ARTIST STATEMENT
"If you’re a creative director looking for a photographer who just gets it, a pop star with an impossible schedule, or a CEO who needs a stunning portrait in 15 minutes—I’m the guy to call.
I do more than take pictures. I direct. I shape narratives. I bring ideas to life.
For two decades, I’ve created high-impact visuals under extreme pressure—where time is tight, expectations are sky-high, and there’s no room for error. Whether it’s a campaign for a Hollywood blockbuster, a magazine spread, or a fast-turnaround shoot, I bring the right mix of vision, precision, and adaptability to deliver images that hit.
Beyond photography, I direct commercials and music videos and have worked across every stage of a 360-degree campaign—from concept to execution to multi-platform delivery. I know how to tell a story and ensure a creative vision translates seamlessly across print, digital, and broadcast.
I make your job easier. I bring solutions, not problems. And I’m fun to work with.
But beyond creative briefs, logistics, approvals and deadlines—this is about something bigger.
Presence is power. You already have it. My job is to extract that presence and reflect it back in a way that’s undeniable.
In that moment, you don’t just see an image—you see yourself. Powerful. Confident. Unforgettable.”
- Patrick
ABOUT
Patrick is currently working on Los Angeles' skid row where he has interviewed and photographed one hundred homeless subjects for his photo-documentary Skid Row Diaries. This project is an extension of his ground-breaking Faces of Sunset Boulevard - A Portrait of Los Angeles which was named the top photography book in 2009 and for which Patrick tied with Annie Leibovitz to share first place at the 2009 SCIBA book awards. Faces of Sunset Boulevard (Published by Santa Monica Press) established an innovative photo-documentary format that juxtaposed portraits with interviews and was the precursor to the Humans of New York series.
CLIENTS
Vanity Fair. Amazon. Dreamworks. FOX. NBC. Warner Brothers. Paramount. Sony Pictures. Showtime. Lifetime. Amblin Entertainment. Lionsgate. Bloomberg. CNN. TNT. TBS, CBS. CW. A&E. Epix. Universal Music. Leica. BMW. RPM. Honda Motorcycles. The Alzheimer's Foundation. Hewlett Packard. Esquire. British GQ. Demi Lovato. Patricia Cornwell. Lori Grenier and others.
BOOK / AWARDS / EXHIBITION
2020 Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling – The Stars, the Parties, and the Powerbrokers. (The Annenberg, Century City, VF Group Exhibit)
2012 SLOW KISS - A Neo Noir Narrative told in Still Frames. (208 Pages by Go-Faster / Highwire Productions) Collaboration with Daniel Sackheim, Executive Producer of True Detective and director of Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Ozark, House, The Americans, Lie to Me, Better Call Saul, and The X Files.
2009 Faces of Sunset Boulevard – A Portrait of Los Angeles (225 Pages, Santa Monica Press)
The Top Photography Book of 2009 Shutterbug Magazine
Art & Design Award shared with Annie Leibovitz’s At Work to win Top Prize at the 2009 SCIBA Book Awards.
"Stark, startling color images represent a leap forward in social-documentary photography...one of the strongest statements about man’s dark fate in the West ever committed to paper.” —POP MATTERS
"Ecclesine's emphasis is on the people, not the street. And he's got an eye for a magazine-like, flattering beauty: Everyone glows.” —LOS ANGELES TIMES