Rhett Brandon lives and works in New York City.  Originally trained as an attorney, for many years he has had an active and, more recently, a full-time photographic practice.  From his Upper West Side studio and darkroom, he has worked in all major film and digital camera formats, but in recent years has concentrated on large format photography using principally black and white film.   Along with his extensive field and darkroom experience, he has engaged in both academic and practical studies, primarily at the International Center of Photography.  Rhett has taken courses on such topics as New York City’s history, architecture and the enormous variety of its neighborhoods, the exploration of social events such as the Occupy Wall Street protests, the development of a personal vision, structuring a photographic practice, fine printing in black and white, portraiture, and the use of natural and artificial lighting, both in the studio and out in the field.   He uses photography as an instrument for converting the ordinary, daily experience of living in New York–taking his children to school, walking dogs, getting from point A to point B, waiting for a light to change, chatting with a neighbor, going to the store, exploring a park in winter–into a visually-based narrative that celebrates the unique, interstitial moments of life in the city and the beauty to be found there.







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