About the Artist

Music and photography have been my main forms of artistic expression for many years (I guess, now I'll have to also include video!)  Although I have worked in several musical styles, the vast majority of my efforts have been in original rock music. I have been writing music and lyrics since 7th grade, and have been recording since my days at Northport High School (in New York) back in the 70's.  The roots of my lifelong original music project known as The Airmen (band) / Airman Alone (solo) emerged from that time. The Legendarium page on this site has much more about The Airmen/Airman Alone, along with other musical endeavors, all set within the somewhat less than serious context of my own personal mythology......

Although I started doing photography in high school, this did not really pick-up for me until I got a job at a major international airline (British Airways) back in the '80's, which afforded me the opportunity to travel the world at very little cost (!)  Almost immediately I started to record these journeys on 35mm chrome film, and it has just grown from there ever since. My "World On Film" Gallery on the Galleries page of my 500px site documents this period in quite a bit of detail.

I always intended to make my art my primary gig but life, as they say, got in the way. I would eventually end up having a 35-year long airline career. I have no regrets about my time with British Airways, however, as I travelled the world, and made lifelong friends. This includes my wife, with whom I eventually 'settled down' to start a family. Our two children are by far my most successful contributions to this world. But they are now young adults, and I have since retired from the airline biz - so it finally seems the right time for me to get my act together once again, and get it on the virtual road. I hope you will join me where you can on this newly re-energized lifelong journey - Brendan