NAME/AGE/LOCATION/MEDIUM(S):
Donal Lakatua / 20 / Missoula, MT / Photography and reporting
SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE:
Donal Lakatua / @donal_cl / donallakatua.format.com
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOUR-LETTER WORD?
Word?
TOP 3 TRACKS RIGHT THIS FUCKIING SECOND. GO!
Evan Finds the Third Room - Khruangbin
Start The Riot - Atari Teenage Riot
Jabalqa - Secret Chiefs 3
DO YOU HAVE A GO-TO JOKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU’RE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO THROW OFF YOUR OPPONENT?
XYZ-er? I hardly know her!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN HAVING “FAVORITES”? IF SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOURS?
Pears, London Fog, 50mm.
WHAT CAN ART DO?
Make people feel good.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF MAKING ART?
To make people feel something.
WHAT WILL ALWAYS MAKE YOU BURST OUT LOUD IN LAUGHTER?
Puns, goofy antics with someone I lots of inside jokes with!
WHAT IS AN OBSCURE FACT YOU KNOW?
Giraffes only sleep around 20 minutes a day!
DOES ORIGINALITY EXIST?
Originality doesn't fuckin exist, but that doesn't matter.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST ALBUM YOU HAD ON VINYL/TAPE/CD/WHATEVER?
Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest!
WHAT IS A SONG YOU KNOW ALL THE LYRICS TO?
GLOWED UP - Kaytranada and Anderson .Paak
WHAT IS AN “IDEAL” ART SCENE LOOK LIKE? IS THERE AN IDEAL?
Inclusive, financially sustainable, fun, active.
WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE YOU HOPING TO EXPLORE IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF ART, LIFE, WHATEVER?
I wanna write and shoot live music for a respectable, public radio or another journalistic outlet.
ARE YOU OPEN TO COLLABORATING? IF SO, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE?
Yes! Hit me up to help you build an EPK, shoot your band or just to shoot with.
DO YOU SECRETLY OR NOT-SO-SECRETLY ADMIRE ANYONE?
Jeff Neubauer, Rio Chantel!
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU EXIST TODAY? TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS IN MAKING IT THIS FAR?
The people I know. The people that love me and support me are the things that keep me motivated!
ARE YOU LEFT-HANDED OR RIGHT-HANDED, BOTH, OR NEITHER?
Right-handed!
TELL ME A STORY.
My first tinder date, I was burglarized! She stole a vaporizer and some cash! She used a fake name and I also found out afterward that she had claimed the valuables of several other unfortunate men! It was a learning experience.
WHICH CAME FIRST: CUPID OR HIS ARROWS?
Cupid, bitch!
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET BETTER AT?
Shooting more diverse things!
WHAT ARE YOU BEST AT? WHAT ARE YOU WORST AT? WHAT ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY AVERAGE AT?
Best: enjoying live music
Worst: school
Average: being alive
DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR RELAXING?
Listen to relaxing music, play vidya, call your friends over the phone.
IS THERE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR YOU? MULTIPLE SOURCES?
I follow a lot of other live music photogrophers on the gram, but I aspire to be Bob Boilen of NPR Tiny Desk!
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF?
Art isn't free! Yoink!
IS LA CROIX:
A. A GENIE IN A BOTTLE
B. HAIRSPRAY IN A CAN
C. OOH! BUBBLY WATER? HOW FUN!
ARE YOU WORKING ON ANY PROJECTS CURRENTLY?
Constantly!
DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL PARTY TRICKS?
I eat cigarettes, and I can make weird noises with my mouth.
WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU LISTENED TO?
My friends relationship problems
IF YOU WERE A CHARACTER ON A PLAYING CARD, WHAT WOULD YOUR STATS LOOK LIKE?
(5 is avg)
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 6
Constitution: 2
Wisdom: 7
Charisma: 8
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST CELEBRITY CRUSH?
Kiera Knightley/ Natalie Portman
DID/DO YOU PLAY SPORTS?
I play cribbage.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MEMES?
I think very highly of memes!
ARE YOU SWEET, SALTY, SOUR, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE THINGS?
I'm sweeeeeeeet.
WRITE A HAIKU.
To be or not,
A large fish eats its friendships
Gulping beer and water.
ARE YOU READING ANYTHING? WHAT IS A BOOK YOU HAVE READ MULTIPLE TIMES?
Duuuuuune!
DO YOU HAVE OPINIONS ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY?
Technology is important, and opens up paths for unique forms of expression!
TELL ME ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE:
Find ways to care about eachother!