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CV Patrick Schmetzer · A chronology of my work

Born in Mobile, Alabama, based in Frankfurt am Main. I have worked professionally with a camera since 2014, and with an instrument and code alongside it. This page puts what can be verified in order of the years.

Where a year is given, it can be verified: by a publication, the title of a project in the catalog or the date of a file. Where none can be, the entry says “n.d.” rather than an estimate.

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Training

  1. At 18

    • The first camera

      I taught myself photography. Ireland’s landscapes gave me the push; I picked up a camera during a gap year and never put it down again.

  2. n.d.

    • Graduate of the SAE Institute

      Training in audiovisual media: music and art in depth, my first own tracks recorded, photography and film alongside. That is why sound, sound design and editing stay in-house.

    • Certificates from Google, Semrush and Twitter

      Exams on rights on YouTube, analytics, search engine optimization and advertising. Every certificate is on the certificates page.

Work and projects

A selection from the catalog, where the year is part of the production’s title. The undated ones are the projects my blog post on the work that shaped me is about. Read the post

  1. 2014
  2. 2017
  3. 2020
  4. 2022
  5. 2023
  6. 2024
  7. n.d.

Publications and interviews

  1. 2016
  2. 2018
  3. 2019
  4. 2021
  5. 2022
  6. 2026

Music

  1. As a teenager

    • Guitar and bass

      Electric and acoustic guitar, and soon after bass in a band.

  2. 2026

    • Music for my films

      20 instrumental pieces, produced for the edit, with licenses for your films.

  3. n.d.

    • Piano

      Bought a piano on a whim and taught myself to play through daily practice.

    • Compositions for piano and orchestra

      My earlier pieces, plus covers and guitar, on my YouTube channel.

Art and editions

  1. As a child

    • Drawing and photography

      As a child I already wanted to hold on to how I saw my surroundings, and found drawing and photography for it.

  2. 2026

    • Wall art in the Art Store

      Pop art, gold, ink and characters with a wink, in my own Art Store since October 2026.

    • Editions

      9 landscapes as fine art prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag and 6 LUT collections from my own work, available to order since October 2026.

    • Art for spaces

      Art for hotels, offices, restaurants and practices: from the collection, or as a series I photograph on site.

  3. n.d.

    • Landscape and travel

      Photography without a commission, on journeys through nearly all of Europe, to the United Arab Emirates and to Africa, from the Swiss Alps to the deserts of Oman.

      A lake between steep mountains in golden haze

Companies

  1. n.d.

    • Multi Media Design Patrick Schmetzer

      My company: photography, film, design and marketing, and the software under the same roof.

    • Nexentrium

      Founder and CEO. Platforms of my own for recruiting, agency operations and image production; I am responsible for product and architecture.

    • Online stores of my own

      I build the stores and the software behind them myself, this website included.

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