Bradley and Gabriel Hanson in Arizona, 2002
Since receiving a Voigtlander
camera as a gift at the age of 10, I’ve been fascinated with the
art of photography. When I first saw a print come to life in the
developer tray, I knew I would be a photographer. I am fortunate
to earn a living doing what I truly love. I have devoted my life
to exploring and improving my skills as a photographer and continue
to do so day after day. I find art in the beauty and geometry of
everyday life, never leaving the house without my camera. I approach
photography with the belief that the reality of each moment is the
ultimate beauty, and that these fleeting moments are the most valuable
to my clients.
My wedding work is
often described as wedding photojournalism or documentary style.
Although I am a Seattle based wedding photographer, I regularly travel
for weddings, and have been commissioned to photograph weddings all
over the world. Recent travel weddings include: Bali-Indonesia, Hong Kong-China,
Udaipur-India, Bangkok-Thailand, Seoul-Korea, Zihuatanejo-Mexico,
Honolulu-Hawaii, Washington DC, Vancouver-BC, Portland-OR, Sun River-OR,
Minneapolis-MN, New York-NY, Phoenix-AZ, Fremont-CA, Palm Springs-CA,
Palo Alto-CA, Berkeley-CA, Carmel-CA, Sausalito-CA and San Francisco-CA.
My work has been featured
in ad campaigns for Amazon.com and Ericsson mobile phones, album
cover art for musicians: Pete Droge, Downpilot, Kim Field and The Mighty Titans of Tone, Rachel Harrington,
Sugartown, Brother Sun Sister Moon, Visqueen, Truckstop Souvenir,
and Broadcast Oblivion. My images have been printed in local and
national magazines, including Rolling Stone (Germany), Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Seattle Times, Seattle Sound, Seattle Weekly, The Stranger, Photo
District News (PDN), MSNBC.com, ROCKRGRL, The Big Takeover, Three
Imaginary Girls, Washington Free Press, Local Planet, Seattle Police
Annual Report, Seattle Police Foundation Calendar, Seattle Bride,
Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom, The Knot, Conde Nast's Brides Magazine, Wedding Pages Magazine, Wedding
Expo and Banquet & Event's promotional literature and billboards.
I've recently been
named one of the nation's top wedding photographers by PDN magazine and
the Wedding Photojournalist Association.
PDN's "Top Knots" 2004 and 2005 national
wedding contest winner:
Bradley
Hanson BIO: Born: Minneapolis, MN June
24, 1966 Residence: Seattle, WA Personal: My two brilliant, creative,
hilarious and wildly energetic sons (Gabriel is 8 and Miles is 6)
are the greatest joys of my life.
Interests: Photography, playing
guitar, bicycling, reading, music, movies, motorcycling, travel.
Keyboard and fretless bass player of the now defunct band Judgement of Paris, which released two
full-length CDs (1991 and 1993) and had five other songs featured
on various compilation CDs. The CDs have been re-issued on Projekt Records, and are available
via their website. Band highlights include playing the New Music
Seminar in New York in 1992, and playing with Holland's wonderful
and brilliant Legendary Pink Dots. Education: Drake University, Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, One week intensive workshop with Ralph
Gibson Professional affiliations: Professional Photographers of Washington (PPW), Seattle Professional
Photographers Association (SPPA), Wedding and Portrait Photographers
International (WPPI), Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA),
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) Corporate/editorial
clients: Amazon.com
(Seattle), Appelberg Publishing (Sweden), Banquet & Event (Seattle),
Benaroya Hall (Seattle), Brown Bear Car Wash Enterprises (Seattle),
Cascade Land Conservancy (Seattle), Dendreon Corporation (Seattle),
Franke + Fiorella (Minneapolis), Gartner Group (Seattle), Ericsson
Mobile Phones (Sweden), Thrivent Financial/Leader Magazine (Minneapolis),
Martineau Systems (Seattle), Max Motorcycle Helmets (Seattle),
NW Biodiesel (Seattle), On Magazine (Sweden), One Reel/Bumbershoot
(Seattle), The PolyClinic (Seattle), Seattle Police (Seattle),
Seattle Sound (Seattle), Seattle Weekly (Seattle), The Stranger
(Seattle) Client list for band
photography: Astronaut Wife, Sue Bell, Kellee Bradley, Broadcast Oblivion,
Brother Sun Sister Moon, Downpilot, Pete Droge, Fauna, February,
Fey Ray, Kim Field and The Mighty Titans of Tone, Rachel Harrington, Judgement of Paris, North 19, Passage,
Sue Bell, Sugartown, Truckstop Souvenir, Two Loons for Tea, Visqueen,
Andrea Wittgens
Quotes: “To suggest is to create,
to describe is to destroy.” - Robert Doisneau "Imagination is
more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein "The world is as we are." - David Lynch "While there is
a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than
what we can see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves
to us how little our eyes permit us to see.” - Dorothea Lange "Life is what happens to you
while you are busy making other plans." - John Lennon Travels:
Favorite films:
Bradley Hanson is a
Seattle based wedding photographer regularly traveling to San Francisco,
Portland and the Los Angeles area, available for travel weddings,
documentary style weddings, editorial weddings, wedding photojournalism,
destination weddings, commitment ceremonies, children portraits,
kid photos, and music promotional photography. Travel/Destination
weddings have included Devi Garh in Rajasthan, India; Bangkok, Thailand;
Hong Kong, China; Seoul, Korea; Bali, Indonesia; Washington DC; Honolulu, Hawaii;
Zihuatanejo, Mexico; Vancouver, B.C.; Portland, OR; Sun River, OR;
San Francisco, CA; Sausalito, CA; Fremont, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Los
Angeles, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Berkeley, CA; Carmel, CA; New York, NY; San Juan
Island, WA; Orcas Island, WA; Phoenix, AZ; Minneapolis, MN and across
the U.S.
With winning images
in PDN's national "Top Knots" wedding contest two years
in a row, Bradley is also ranked as one of the top wedding photographers
in the nation by the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association) and
a member of the invite-only Grace Ormonde Platinum List. Available to travel
nationally and internationally to document weddings worldwide. Please
contact Bradley for wedding photography availability and pricing.
Weddings in British Columbia, Arizona, Washington, Oregon and California,
Phoenix, Vancouver BC, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Ana,
Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Big
Sur, Carmel, Pasadena, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Berkeley, Los Angeles and
the San Francisco Bay Area.
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