#08 - Bruin Alexander: Writer & Photographer

Ryan Harris: The Creative Journal Podcast for filmmakers and freelancers

Today we get to hang with writer and photographer Bruin Alexander. Bruin is an amazing photographer, writer and a friend of mine up here in Whistler, BC. His instagram following is over 100,000 and for good reason. His ability to combine words and imagery to tell vivid stories is very unique and not easy to find these days. Thanks for listening please leave a review 1 star or 5 depending what you thought! iTunes: http://apple.co/2ny1Wnl Podcast Website: www.ryanjharris.ca Check out his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bruinalexander/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.j.harris Bruin's Story: Almost two years ago I had a chunk of money saved, was inquiring about down-payments and in the midst of finishing my junior year of university. A concussion had, rather abruptly, ended my hockey career and despite a well constructed front, I was confused. Really confused. Around that time I picked up an old 35mm camera and had a university professor tell me I ought to pursue my book. Fast forward and you might find me sitting in a cafe somewhere drinking a black coffee and reading a good book, same as always. It hasn’t been a smooth transition, the learning curve with photography turned out to be a lot steeper than expected, and I remain by far the toughest critic of my work. What it has done is fill the void left by the loss of athletics, and I treat it with just as much intensity and hard work. The book has had highs and lows, good and bad days, I guess thats true for all of it. I took the money and invested it, now I fill the my gas tank through licensed images, commercial work and writing gigs. Living in my Cherokee this year has allowed me to climb mountains in Alberta, surf in Oahu, tramp through the southern alps of New Zealand, watch the Yankees in the Bronx, road trip around Iceland, sip whisky in Scotland, scream from the edge of the great granite cliffs in Yosemite, get lost on long nights wandering the cobblestone streets of London and stargaze from the Grand Canyon. I woke up with the sun most mornings and spent evenings scribbling in a journal from the front seat of the car, it's been an amazing ride.