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<body bgcolor="#9F9F60" text="#000000" link="#FFFFFF" vlink= "#FFFFFF" alink="#FFFFFF"> <table width="600" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <br> <br> <table width="652" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#777748"><font color="#211350" size= "2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Photographic Biography of Bret Culp</strong></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#777748"> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#95955B"> <h1><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret Culp is an exhibiting <em>fine art</em> photographer from Toronto, Canada. His limited and special edition photographs are bold and dramatic , textural, <em>black and white</em> and <em>colour landscape</em>, <em>nature</em>, and <em>city</em> / urban prints and are <em>for sale</em> to purchase though this website. Patrons have described his photography as <em>clean</em>, <em>elegant</em>, <em>powerful</em>, <em>magical</em>, <em>emotional</em>, <em>inspirational</em>, <em>eco art</em>, compositionally beautiful, with wonderful printing, and are images that could become old friends. Bret&#39;s belief in <em>spirit</em>, <em>endurance</em>, <em>resilience</em>, <em>reclamation</em>, and <em>renewal</em> are reoccurring themes in his photos and the source of the <em>strength</em> and optimism in his life.</font></h1> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><br> <table width="652" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#777748"><font color="#211350" size= "2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Latest News, Updates, and Additions</strong></font></td> </tr> </table> <table width="650" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#777748"> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#95955B"> <h6><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Contact 2006 Landscapes Revealed show was mentioned on the May 5th <a href= "http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/archives/photos_architecture/060505_1546.shtml" title= "Sam Javanrouh's Daily Dose of Imagery (ddoi) Toronto based photo blog" target="_blank">Daily Dose of Imagery</a> photo blog.</font></h6> <h2><font size="1" face= "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong> <font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">LANDSCAPES REVEALED<br> (</font></strong><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">part of <a href= "http://www.contactphoto.com/view.php?eventid=490&sec=guides" title= "Contact is North America's largest festival of photography" target="_blank">CONTACT 2006</a> - 10th Anniversary of the Toronto Photography Festival)<strong><br> <br> Bret Culp</strong>, <strong>Joshua Harrower</strong> & <strong>John Long</strong><br> April 24 to June 3, 2006</font></font></h2> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Reception is Thursday May 4, 7-9pm, artists in attendance</font></p> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Photographers explore landscapes outside the city limits. From Culp&#39;s stark images of nature, to Harrower&#39;s exotic scenes from India, to Long&#39;s exploration of Canada&#39;s vast landscapes, this exhibition gives us a panoramic view of the world around us.<br></font><font color= "#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> <strong>Leonardo Gallery</strong><br> 133 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2H7<br> Contact: Teodora Opris<br> (416) 924-7296<br> <a href= "mailto:info@leonardogalleries.com"><strong> info@leonardogalleries.com</strong></a><strong><br> <a href= "http://www.leonardogalleries.com/gallery/?p=artist&s=bretculp&from=CONTACT" title= "Leonardo Gallery in Yorkville, Toronto, Canada" target= "_blank">www.leonardogalleries.com</a></strong></font><font color="#211350" size="1" face= "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></p> <h6><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret is</font> <font color="#211350" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">one of eleven <strong><a href= "press/BretCulp_Riverside_p14.pdf" title= "Bret Culp is featured in the Sping edition of Riverside Quarterly" target="_blank">featured artists</a></strong> in the spring 2006 issue of <a href="http://rqmag.com/" title= "Riverside / Riverdale / Leslieville, downtown Toronto, Canada" target="_blank"><strong>Riverside Quartely Magazine</strong></a>.</font><font size="1" face= "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> <br></font> <font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Strength was awarded <strong>Merit of Excellence</strong> (2nd place) in the category of Fine Art in the <a href= "http://www.thespiderawards.com/" title= "International awards program honoring excellence in black and white photography" target="_blank"><strong>Black and White Spider Awards</strong></a>. Thousands of images were received from over thirty countries and <strong><a href= "http://www.thespiderawards.com/Judges.htm" title= "Magnum Photos, Tate Gallery, Lenswork, Black & White Magazine, Communication Arts, Man Ray Trust" target="_blank">judged</a></strong> by the most respected names in photography.</font></h6> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret has donated a print of "<a href= "gallery/LostAndFound/Sycamore.html" title= "Ball&#8217;s Falls Conservation Area, Vineland, Ontario, Canada" target= "_top"><strong>Sycamore</strong></a>" to the <strong>Children&#39;s Wish Foundation</strong> Holiday&#39;s Around The World silent auction event.</font></p> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret is the recipient of the coveted Pro Site Award for "<strong>Excellence in Imaging and Design</strong>" at <a href= "http://www.profotos.com" title="ProFotos" target= "_blank"><strong>Profotos.com</strong></a> .</font></p> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret&#39;s <a href= "http://www.photo.net/photos/bret_c/" title="Bret Culp at Photo.net" target= "_blank"><strong>portfolio</strong></a> at <strong><a href="http://www.photo.net/" title="Photo.net" target= "_blank">photo.net</a></strong>. Photo.net is the largest community of photographers online that deals with both film and digital photography.</font></p> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href= "http://www.portfolios.com//bretculp" title="Bret Culp represented at Portfolios.com" target="_blank"><strong>Bret Culp Photography</strong></a> at <a href= "http://www.portfolios.com" title= "Portfolios" target= "_blank"><strong>Portfolios.com</strong></a>. 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.