Allison Cartwright
Photographing Austin Real Estate since 2006!
How long have you been in the Austin area?
⤜ 1984 – 1988 then 2005 til present.
Who inspires you (in general/as an artist/your interpretation)?
⤜ Right now, all of these kick ass real estate turned architectural photographers I met at a conference.
Breakfast Lunch or Dinner?
⤜ Dinner.
What was the best concert you’ve ever been to?
⤜ There is a tie – Van Halen in Houston with the OG David Lee Roth and Willie Nelson at Jazz Fest in New Orleans.
When you were a kiddo, what did you really want to be when you grew up?
⤜ Ha – an oceanographer. Until l realized that sharks scare the crap out of me.
Your favorite Austin Eatery // Coffee House // Brewery?
⤜ Eatery: Uchiko
⤜ Coffee House: Epoch, Anderson Lane
⤜ Brewery: Pint House
Do you have a favorite charity you wish more people knew about?
⤜ Austin Humane Society. No we are not Austin Pets Alive or the Austin Animal Center.
What’s your hidden talent?
⤜ I don’t have to use a level to hang pictures.
What’s your favorite thing about being a photographer?
⤜ That I don’t always have to talk. LOL!
Have you ever met anybody famous?
⤜ Before there were cell phones so no pic available: Kyle Turley in Emerils in New Orleans. I have a signed napkin lol. For all you Saints fans out there WHO DAT!
What is your go-to Potluck dish?
⤜ Creamed spinach with bacon.
How many states // countries have you visited (or lived in!)?
⤜ Countries: 15ish // States: not enough.
What’s something that has surprised you about being a real estate photographer?
⤜ Gonna stay away from this one 🙂
What is one of the top items on your Bucket List?
⤜ Antarctica. Sit next to a penguin. Hug a seal. And see a polar bear from far away.
What’s something that you’re really bad at?
⤜ Sportsball. Any of them.
What’s one hobby you’d love to get into?
⤜ Making paper.
What’s your most used emoji?
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