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My passion is to hike into remote wild places and capture the light as it plays across the landscape. I search out scenes that speak of the magnificence and fragile state of nature.
I am inspired by the splendor of the natural world and in particular, alpine areas. I create images of places that speak to my soul. Mountains, glaciers, old growth forests, wildflowers
and water are my favorite subjects. Photography encourages me to see details of our world in a new perspective from miniature to grand. What one captures in a photograph is present
for only a moment’s time like the break of sunlight between mountain storms, a rainbow or alpenglow after sunset. In these rare and special moments I focus on colors, patterns and textures.
Ultimately I hope that my images will allow others to see, feel and experience the peace, exhilaration and wonder that I experience when I am outside in the wilds of nature.
I also hope it gives the viewer another reason to be good stewards of our land.
I also create images of people hiking and skiing in landscapes for a sense of scale and adventure. With a 4x5 view camera to I created a body of workthat enables mural size enlagements with
amazing details. Over 25 years I have explored and photographed our natural world with an extra special passion for Mt. Baker, The North Cascades and Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska.
I really enjoy route finding and exploring the untracked wilderness. As a backcountry explorer and backcountry ranger in Denali I got to do a lot of that because there are no human trails or bridges.
Brett Baunton’s bio and featured credits:
Brett’s work is published in books and magazines such as National Geographic, Alaska, Audubon, Backpacker, Conde Nast, EarthWork, Forests, Mother Earth News, Nature’s Best, Outside, Sierra,
Summit, North Cascades Institute, National Forest and National Park Service, National Wildlife Federation, Whatcom Land Trust (Whatcom Places II) and Wilderness.
Brett's image of the Pacific Crest trail in Goat Rocks Wildereness Area, WA was used by the US Postal service for a Stamp in 2006 "Wonders of America" series.
His awards include National Wildlife (Smithsonian) Denali, Alaska Magazine Photo Contest - Gates Arrigetch, Summit Magazine's Capt. John Noel Award - Denali, National Wildlife Photo Contest,
Natures Best 1999 Honorable Mention, World in Focus 2003 and 2007 (Landscape category) Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier.
To see more of Brett’s images and to purchase prints or photo rights call Brett at Artscan 360-734-7390 or email to brett@artscan.com or view his website www.BrettBaunton.com.
Additional Credits:
Commissions: McKinley scene etched into Eilson Visitor Center in the heart of Denali National Park, Alaska, National Park Service.
Mt Baker and Mt. Shuksan exhibits at the Visitor Center for Mt. Baker Wilderness and North Cascades National Park and along the Mt. Baker National Scenic ByWay, National Forest Service.
Magazines: Alaska, Alaska Airlines, Backpacker, Earth, Earthwork, Conde Nast, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Earth, Forests, National Wildlife, Nature's Best, Northwest Travel,
Mother Earth News, Outside, Owl & Chickadee, Pacific Northwest, RCI, Sierra, Summit, Washington, Wilderness.
Books & Travel Guides:
Rand McNalley World Atlas cover of Denali in Mt. McKinley National Park, AK.
KC Publications - Olympic NP,
National Park Service - Grand Canyon and Denali, National Forest Service - Mt. Baker
Whatcom Land Trust (Whatcom Places) Cover of Whatcom Places II.
Hikes of the North Cascades (Alan Kearney/Sasquatch Books)
Wintergreen - cover (Sasquatch Books) Hoh Rain forest.
Forever on the Mountain - cover Denali from Mt. Brooks.
Holland America's Alaska Tours,
Lonely Planet, Eastern Europe's last wild places
Calendars: Audubon, Avalanche, Brown Trout, KC Publications, National Parks, Smith-Western and many local quarterly calendars for printing companies.
Cards: Sierra Club, Healthy Planet, Smith-Western, Whatcom Land Trust, Washington State Tourism, Northwest Ecosystems Alliance. 5x7 notecards Self-Published.
Environmental Non Profits: North Cascades Ecosystem Alliance NWEA, North Cascades Institute NCI, Wilderness Society. Cascades Conservation Project and Washington Wild Campaign.
Whatcom Land trust Whatcom Places II cover photo.
Exhibits:Whatcom Museum of History and Art. "Pacific NW Photographers, Now". 40x50 Mt. Baker Mural.World in Focus 2003 (Landscape) Exhibit in Rainier Square, Seattle, 2007 Art Wolfe Gallery
National Wildlife Federation Exhibit (Denali Tundra close-up) Washington, D.C.Natures Best 1999 Honorable Mention (Gates of the Arctic, Fire Rock) Traveled to the Smithsonian.
Allied Arts show 2000 and 2007. REI Bellingham 50 x 72 Murals display, Gallery Walk and Allied Arts Festival 2007.
History:
A Seattle native, Brett Baunton lives in Bellingham, WA, with his wife Denise Snyder who is a natural sculptural artist. They enjoy the surroundings of the San Juan Islands for sailing, the forests and
mountains of the North Cascades for skiing, hiking, climbing and working together in the wilderness to create unique images.
Photographic expeditions have included long treks into the wilderness areas of Denali National Park, Alaska, creating a large format 4x5 collection of Mt. McKinley and the backcountry of the park.
One of these images is etched into the Eilson Visitor Center as a wall mural of Denali.
A major journey was made into the Gates of Arctic National Park 150 miles above the Arctic Circle for 20 days to photograph the majestic Brooks Range and it’s granite walls, the
Arrigetch Peaks emerging from the tundra in the Brooks Range with fall foliage lighting the foreground on fire.
The trip to Gates of the Arctic and the Arrigetch resulted in pictures that have been exhibited, published in national magazines, books and won international awards.
Our most recent grand journey was to the Ruth Amphitheater on Mt. McKinley, a vast glacial gorge for a ski expedition tour.
My imagery includes extensive coverage of Alaska's Denali National Park and Brooks Range, The Pacific Northwest, the Mount Baker Area, North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park,
Mt. Rainier National Park, Mt. St. Helens Monument, the Parks and National Forests and other natural areas of Washington State.
Other sites include the Columbia Gorge, Hells Canyon, Oregon,
Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, the American Southwest, Eastern Europe and the Tatra Mountains of Poland and Slovakia.
His climbing and backcountry survival training was by the Mountaineers and Wilderness Rangers of Denali National Park, Alaska and many long treks.
Brett Baunton's career history includes being a musician and a Photolab technician at Seattle's custom lab Ivey. He started as a color analyzer at Prolab and progressed to custom mural and Ciba printer at Ivey.
Brett started ArtScan in 1993 in Bellingham. Brett has gone to all digital reproduction in house. Using the finest state of the art Drum Scanner and digital pigment inks we print on archival papers
for longevity exceeding traditional photographic prints rated in the range of 65-80 years. Notecards and Prints are available from Brett directly.
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