The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene. Thomas W.P. Slatin, a social media influencer, writer and photographer discusses how his most amazing experiences in life are documented. "My most amazing, epic and most adventurous experiences get documented through my writing and photography work," states Thomas W.P. 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 into adulthood, photographing locations which are off limits to the majority of people." As summarized...

"I attribute my success to sheer determination and defiance. Every single time someone told me that I couldn't do something, or I simply wasn't good enough, I worked twice as hard, turning the roadblocks of discouragement into inspiration." —Thomas Slatin

  "To portray ourselves as successful, making public only our successes, while shrouding our failures, is the story and detriment of us all." —Thomas Slatin

The following article was written by Lisa Pellegrene, and was originally published on LinkedIn on June 28, 2018. As a long time strategist, publicist and professional in TV/Film, I focus some of my efforts and time on promoting outstanding work created by other immensely talented people. The photography of Thomas W.P. Slatin stands out.

June 2018

"Everything in life begins and ends, then ends and then begins again. The finite time between beginning and the end is precious, and often taken for granted." —Thomas Slatin

The following article was adapted from an interview on May 4, 2018 with with Dan Swords. My name is Thomas Slatin, and I am an American writer, photographer, and website designer. I run a hugely successful blog, TomSlatin.com, which is part photo gallery, part online writing magazine, and part web design resource. Somehow I manage to incorporate the greater part of two decades of web design, writing, and photography into my massive blog, which I update on a daily basis.

"As far as I am concerned, writing and photography is a comforting, almost spiritual experience for me." —Thomas Slatin

"Sometimes the sheer ugliness of decay can become beautiful through photography." —Thomas Slatin

2010

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