by Andy Batt | Jun 30, 2021 | Sport Shoot, The Art of the Personal Project
My personal work process is an incubator that lets me turn fringe ideas into compelling images. For the last year (for obvious reasons), it’s been on the back burner, but now that I’ve gotten the vaccine, there’s the freedom to be physically near each other and worry...
by Andy Batt | Jun 1, 2021 | Behind the scenes, On Assignment, Sport Shoot
Helio Castroneves earned a major slice of Indy 500 history Sunday, becoming the fourth driver to win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing for a fourth time. The 46-year-old Brazilian, who now drives for Meyer Shanks Racing, also won the Indy 500 in 2001, 2002 and 2009....
by Andy Batt | May 4, 2021 | Performance dance, The Art of the Personal Project
I’m missing everyday life and regular interactions—like everyone else. Right around this time, I should be brainstorming new ideas and getting ready for ASMP* Oregon’s annual event, Portland Squared. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a two-day photography challenge,...
by Andy Batt | Apr 5, 2021 | The Art of the Personal Project
When I wrote and photographed a dystopian story called ‘Bad Choices’ — complete with a virus that created massive social unrest and chaos and had lingering long-term effects — I had no idea that I would be living inside a weird and un-cinematic version of...
by Andy Batt | Mar 5, 2021 | Comedy Portraits, Entertainment Portraits
There’s a gift I get from working with improv performers — I can give them a suggestion to chew on and watch them grow that idea into something much wilder than you could have anticipated. In a live show, that seed might come from the audience or what someone had for...
