Patric Shaw
Patric Shaw is an English photographer who was born on a British Army base in Germany. Patric always had a strong inclination towards the visual arts. He studied Design, Fine Art and Painting at Curtin University in Western Australia. In 1986, Patrick started to work as a Fashion illustrator for Vogue Australia, which led him to become a photographer for the magazine. He eventually moved to Paris in 1992, where he began a career in Fashion photography, working with French, Japanese, English, German, Korean, Italian and American advertising and editorial clients.
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Patric Shaw is a British photographer and painter whose work moves fluidly between fashion, portraiture, and a more
intimate, almost diaristic way of looking at people. Trained originally in fine art and painting, he brings a draftsman’s sensitivity to line, tone, and composition into his photographs, favoring natural light, quiet gestures, and uncluttered frames that give his subjects room to breathe. His images often feel both casually observed and carefully composed: there is a sense of ease and spontaneity on the surface, underpinned by a strong formal structure and a painterly awareness of color and texture. Across editorials, personal projects, and his books, Shaw’s photography builds a world that is understated yet emotionally resonant, where style never overwhelms the human presence at the center of the picture.
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