BRAD BEGAN HIS PHOTO CAREER WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL IN ORANGE COUNTY,CA. HIS LOVE OF SURFING INSPIRED HIM TO CAPTURE IMAGES ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTLINE.IN 1972 HE DROPPED OUT OF GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE IN HUNTINGTON BEACH TO TAKE ON A FULL TIME JOB AS "AD GUY" AND PHOTOGRAPHER FOR SURFING MAGAZINE. THIS WAS A DREAM JOB FOR A YOUNG SURFER AND A GREAT STEPPING STONE. IN 1974 A CHANGE WAS IN THE MIDST AND BRAD MOVED TO MAMMOTH TO BE A SKI BUM FOR "ONE SEASON". SURROUNDED BY ALL THIS BEAUTY AND RECREATION MADE IT DIFFICULT TO LEAVE. HE QUICKLY TOOK TO SKI PHOTOGRAPHY AND BECAME A SKI PHOTOGRAPHER FOR POWDER MAGAZINE. AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS WORKING THE ULTIMATE DREAM JOB AS A HELI-SKI GUIDE. THIS GAVE HIM THE BEST CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TO PHOTOGRAPH. THIS ALSO CAME TO AN END AND HE CONTINUED SELLING PHOTOS TO MAGAZINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 1985 HE OPENED MAMMOTH GALLERY AND HAS CREATED AN IDEAL FORMAT FOR SELLING HIS LANDSCAPE WORK. THE GALLERY CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AND IS THE PREMIER GALLERY OF EASTERN SIERRA PHOTOGRAPHY. HE CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR NEW VENUES. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN BOTH THE SIERRA AND KAUAI HAS PROVEN TO BE ANOTHER SUCCESS.

BRAD AND HIS WIFE PAMELA LIVE ON THE NORTH SHORE OF KAUAI, TRULY GOD'S COUNTRY! THEY OPENED NANI KAUAI GALLERY IN PRINCEVILLE IN 2003.THE PHOTOGRAPHIC POSSIBILITIES IN KAUAI ARE ENDLESS. MOST OF HIS WORK IS DONE WITH A PENTAX 645N MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA USING A VARIETY OF LENSES AND FUJI VELVIA FILM. ALL THE IMAGES ARE SCANNED WITH A NIKON COOLSCAN 9000 TO A 160 MB FILE. GREAT ATTENTION IS TAKEN TO MATCH THE PRINT TO THE ORIGINAL TRANSPARENCY. BRAD BELIEVES IN THE PURIST PHILOSOPHY AND DOES NOT ARTIFICIALLY ENHANCE HIS COLORS. HE PRINTS EVERYTHING HIMSELF ON AN EPSON 7500 WIDE FORMAT PRINTER UTILIZING 200 YEAR ARCHIVAL PIGMENT BASE INKS. BRAD IS TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE MADE HIS CAREER IN A PROFESSION THAT BRINGS SO MUCH JOY TO HIS CLIENTS AND TO HIMSELF.