Biography
Brian Tucker Bresnahan is a commercial and fine art photographer with operational bases in Boston, MA, and in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod.
To view samples of his commercial work (Boston Site), please visit breznatron.com.
To view samples of his commercial work (Cape Cod Site), please visit capeography.com.
To view samples of his personal work, please visit breznatron.com/gallery.
“I was born and raised in rural Vermont; participated in youth group, community development projects in Newfoundland and Cincinnati; graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon (Northfield, MA); trekked across Europe for the summer (with a host family in Italy); graduated with a degree in Anthropology from Union College (Schenectady, NY) after 3 cultural studies abroad (host family in Barbados, host family in Japan and university in Nanjing China); moved to Portland, OR, to pursue wilderness adventure documentaries, enrolled in several filmmaking programs, including graphic design and multimedia production college classes; went to work in the commercial film industry, helping to produce national television commercials and independent films; enrolled in an technical photography program at Brooks Institute of Photography (Santa Barbara, CA); completed coursework for a Masters in Science; relocated to Boston in order to reconnect with family; established an operational photo center in Wellfleet, MA, and am now looking forward (while working toward) what lies ahead.
“While my primary income derives from commercial photography projects, I am now tapping back into my original hopes and dreams for photography- to produce work that connects with one’s mind and soul- without attempting to sell or to persuade. My personal work flirts with the boundaries between objective views and creative expression. When I grab the camera and head out on one of my “fact finding missions,” I am looking for truths that exist in plain sight, right before our eyes- truths that a distracted mind may have difficulty in perceiving.
“Perhaps as a result of this approach to photography, my personal work is often mistaken for a genre of painting- a mistake that I take no part in correcting.
“I am happy to admit that my first year’s attempt of establishing myself as a fine art photography (rather than just as a commercial photographer) has met with moderate degree of success. I had my first gallery experience, had a triptych included within an art show at Boston Children’s Museum, was awarded a public art grant, had several large format photos installed in Boston’s busy South Station (65,000 commuters and 10,000 Amtrakers a day), had three large format photos hung at a renowned bakery and cafe in Boston, had one large format print displayed at a high end salon in Boston and now have several works (including my new series of photographic light sculptures) now on display at the FPAC store in Boston. All in all, 2009 has been an exciting and promising year in my quest for establishing a career as a professional artist.”