Patrick Lentz

Visual storyteller and educator

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With a background in educational psychology and photography, Patrick believes that the camera has the power to transform how we understand the world, ourselves, and the people around us. By combining practices of archiving, the radical imagination, and human development, his goal is to empower young people in Chicago to become their own storytellers.

His work ranges from documenting small moments in the lives of those around him to exploring narratives of grief and nostalgia with the loss of his dad when he was 16. Working with both analog and digital photography, he believes in the power of visual storytelling to make sense of a complex and layered world.

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As a former high school photography teacher at The Chicago High School for the Arts and Teaching Artist with Snow City Arts, he continues to explore the intersections of education, image-making and human psychology. By engaging young minds in these practices, he strives to bring these connections to life through a curriculum and projects that center the insight and imagination of young people.