BRENT PENNINGTON

Photography isn’t something that should be done yearly, or just for special occasions – it’s a chronicle of life and, like life, should happen daily.

I believe this because the moments that really matter, the moments that you remember for a lifetime, don’t happen on a schedule.  That’s why it’s important to take portraits for the sake of art alone; why simple moments should be recorded; why a wedding day should be remembered without a script, but as it unfolded naturally.

I learned photography from photojournalists, and their outlook has carried over into my own style.  I approach each assignment as I would a news story – I draw the viewer in, answer the essential questions, and most importantly, I tell the story in images.  I look for candid moments and aim to make photographs that show the essence of the moment, with all its potential.

My experience with photography is varied.  At present I pursue stories, but I also wander the wilds of PA, making a record of nature as I experience it.  I have worked as a university photographer and as a photojournalist, pursued fine art gallery exhibits, and produced and sold stock images.  And in the future, I expect I’ll continue to sample different aspects of the art.  What I do know for sure is, I’ll still have a camera in hand.

I am based in Scranton, PA, following a long-term freelance position at Binghamton University, my alma mater.  Prior to that I lived in Vermont, which greatly influenced my love of nature and the outdoors.  And it is to nature that I return with much of my work, both with the people I photograph, and on my own.

EQUIPMENT:

Canon EOS DSLR bodies, lenses, & Speedlites.

CREDITS:

Clients include Binghamton University, Allied Medical & Technical Institute, Pennsylvania Department of Tourism, Education by Design LLC, Binghamton Township Historical Society, and numerous private individuals.

Participant, “Nine Photographers” exhibit, Jungle Science Gallery, Binghamton, NY – 2007

Featured artist, Timco Gallery, Rutland, VT