"I make pictures to impart an optimistic view of life by focusing on the strength and beauty that I see within it.

I am fascinated by the contradiction that life is both fragile and resilient at once. Acts by man and nature alike often have catastrophic effect on our world but in the end life cannot be stopped. I am comforted by the relentless determination of life to claim its place, to reclaim what has been taken, and to carry on against all odds.

I enjoy the energy, rhythms, and richness of culture that urban settings provide yet I am rejuvenated when photography takes me away from the chatter and stresses of modern life. My senses are invigorated as I become aware of the abundance and power of life around me, and my place within it. In that moment I return to a childhood state where everything is a mystery to be explored and experienced for the first time. My hope is that through my photographs the viewer can experience it too."

Dramatic black and white and colour landscapes and urbanscapes with themes of resilience, reclamation, and renewal.

Bret shoots medium format and 35mm black and white and colour film. Prints are made using either pigment on the finest archival cotton rag paper or conventional silver-halide colour and black and white processes. Both techniques produce superlative, museum grade prints recognized for rich and saturated colour and/or tonal quality, sharpness, and archival permanence.

An award winning Fine Art Photographer and Visual Effects Supervisor, a Director, and head of visual effects at C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, Bret’s work has been seen by millions. His dramatic photographs stimulate the imagination and remind that the world is filled with mystery, depth, and beauty.