Brian Kosoff: New Images

Brian Kosoff is an accomplished master of the photographic process. After spending most of his life in photography he still considers himself a student of the medium! As a teenager, Brian was inspired by his uncle, a serious amateur photographer, and went on to spend 25 years as an award winning NYC advertising photographer. His meticulous work in advertising photographer brought him assignments for many Fortune 500 companies. It was the ideal laboratory to lay the groundwork for Brian's luminous fine art photography.

Look at one of Brian's prints and see an image of peace and perfection. Perfection of the entire process...printing, composition, tonal range and perfection in the singular thread evident in all his work regardless of the diverse subject matter. In spite of his gallerists and collectors raving about his virtuosity, Brian is rarely satisfied and is constantly motivated to experiment and stretch the scope of his work. "Ironically, the discipline to master the craft gives a photographer the freedom to be creative".

Though the technical skills Brian brings to his craft are formidable, his motivation to create photographs is quite simple. "When I see a special moment or quality of light, something that moves me, I want to express it photographically. I want my photo to tell a story, have meaning, or have beauty" . We have been to many of the places that Brian has photographed, but have never seen it quite as breathtakingly serene or peaceful as Brian has depicted it. His vision and photographic skill brings an ethereal quality and mood to the images he's created. His minimalist, perfectionist's eye eliminates any element that might break the beautiful mood he sets by what he's chosen to show us in the boundaries of the print. "I believe that any element not adding to the design, beauty or meaning detracts from the image and can obscure it's expression".

Brian is well schooled in all the classic techniques of the masters of photography, but he has not shunned the use of technology entirely either. Brian uses 4x5 view cameras, Fuji 680 and Fuji 617 cameras, Mamiya 7 rangefinders and Rolleiflex SLR's. He chooses his equipment based on the destination at hand. Brian heads out for months at a time heavily equipped for the sole purpose of his photographic pursuits. Included with the arsenal of the equipment are night vision, laser rangefinder, GPS, satellite image and topography software, astronomical software to help determine Sun and Moon positions, even equipment and books to help forecast the moment to moment weather.

Having spent so long creating photographs for others, Brian creates his photographs first for the simple joy of doing his work. He is thrilled and honored when others find pleasure and solace from the work he does. It's our distinct please to introduce you to the work of this gifted photographer.