ABOUT BRIAN
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| BORN IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA AND RAISED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA AND OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS; BRIAN REMEMBERS PICKING UP HIS FATHER'S PENTAX CAMERA WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG AND PRETENDING (HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE DARN THING) TO TAKE PICTURES WHEN HIS FATHER WASN'T AROUND. IT'S SIMPLE; THAT WAS ALL HE NEEDED TO GET HIS FIRST TASTE OF A CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY. AS HE GOT OLDER HE LEARNED HOW TO SHOOT ON THAT PENTAX AND WELL, THE REST THEY SAY, IS HISTORY. AS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL, BRIAN REALLY GOT DEEP INTO PHOTOGRAPHY BY EARNING A SPOT IN HIS HIGH SCHOOL'S JUNIOR / SENIOR TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY WITH PHOTOGRAPHY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS - HIS PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHER, LARRY WAYLAND, SAW SOMETHING SPECIAL IN BRIAN AND GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON THE TRIP - CHOOSING HIM OVER SEVERAL SENIOR CANDIDATES. THE TRIP WAS DESIGNED TO BE A STUDY OF NEW YORK THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS, LITERATURE AND FINE ART...BRIAN WENT ON THE TRIP TO PHOTOGRAPH THE CITY AND HIS LOVE AFFAIR WITH MANHATTAN AND THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY WAS BEGINNING TO BE CULTIVATED. WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM THAT TRIP, YOU COULDN'T PEEL HIM AWAY FROM HIS CAMERA. HE SOUGHT OUT THE POSITION OF PHOTOGRAPHER AND ULTIMATELY EARNED THE POSITION OF PHOTO EDITOR / EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER WHERE HE EARNED AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR HIS WORK. IN 1995 BRIAN WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE JOURNALISM EDUCATORS OF METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY, FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEWS/FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, EARNING A TOP 3 FINISH WITH SEVERAL OF HIS PUBLISHED WORKS. BRIAN HAS WORKED ON PERFECTING HIS CRAFT FOR MANY YEARS AND IS AMAZED EVERY DAY THAT HE GETS TO LIVE OUT HIS DREAM. BRIAN IS EXCITED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE WORLD AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN IT AND IS BLESSED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. BRIAN CURRENTLY RESIDES IN THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD AREA OF LOS ANGELES WITH HIS WIFE AMY AND THEIR RESCUED DOGS, OSCAR & HARLEY, WHERE HE IS WORKING ON HIS NEXT PROJECT. RECENT CLIENTS: BEWARE OF SAFETY, GIFTING SERVICES, LE SIGH, THE BAUDIN HAITI FUND, ‘PARANORMAL, BURBANK', FISHPOND, INC., MARK JACKSON PRODUCTIONS,ALEX ESTORNEL & BLAKE DAVIS. |