxes and refuels. She is married to “a wonderful guy”, an Argentine/Italian architect and talented designer who “ supports, often inspires, all of my creative inclinations.” 

                                           NYC - love through the ages             

Her day job is as a creative director developing environmental branding concepts for retailers and hospitality businesses. Working with architects, interior designers, graphic designers, lighting designers, etc, she creates environments that “perfectly reflect the character and personality of a brand.”  Some of the companies she has worked with over the years include Ford, Mazda, Jaguar, IKEA, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc.

NYC - Metropolitan Museum

Another art form Patricia is interested in exploring is collage. She also spoke of using her photos to create what she calls “room sets”, something she hopes to be able to share in her etsy shop soon. OK, I’m intrigued and will be checking in from time to time to see how you’re progressing! 

                                                                        Bath - shoeboxes in the Bath cathedral

You can visit Patricia in her etsy store, see how she uses her photographs on her retail oriented blog www.sellingpassion.com, and do check out well-worn-passport on facebook for even more photos along with great travel tips and links.

So, how does she like to spend her time when she’s not working?

“Travel, plan travel, read, watch films, dance, take long bike rides, shop.” 

Sounds like the perfect balance to me!