| Bret Culp Photographic
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Bret Culp’s photographs centre on themes of resilience, reclamation, and renewal while revealing The Beauty of Impermanence.
Bret Culp’s photographs have been shown in solo, juried and special event exhibitions in galleries and museums in Canada, the United States and abroad, including Leonardo Gallery in Toronto, Canada; The Tom Thomson Museum in Owen Sound, Canada; The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, USA; and the Masters of Photography Exhibition in Curitiba, Brazil.
In addition, his work is in public and private collections, including The Center For Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, USA and The Black and White Spider Awards, London, UK.
Bret is the recipient of numerous awards and honours. He has received an International Black and White Spider award for Fine Art; a ProFoto’s Excellence in Imaging and Design award; an Agfa International Photo Contest award; and inclusion in volume one of The World's Greatest Black & White Photography.
Bret Culp was born in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada in 1970. He studied Film and Photography at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He is based in Toronto and has spent extended periods of time in Germany, Ireland, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
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The Beauty of Impermanence | Bret Culp -The second edition of my photography book is now available for purchase. It contains my black and white photography as well as a collection of quotations, proverbs and poetry.
The <meta>Ball Magazine -Entertainment & Arts - Books & Literature. A selection of my work has been included in the Metaball visual arts section. Metaball is a politico/philosophical/religio monthly magazine that critically explores the issues affecting the world today.
Leonardo Galleries' Shifting Season – A retrospective of 2007 exhibitions. The show includes a selection of my photographic work from the past year ...(more)
November 20, 2007 to January 31, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday December 6, 2007 7pm-9pm
Leonardo Gallery | info@leonardogalleries.com | 416-924-7296
I'm thrilled that my work has been selected to be part of the Center for Fine Art Photography 2007 International Exhibition by jurors Roger Reynolds and Raymond Spence. ...(more)
The Center for Fine Art Photography | contact@c4fap.org | 970-224-1010
The Sculptural Images
exhibition runs until June 9, part of the
Toronto Contact photography
festival. The photographs consist of dramatic
new black and white landscapes of Ireland and
Italy made over the last year.
...(more)
Sculptural Images –- Bret Culp
May 16 to June 9, 2007
Reception –- Thursday May 17,
7:00-9:00 pm
Leonardo Gallery | info@leonardogalleries.com | 416-924-7296
I have been invited to
participate in the "MASTERS OF
PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY
EXHIBITION" in Curitiba, Brazil on
October 28th, 2006.
I was in Ireland directing 2nd unit on The Tudors and
photographing for July and August, back in
Toronto in September, and photographing in
Italy throughout October
See Bret's work at the Saatchi Gallery online artists area, and in the Photography section.
The Contact
2006 Landscapes Revealed show was mentioned
on the May 5th Daily Dose of Imagery
photo blog
LANDSCAPES REVEALED
(part
of CONTACT 2006 - 10th
Anniversary of the Toronto Photography
Festival)
Bret Culp, Joshua
Harrower & John
Long
April 24 to June 3, 2006
Photographers
explore landscapes outside the city limits.
From Culp's stark images of nature, to
Harrower's exotic scenes from India, to
Long's exploration of Canada's vast
landscapes, this exhibition gives us a
panoramic view of the world around
us.
Leonardo Gallery | info@leonardogalleries.com | 416-924-7296
Bret is
one of eleven featured artists in the spring 2006 issue of Riverside Quarterly
Magazine.
Strength was
awarded Merit of Excellence
(2nd place) in the category of Fine Art in
the Black and White
Spider Awards. Thousands of
images were received from over thirty
countries and judged by the
most respected names in
photography.
Bret has
donated a print of "Sycamore"
to the Children's Wish
Foundation Holidays Around The World
silent auction event.
Bret is the
recipient of the coveted Pro Site Award for
"Excellence in Imaging and
Design" at Profotos.com.
Bret's
portfolio at
photo.net. Photo.net
is the largest community of photographers
online that deals with both film and digital
photography.
Bret Culp
Photography at Portfolios.com.
Since 1995, Portfolios.com has helped
thousands of creative professionals find new
clients, expand to new markets or discover
exactly the right talent for the job at
hand.
My photograph
"White Cliffs of
Rügen" was chosen as part of
"The Collection" at
FILE Magazine.
FILE Magazine publishes images that treat
subjects in unexpected ways. Alternate
takes,unconventional observations, odd angles
- these are some of ways the photographs
collected in FILE re-interpret traditional
genres.
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