“Our world is intimate and critical and beautiful. It is imperfect, cruel, apathetic, haphazard and transcendent. Photography is my attempt to make sense of all that, to find truth and connection among disparate, broken pieces.”
Bradley Wakoff (b.1973) is an artist and photojournalist based in western New England, USA. He is known for his commercial and editorial photography, as well as his uniquely intimate black and white photographic essays exploring the natural history of Colorado and New England. Though seemingly disparate endeavors, the common denominator of his work is exploring the compelling and surprising visual narratives that undergird our daily lives. His editorial and commercial work has been published in national and international news outlets, and he has been commissioned by major universities and national non-profit organizations. His personal work and projects have garnered publication in literary journals and recognition in gallery shows and museum exhibitions. Please see his CV below for details..
Recent Shows and Recognition
2023 “Parenthood”, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2022 Art of the Hills, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA.
2021 Winter Solstice, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA.
2018 Brothership Window Gallery sponsored by IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Pittsfield, MA. (Solo show)
2017 Leica in the Landscape photography contest, 1st place.
2017 Western Massachusetts Biennial, Hosmer Gallery, Northampton, MA.
2015 “At Home”, Don’t Take Pictures online exhibition
2013 Light on the Land, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO.
Selected Professional Experience and Education
2017-present, Independent editorial and commercial photojournalist.
Credit/Client list includes: Bowdoin College, University of Vermont Foundation, Williams College Office of Communications, The 62 Center for Theatre and Dance, NationalGeographic.com, Williams College Museum of Art, Berkshire Magazine, Jacobs Pillow, Light Journal, Berkshire Grown, Albany Times-Union, Berkshire Eagle, New England Foundation for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Penguin Random House publishers, HarperCollins publishers, Pomona College and Harvard University Press.
2001-2010, Colorado-based photojournalist.
Staff positions included: Longmont Daily Times-Call, Greeley Tribune and Fort Collins Coloradoan.
Credit/Client list includes: Oxfam America, The Wilderness Society, USAToday, Politiken, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Washington Post.
2001, Master of Science in Geology, University of Colorado.
1995, Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, with honors in Geology.