</font></p> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">My photograph "<a href= "featured/Featured.html" title= "Chalk Cliffs of Ruegen - K&#246;nigsstuhl (King's Chair)" target="_top"><strong>White Cliffs of Rugen</strong></a>" was chosen as part of "<strong>The Collection</strong>" at <strong><a href= "http://www.filemagazine.com/" title= "File Magazine - A Collection of Unexpected Photography" target="_blank">FILE Magazine</a></strong>. 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.<br> <br> The <strong><a href= "http://cameras.bretculp.com" title= "Bret Culp Camera Collection - The Cameras used to take the photos on this site" target="_blank">Bret Culp Camera Collection</a></strong> has moved here. Please update your links.</font></p> <p><font color="#211350" size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The following links are shortcuts to pages within this website: <a href= "http://www.bretculp.com/home.html" target= "_top"><strong>Home</strong></a>, <a href= "http://www.bretculp.com/AI/content_AIS.html" target="_top"><strong>Artist Information</strong></a>, <a href= "http://www.bretculp.com/purchase/content_purchase.html" target="_top"><strong>Purchasing Prints</strong></a>, <a href= "http://www.bretculp.com/exhibitions/content_exhibitions.1.html" target="_top"><strong>Photo Exhibitions & Shows</strong></a>, <strong><a href= "press/content_press.html" target= "_top">Press</a></strong>, <strong><a href= "musings/content_musings.html" target= "_top">Musings</a></strong>, <a href= "news/content_newsletters.html" target= "_top"><strong>Newletters</strong></a>, <a href= "http://www.bretculp.com/links/content_links.html" target="_top"><strong>Links</strong></a>, <a href= 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href= "http://www.bretculp.com/gallery/bwLandscape/index.html" target="_top"><strong>Black and White Landscape Portfolio</strong></a>, and <a href= "http://www.bretculp.com/gallery/colourLandscape/index.html" target="_top"><strong>Colour Landscape Portfolio</strong></a>.<br></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="700" height="343" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#777748"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Photographs</strong></font> <font size="2">></font><br> <table width="698" height="325" border="0" align= "center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor= "#9F9F60"> <tr> <td width="95" valign="top"><font size="1" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/New Work/index.html">New Work Gallery</a><br> <br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/New Work/pages/bretculp_centralpark1.htm"> Central Park #1</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/New Work/pages/bretculp_centralpark3.htm"> Central Park #3</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/New Work/pages/bretculp_fog.htm">Cheltenham Fog</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/New Work/pages/bretculp_winterpond1.htm"> Winter Pond</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/New Work/pages/bretculp_wahwashkesh.htm"> Wahwashkesh</a><br></font></td> <td width="1" bgcolor="#777748"></td> <td width="114" valign="top"><font size="1" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/index.html">Lost and Found Show<br></a><br> <font color="#0000FF"><a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_sycamore.3.html"> Under The Sycamore</a><br></font> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/newrugen_400_web.8.html"> White Cliffs of R&#252;gen</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_yinyang.1.html"> Balance</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_bluebrainb.16.html"> Reciprocity in Blue</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_nfld_troutriverpond.2.html"> Trout River Pond</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_nfld0008.3.html"> Tablelands</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_godlight.2.html"> God Light</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_landinga.2.html"> The Landing</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_bluesnowtrees.2.html"> Powdered Blue</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_westernbrookpondf.2.html"> Western Brook Pond 2</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_braintreeroot.3.html"> Roots</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_falllitetree.2.html"> Tree Light</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_mainbrain.html"> Strength</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_ir_treetex.3.html"> Details</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_leopard.1.html"> Leopard Rock</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_bwsnowbrain.3.html"> Cheltenham Snow</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_toislandsd.4.html"> Harbour at Sunset</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_pond.html">Western Brook Pond</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_mossedrocks.4.html"> Mossed Rocks</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/LostAndFound/pages/bretculp_35snow.5a.1.html"> Terra Cotta Snow</a><br></font></td> <td width="1" bgcolor="#777748"></td> <td width="112" valign="top"><font size="1" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/index.html">Frieze Frames Show</a><br> <br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_thewall.4.htm"> Reflections on the Wall</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_fire.1.htm"> Into The Sun</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_ac3.htm">Atomic Hotel</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_studiob.3.htm"> Kind of Blue</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_grater.4.htm"> Futurism</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculpnfabstract.3.htm"> Yellow Bird</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_amsterdam2.2.htm"> Two of a Kind</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/FriezeFrames/pages/bretculp_boardwalka.1.htm"> Over The Boardwalk</a><br> <a href= 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(Cityscapes)</a><br> <br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_fallenliberty.htm"> Fallen Liberty</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_typewrittera.htm">Typing Machine</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_thewall.4.htm">Reflections on the Wall</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_cat.1.htm">Camouflage</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_amsterdam2.2.htm">Transit Systems</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_amsterdam2.2.htm">Two of a Kind</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_fear.htm">A