Brett Fernau

Utata Member

Bio

Brett is a hardworking amateur photographer, striving to become a professional. He lives and photographs in Los Angeles, California. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, raised in Peoria, Illinois, moved to Denver, Colorado, moved to Steamboat Springs Colorado, got married, started a local country music band, left the band and Steamboat Spring, moved to Los Angeles and stayed. Loves the weather in L.A. and is learning to ignore the politics.

He likes outdoor, nature photography, always trying to duplicate with the camera what he sees in the field. However, he also likes to experiment with light effects and night photography. He's also been seen just wandering around his own house and yard taking pictures of the old cars, the neighbor's cats, the birds, things from his mechanic's toolbox, whatever looks like it might make for an interesting photo. His current passion is capturing candid pictures of the animals at the Wildlife WayStation where he works.

Testimonial

Spend some time looking through Brett's photostream and it's hard not to be impressed. His work ranges from exquisite floral macros to postcard-shots of LA landmarks; from classic cars to still life to an entire series of sidewalk shadow shapes. Did I mention the flowers? Simply stunning.

I have to admit, this is probably the third time I've sat down to write a testimonial for Mr. Fernau. Each time, I've gotten lost in his photostream and never managed to write a thing.

Testimonial written by J. Shafer