Little Lotus Project

Pat Shepherd is a freelance photographer and designer. He has specialised in documentary photography of the Kiwi musicscene for the past seven years and has worked closely with clients as diverse as Shapeshifter, Red Bull, TVNZ, Fly My Pretties, Radio Active, and Smokefree and has developed and produced multi-media marketing material for music clients. In 2005, he launched his own free street press publication, Exposure Lifestyles. His experience in the publishing and design world has taken him on to work as the designer of NZ Skier Magazine, book design, as well as a variety of ongoing tutoring contracts. In 2009, Pat met with the charity Children on the Edge to discuss volunteering on the Thai/Burma border to help the refugee children that Children on the Edge support. With the help of his friend Josh Bahlman, the two set off to Thailand in December 2009 as part of The Good Karma Project. The project shaped up to be an enormously successful fundraiser, and a year-long multi-media project that encompassed a documentary, social media presence, an effective pro bono PR campaign, extensive fundraising, an exhibition auction, a photography exhibition, and free childrenfs art workshops for NZ children.