Bryan Hansel Photography

  • While many approaches exist to produce simplicity in photography, the idea of additive composition instantly creates a simple minimalist shot that works as a palette for as much complexity as needed. In my workshop presentations, I talk about a three-part…

  • In 1987, my buddy Steve and I were watching TV when a news report reported that Jim Reinders had built a replica of England’s Stonehenge near the city of Alliance, Nebraska. We decided that one day we would visit Carhenge. College…

  • Plein air painter Neil Sherman first told me the name of The Tombolo. He heard it from painter Howard Sivertson. I can imagine Howard walking the beach in his red suspenders to paint the spot. The Tombolo is one of three…

  • My first strong memory of a canoe was paddling a beat-up, old, fiberglass canoe on the backwaters of the Mississippi River. Many adventures ensued. Kirk Wipper, the founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum, captured what a canoe means to me when he…

  • I recently did my typical year-end post where I talk about how my year went as an artist: what worked, what challenges I had, how I feel about my work in that year. In that post (see: My Favorite Shots of…

  • Each year I like to look back and see how things went. In 2017, I put a lot on my plate. It was the year that I was on the road the most since back when I was 25. I…

  • My Early Winter in the Badlands Photo Workshop is the last workshop of the year. I always look forward to it, because I love being in the Badlands and that time of year is quiet in the park. Next year, I’m…

  • We all have to learn somewhere and somehow and this summer I’ve been learning how to shoot in infrared. I was gifted a Sony A7II camera with a super color conversion from LifePixels. This conversion converted the camera to shoot…

  • Find a photography project and find inspiration should be all I need to write. But, somehow I need to convince you that when you are feeling a little burned out on photography or just lost your focus then you should…

  • Selecting filters for outdoor photography has always been complicated, especially for photographers just learning how to use filters. In recent years, more companies have gotten into the market and the selection has grown even larger. In addition to that, lenses…