Thank you very much for visiting my online gallery and showing an interest in my work.
I am a fine art and documentary photographer based in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. Black and white imagery, with its gritty textures, soulful tones, and intimate perspective, is what attracted me to photography thirty years ago and continues to be my medium of choice for all of my work. I tend to shy away from any finite labels of my style or subject matter. Whether its an urban landscape, people on the street, or vestiges of Americana, the subjects, lines, and light are what attract me. My images have often been said to be lonesome or isolating, and I suspect this stems from my somewhat existential view of peoples place in this world, however, I feel a deep personal responsibility to record and document what I perceive as reality as much as I am trying to simply create an aesthetically pleasing piece. A wanderer of the everyday world, I seek out those small slices of life that reflect the beauty and realty of our existence, both where we've been, and where we may be going.
Please browse the pages and check out my blog on this site as well. Recent work is always being added, so stop back often to see what's new. You can also see new work on Instagram @bretmackinnon.
-Bret MacKinnon
I am a fine art and documentary photographer based in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. Black and white imagery, with its gritty textures, soulful tones, and intimate perspective, is what attracted me to photography thirty years ago and continues to be my medium of choice for all of my work. I tend to shy away from any finite labels of my style or subject matter. Whether its an urban landscape, people on the street, or vestiges of Americana, the subjects, lines, and light are what attract me. My images have often been said to be lonesome or isolating, and I suspect this stems from my somewhat existential view of peoples place in this world, however, I feel a deep personal responsibility to record and document what I perceive as reality as much as I am trying to simply create an aesthetically pleasing piece. A wanderer of the everyday world, I seek out those small slices of life that reflect the beauty and realty of our existence, both where we've been, and where we may be going.
Please browse the pages and check out my blog on this site as well. Recent work is always being added, so stop back often to see what's new. You can also see new work on Instagram @bretmackinnon.
-Bret MacKinnon