My comedian friend Lachlan Patterson recently found a xylophone abandoned by a dumpster outside his Venice home. Unable to believe anyone would discard such a treasure, he adopted it and soon started to incorporate it into his act. Seeing this, I thought it was funny but also realized that I hadn’t seen too many photos of handsome men holding such an instrument. So I decided to invite him to make some portraits that would fill that void. Fortunately for me he obliged, and a couple of weeks ago we met up at Elektrashock Studio. If you’re not familiar with Lachlan’s comedy you should be paying better attention. He’s been touring for a number of years and was the runner up on Season 8 of Last Comic Standing. I got to know him recently on his regular guest appearances on my friend Eddie Ifft’s Talkin’ Shit podcast, but he also has a comedy podcast of his own, The Kooks of Comedy, which he co-hosts with comedian Joe Praino. My understanding is that he also has a big special that’s about to be released, so I’m sure you’ll be seeing a lot more of him in the near future.
David Zentz is an editorial and commercial portrait and documentary photographer based in Los Angeles, Calif. For bookings reach him at dz@davidzentz.com.