About Me
William Patino is a full-time landscape photographer, living in Te Anau New Zealand. He has won numerous photography awards, international publications and taught thousands of enthusiast photographers through his workshops and online tutorials.
When he is not in the field teaching or filming for Youtube, Will is found enjoying family time with his wife and two young children.
“Photography came into my life around 2011 and it has helped me see the world differently, giving me a newfound appreciation for nature and the many intricacies that I once overlooked and perhaps took for granted. My work is based around a deep reverence and awe of nature and the creator, and it’s this that I try and express through my images. My love for dramatic light and atmosphere is a constant inspiration, and I enjoy the endless pursuit of these elusive moments and the freedom found within.
I’m most at home in my backyard of Fiordland, and although I’m mainly out in mountainous landscapes, I truly enjoy rugged coastal scenes and being amidst the infinite greens of the rainforests. Exploration and weather plays a huge role in my photography and I’m most inspired by the unknown and those fleeting, spontaneous moments in nature.
I’m most inspired by nature and light, along with the master painters from the 19th century. It’s this painterly look which I try and put into my imagery along with an artistic approach to image making, concentrating more on feeling and emotion rather than a literal documentation. Of course, my love and respect for nature and desire to be outdoors means that all my works are of real, literal places my viewers can visit for themselves. The majority of my images are single exposures and I do not use AI to create any part of my photographs.
Through the year I’m usually found in the field teaching on my workshops, creating behind the scenes videos and free tutorials for my Youtube channel and online courses, or at home/outdoors with my friends and family.
I hope my work may resonate with you and thanks again for stopping by.”
Giving Back
It’s hard not to develop a love and appreciation for all things wild when you spend so much time outdoors. I truly believe that to balance the scales we need to give back to the environment that brings us so much peace, joy and inspiration. I want to help preserve the wild so that it’s there for future generations to enjoy. I want my son to see the majesty of glaciers and my daughter to be able to surround herself in untouched forests.
So with this in mind my business financially supports the below groups each year:
- The Kea Conservation Trust – Kea are a unique and endangered parrot who live in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. They are mischievous and intelligent. It’s rare for us not to see a Kea on a photography workshop, and I want to help keep it this way. The Kea Conservation Trust works to preserve and protect these unique birds.
- Trees That Count – One of the best actions we can take to improve our environment is to plant more native trees. Trees That Count is New Zealand’s community marketplace to connect tree funders and planters.
By coming on a workshop with me you too can feel proud to support these great initiatives, as a portion of my profits each year will go to giving back to great causes like these.
Want to know more, email me at [email protected]
Youtube
My Youtube channel is where I share weekly videos, showing how I create my images, provide lessons and showcase the beautiful New Zealand landscape.
If you’re into landscape photography or want an insight into my creative process, I’d love to have you follow along.