Fountain of Life</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/Urban/pages/bretculp_fiddler.1.htm">The Fiddler</a><br> <a href= 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"file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/colourLandscape/pages/montrealtrees.2.htm"> Spring</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/colourLandscape/pages/bretculp_seastacks.1.htm"> Sea Stack</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/colourLandscape/pages/bretculp_westernbrookpondf.2.htm"> Western Brook Pond 2</a><br> <a href= "file:///lm20g019/Users/bret/Desktop/Photo/gallery/colourLandscape/pages/bretculp_35snow.5a.1.htm"> Terra Cotta Snow</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div align="right"> <br> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Artist</strong></font> </div> </td> <td width="80%"> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret Culp</font></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Philosophy</strong></font> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"I make pictures to impart an optimistic view of life by focusing on the strength and beauty that I see within it.<br> <br> 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.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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."</font></p> <p><br> <br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Style</strong></font> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dramatic, clean, finely crafted, black and white and colour landscapes and urbanscapes with themes of resilience, reclamation, and renewal.<br></font></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Technique</strong></font> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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.<br></font></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></font> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret&#39;s career progressed quickly following his study of film and photography at Ryerson University. He has a comprehensive set of skills ranging from photography, graphic design, and computer animation to directing the visual effects for major motion pictures. As an award winning Visual Effects Supervisor and head of the visual effect department at C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (Canada&#39;s largest visual effects studio, having contributed to over 80 films and television movies including Silent Hill, X-Men, and Fly Away Home), his work has been seen by millions of people. Bret&#39;s ability to inspire ensures his demand as a director, yet his contributions extend far beyond. It is his insight and vision that makes him an extraordinary talent. His strength is expressed in kindness and compassion and is apparent in everything that he does.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Since 2001 Bret has been regularly exhibiting his photography.</font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href= "AI/content_AIS.html"><strong>Artist Info</strong></a> <strong>| <a href="AI/content_CV.html"><font color= "#211350">CV</font></a> |</strong></font> <strong><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href= "AI/content_film.html">Filmography</a> | <a href= "AI/content_awards.html">Awards</a></font></strong> </div> <table width="650" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div align="right"> <br> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Photographic Education</strong></font> </div> </td> <td width="80%"> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1989-1991 - Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada<br></font></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Solo Exhibitions</strong></font> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">October 2001 <em>Lost and Found</em>, Gallery 888, Toronto<br></font></p> <p><br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <strong><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Group Exhibitions</font></strong> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2006</strong><br> <br> Landscapes Revealed -CONTACT Photography Festival 2006, Leonardo Gallery , Toronto<br> <br> Terra Incognita -photographs by Bret Culp and Veronique Lehouck , Zilberschmuck Art, Toronto<br> <br> Convergence -Annual Juried Exhibition, Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery. Owen Sound<br> <br> <strong>2005</strong><br> <br> Sublimation -Juried Exhibition, Hang Man Gallery , Toronto<br> <br> The Hummingbird Centre Juried Art show, The Hummingbird Centre, Toronto<br> <br> The Framework Foundation Timeraiser,<br> <br> The Hummingbird Centre Juried Art show, The Hummingbird Centre, Toronto<br> <br> <strong>2003</strong><br> <br> Distillery District Art Exhibition, Distillery District, Toronto<br> <br> <strong>2002</strong><br> <br> Assorted Works, Joy Bistro, Toronto<br> <br> Frieze Frames, photographs by Bret Culp, paintings by Elizabeth Russ, Gallery 888, Toronto</font><br></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div align="left"> <strong><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Publications</font></strong> </div> </td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2006</strong></font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bret Culp, Artist Feature, Riverside Quarterly, Spring 2006<br> <br> <strong>2005</strong></font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Top Islands of the World, New Holland Publishers &#169; 2006<br> <br> File Magazine</font><br> <br> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Charity Events</strong></font></td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">November 20, 2005 - "The Children&#39;s Wish Foundation Holidays Around the World Celebrity Silent Auction"<br></font></p> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Awards</strong></font></td> <td> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2005</strong><br> <br> Merit of Excellence: <em>Strength</em> - Fine Art, Black and White Spider Awards</font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Award for Excellence in Imaging and Design , ProFotos Pro Site</font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2001</strong><br> <br> Second: <em>Toronto Harbour Sunset</em> - International Agfa Photo contest</font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>2000</strong><br> <br> Honours: <em>Toronto Harbour Sunse</em>t - Photo Trust photography contest</font></p> <p><font size="2" face= "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Honours: <em>White Cliffs of Ruegen</em> - Photo Trust photography contest</font></p> <p><br></p> </td> </tr> </table> </body>