I’m Max Patten.
I’m a student with a passion for embarking on a variety of creative projects. Currently I am an sophomore freshman at the University of Virginia.
I host Whose Shoulders, a career-focused interview podcast with innovative alumni from UVA. I have a skillset with graphic design, audio and video editing, photography, and I cover arts and entertainment for my student paper, The Cavalier Daily.
My resume is available here. My email is max@audax.xyz.
A portfolio of my work lies below.
My sister comfortable around her riding horse.
Taken in the Fall of 2018.
A photo taken with the lovely, vintage Canon FD 100mm lens at F/2 in a dark indoor setting. Thanks to the ISO performance of full frame, F/2 aperture, and flexibility of digital editing, I was able to make this portrait from a distance in a dimly lit room shine.
A photograph for The Cavalier Daily taken during Vanessa German’s exhibition at the Fralin Art Museum in Charlottesville, VA.
A wide-angle landscape from a horse farm in Northern Virginia.
Taken in the Fall of 2018.
A portrait I took of a writer for the Cavalier Daily’s humor section.
Taken in the Winter of 2018.
An evening, long-exposure shot of Lambeth Field at the University of Virginia. Featured on UVA’s official Instagram page.
Taken in the Fall of 2018.
A shot of the exterior of a community radio studio I took for The Cavalier Daily. Stretched dynamic range on a cloudy day to take in the impressive windows and view the space imposes.
Taken in the Spring of 2019.
A photo of the speaker of the Write Climate club at UVA, taken during a pivotal event on Earth Day.
Taken in the Summer of 2019.
A portrait of a friend taken in December at National Harbor.
Taken in the Winter of 2018.
A long-exposure, nighttime photograph taken outside of my University’s observatory on a somewhat cloudy night. The effect of the slight star trails from an un-synced exposure and the cloudy sky creates an alluring atmosphere.
Taken in the Spring of 2019.
A glowing sculpture at Renwick Gallery during their Burning Mane exhibit.
Taken in the Winter of 2018.
A nighttime, handheld shot of an iconic statue on the library grounds of the University of Virginia. The handheld exposure of 1/10 second with minimal stabilization results in a light blur, but this does not take away from the grim yet alluring quality of the image.
A moody, Blade Runner-esque view of a library on grounds at the University of Virginia.
Taken in the Fall of 2018.
A tribute of 12 flags on the Lawn of UVA to the victims of a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.
Taken in the Winter of 2018.
A dramatic photo taken of a speaker during a meeting of the University Democrats at UVA.
Taken in the Summer of 2019.
A thought-provoking exhibit at Renwick inspired this confrontational portrait of vibrantly dressed and powerful mannequin figures set against a patterned background. The F/1.4 aperture captures sharpness for the slightly off-centered subject (slight right) and elegantly blurs the rest of the frame.
Taken at the beginning of 2019.
A high-dynamic range, wide-angle view of the University of Virginia’s iconic Rotunda.
Taken in the Fall of 2018.
An empty microphone set against a defocused background on Earth Day.
Taken in the Summer of 2019.
