December 2019

December 2019

December 2019

"The greatest advice my father ever gave to me was to never allow anyone to do my thinking for me, and never let anyone try to and convince me that my dreams are frivolous." —Thomas Slatin

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene, and was originally published on Patch.com on December 3, 2019. Photographer and writer Thomas W.P. Slatin, inspired by his parents and friends Charles Kuralt, Allen Ginsberg and Judith Edelman. During a recent interview with Thomas Slatin, he discussed the impact which growing up on Bank Street in Greenwich Village of Manhattan has had on his life. His father, Dr. Harvey L. Slatin purchased an apartment building on Bank Street in Manhattan, where Thomas grew up in the 80's. The Slatin family's neighbors were most definitely also inspirational...

"Whenever one gets to the heart of matters, it's the heart that always matters most." —Thomas Slatin

It is curious how one's fears change as we grow older. When I was a child, I had the typical and classic childhood fears; fear of the dark, fear of death, fear of getting hurt, but above all else, I had an irrational and overwhelming fear of mirrors. Fear is the emotional paralytic that draws us near, and is oftentimes the fear I cannot hide. I never wrote much about my fears growing up. I remember in my teenage years I wrote about my fears of growing old, being alone, and never finding love. Perhaps my greatest fear, which still permeates to this day is the fear of being judged, and although...

November 2019

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene, and was originally published on Patch.com on October 13, 2019. This article also appeared on Fooshya.com. Accomplished photographer Thomas W.P. Slatin publishes an art photography book focusing on some of his best work spanning a decade. A unique, technically stunning, urban exploration, art photography book entitled, "Entropy" is now available online through Amazon.com and Blurb.com, thanks to writer and photographer Thomas W.P. Slatin. Thomas Slatin is known for his unique photography and his contributions as an engaging writer...

October 2019

"Most people only learn life lessons from romantic relationships. To be successful in life, one must learn from every interpersonal relationship." —Thomas Slatin

"Success can be measured in innumerable lifetime achievements, yet modern western parlance is conditioned to exclusively measure success scholastically, vocationally, or economically." —Thomas Slatin

The wreckage of my past is the war that's never won. Often times I think about all the things that were said to me so many years ago; I would always listen to the negativity, silently as if I were laying down in the wake of someone else's incompetence or insecurities, my elders and a handful of those my parents entrusted with my care having labeled me as difficult simply because I was intelligent, and quiet. When I was a child, I was always passive, reserved, and yet completely incapable of truly standing up for myself. Telling people how I really felt at the time, expressing my emotions,...

"It doesn't matter whom someone supports politically because all politicians will create conflict simply to provide solutions to their self-created prophecies. Progress and success is better attained through community involvement and cohesion, rather than conflict resolution." —Thomas Slatin

"While faced with everything that matters to us, it's always the heart that matters more." —Thomas Slatin