PATRICK STRATTNER IS A GERMAN EDITORIAL, COMMERCIAL AND FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. HE STUDIED PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES BIELEFELD (FH BIELEFELD) AND GRADUATED IN 2005. AFTER HE LIVED AND WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN BERLIN, HE MOVED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 2011 TO EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCE A NEW COUNTRY AND CULTURE.

PATRICK'S STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL COMBINED WITH HIS EASYGOING NATURE RESULTS IN A HARMONIOUS WORK ENVIRONMENT. WHILE PATRICK ENJOYS AND EXCELS AT ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITURE, HE ALSO HAS A UNIQUE ABILITY TO JUXTAPOSE STAGED REALITY WITH REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EMOTIONS THAT PRODUCE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES.

PATRICK MAINTAINS HIS WORK ETHIC WHEN FOCUSING ON PERSONAL WORK, WHICH OFTEN ENCOMPASSES A HUMOROUS NARRATIVE OF THE EVERYDAY MUNDANE. PATRICK IS HAPPIEST WHEN HE IS IN THE MIDST OF CREATING A NEW SERIES OF IMAGES. HE LOVES EVERY PART OF THE PROCESS, FROM CONCEPTION TO EXECUTION.