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The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene. In 2009, Thomas Slatin, a life long writer since the age of eight, and at the time a full time Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Firefighter, began to incorporate even more of a focus on photography into his life. He recalls much of his photography work "revolving around his work as an EMT and Firefighter, with a few exceptions." Thomas Slatin continued, "a lot of the images I had taken at this point of my career were captured while I was at work," or he would see something of interest that he wanted to photograph and would stop later...

Things a person has no control over include things such gender identity, race, national origin, disability, skin color, age, or sexual orientation. Something that a person has complete control over is the decision not to judge others for things they have no control over.

The following article was originally publishe by Broadway World, on March 5, 2018. In a recent interview, renowned master photographer, writer, influencer and graphic designer Thomas Slatin discusses his role in an upcoming dance and music based TV series, directed by TV /Film professional, journalist and animal advocate, Lisa Pellegrene.

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene. Since 2002, Thomas Slatin has identified roughly 100 photo shoot locations and completed all of them as planned. Slatin is known for photographing abandoned properties as a means of documenting and preserving the locations. In some cases his work leads to interest from developers to restore what would be considered otherwise forgotten properties. During a recent interview he spoke of what it takes to effectively do research for a photography shoot in terms of proper planning and a thorough pre-production process. Slatin, discussing the impact...

2011

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"I never thought that in my life I would have become successful. Never did it occur to me that one day I would become an influencer; a person whom would be asked what specific camera they used most often, or the brand of notebook they filled with handwritten prose." —Thomas W.P. Slatin, Desideratum

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene. “My most amazing, epic and most adventurous experiences get documented through my writing and photography work,” states Thomas Slatin in a recent interview. He continued, “the best part of my childhood were the adventures and experiences I had by exploring places, and today I continue that in adulthood, photographing locations which are off limits to the majority of people.”

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene. Perseverance. This is one quality great writers must have and anyone who succeeds in their path of choice, as discussed by Thomas Slatin in a recent interview. His passion and determination for writing and his desire to become a writer, first revealed itself at the age of eight. His earliest work consisted of writing short stories, rhymes and songs. Slatin recalls his immense love for books at an early age, particularly the book gifted to him by his parents entitled “Where the Wild Things Are.” It was also at the age of eight, that Thomas...

"To embrace my talents and be revered, or to deny myself my gifts and fade into obscurity was a pivotal decision I had to make a long time ago." —Thomas Slatin

"My writing is best described in days; yesterday my writing was superior, today it feels sub-par, and tomorrow I will regret my decision to become a writer at all. Yet, I feel as if my personal writing journey never ends." —Thomas W.P. Slatin

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene. “At a time when my fiance and I were two kids starting out in the world, we had moved to the Plattsburgh, NY area from Long Island, NY, far away from close friends and family. I had accepted a job as an Emergency Medical Technician. It was soon thereafter that I felt compelled to bring my camera with me when I went to work one day, so that I could photograph an intriguing machine, a farm machine that I had passed by many times to and from work,” states Thomas Slatin in a recent interview. Unbeknownst to Slatin at the time, this photograph...

The following article was written by Emulsive, and was originally published on December 6, 2017. A massive thanks to today’s guest for bearing with me over the past few months. It’s my pleasure to bring you all Thomas Slatin! Over to you, Thomas… Hi Thomas, What’s this picture, then? Where The Water Meets The Land Lomography Lady Grey, ISO 100, Canon AE-1, Near Cooperstown, NY TS: This picture is of an old tree dipping its branches in Lake Otsego, near Cooperstown, New York. I have always been fascinated with water, especially when I capture it in my photographs. Ok,...