David Brandy

I love to create photographs.

That may sound like a cliché, but it’s absolutely true. It was an unanswered passion of mine for decades. I really wanted to be in the Camera Club at school, but at the time something held me back. Perhaps I thought it was for geeks hiding from the world in a darkroom while I just wanted to be the jock running outside in daylight.

But, finally, ten years ago, I surrendered to the call and purchased my very first digital SLR camera. Tens of thousands of frames later, here I am.

I’ve been a “creative” my entire life. My first job out of university was as a copywriter in a radio station. Six years later I ended up becoming a writer and eventually a VP Creative Director for a major Canadian corporate communication and events agency. Years later I stepped out to run my own agency.

Today, I spend a lot of my time creating images with my digital gear. Doing so thrills me to my marrow. I seem to have an eye for this thing called fine art photography, and there are a few awards on my shelf and some written accolades in my Artist CV to back me up on that. (And I also appreciate the card that my Mom wrote.)

I believe that the essence of my art is in finding and making what at first glance may see...

Bachelor of Applied Arts, Radio and Television, Ryerson University

"Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition", York Art Gallery, York, UK. May 28-Sept 27, 2021.

"Seeking The Periphery", Ryerson University Department of Architectural Science, https://dasxhibitions.ca/home

"Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed", Orillia Museum of Art & History, Orillia, ON. October 3, 2020-January 17, 2021.

"Award Winner Collection", Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Online Gallery https://torontooutdoor.art/artists/gallery/toaf/2020/david-brandy-photography-1. January-April 2021.

"Scenic Route: Emerging Perspectives", Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto, ON. January 8-19, 2020.