Began formal art studies at the age of eight at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY, studied art and photography while attending Howard University in Washington, DC. Continued the study of photography and print making in Werzburg, Germany. Studied Commercial Photography at the New York Institute of Photography in New York City.

I try to create images that draw the viewer in, begins a dialog, or asks a visual question. You will either like, dislike, or question my images. The images that I create are only half the story. The viewer completes the story by what the viewer brings to the image.

Has exhibited art and/or photograhy in Werzburg, Washington, the Art On Main Street, The Art Barn, The Gallery At St. Cabrini, Yonkers Piblic Library, the Rye Public Library, Eastchester Public Library, New Rochelle Public Library, Yonkers Friends Of The Arts, Westchester Land Trust, the Upstream Gallery, the Westchester Arts Council, Hudson Valley Hospital Center, and the Greenburg Nature Center.

Member of the Westchester Photographic Society http://wpsphoto.org/index.html); past member of the Westchester Professional Photographers Association (http://www.westchesterppa.org); the Professional Photographers Society of New York State (http://www.ppsnys.com); member of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers http://panoramicassociation.org); the International Freelance Photographers Organization (http://www.aipress.com); the Digital & Panoramic Association http://digitalassociation.org); the Mount Vernon Art Association; the New Rochelle Art Association, and The Scarsdale Art Association. I am listed in the Westchester Arts Council Artists Registry as a Visual Artist. Past member of the Professional Photographers of America http://www.ppa.com) and The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences http://www.oscars.org/).

All images can be purchased. I can be reached by e-mail Tvbphoto@aol.com, or phone at 914-261-8975.


Links:
Blue Door Art Association - http://www.bluedoorart.org
Yonkers Arts Blog - http://www.yonkersarts.blogspot.com
New Rochells Art Association - http://www.nraaonline.org
Art Times - http://www.arttimesjournal.com
Westchester Arts Council - http://www.westarts.com
Rivertowns Online -http://www.design-site.net/rivertowns/art.htm ( Art Galleries & Museums in the Hudson River Villages
US Library of Congress Copyright Office -http://www.copyright.gov/
Video Clips -http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=terrybrandon
League of Creative Infrared Photographers -http://www.irleague.com/Site/Home.html



Tips & Lessons:
Lexar - http://www.lexar.com/dp/
New York Institute of Photography -http://www.nyip.com/
Better Photo -http://www.betterphoto.com/home.asp
New York Web Photo School -http://ny.webphotoschool.com/
Web Photo School -http://www.webphotoschool.com/
Luminous Landscape -http://luminous-landscape.com/
Tamron Photographic Mini-Course - http://www.tamron.com
Learn software at your own pace -http://www.lynda.com/
Adorama Learning Center -http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=academy
B&H Photo/Video -http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/EventSpace.jsp
Rick Sammon's Photo Tips -http://www.youtube.com/user/pixelmagic



Native American and Pow Wow Info:
Pow Wow Calendar -http://www.powwows.com/ and http://www.powwow-power.com/powwows/index.php
National Museum of The American Indian -http://www.nmai.si.edu/
Institute of American Indian Arts -http://www.nmai.si.edu/
Red Hawk Native American Arts Council -http://www.redhawkcouncil.org/
Shinnecock Indian Nation -http://www.shinnecocknation.com/
Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation -http://www.cherokee-nc.com/
Indian Country Diaries -http://www.pbs.org/indiancountry/challenges/powwow2.html
Black Indian & Intertribal Native American Assoc. -http://www.blackindians.com/
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) -http://www.wampanoagtribe.net/Pages/index
Nimham Mountain Singers -http://www.nimham.com/