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Photographer Al Braden returns to our region to talk about his new book, The Connecticut River
A Photographic Journey through the Heart of New England.

Al Braden was born and lived in El Paso, until moving to Boston in 1967 to attend MIT. In the early 70’s, he moved to Vermont. Keene, New Hampshire became home in 1984. Al returned to Texas in December 2004, and now live in Austin, Texas.

Professionally, he has worked in various capacities in graphic design, advertising and marketing. In 1986, he founded an offset printing company in Keene, NH. It grew to 18 employees with over one million in annual sales. Al sold my portion of the company in 2004 to purse photography full time.

Al earned a BA in PhotoCommunication from St. Edwards University, Austin in May 2007 completing a course of photographic study begun at MIT from 1967 to 1971. At MIT, he worked with both Minor White and Harold Edgerton. Minor was the poet, muse and spirit whose impact came from editing Aperture, organizing shows and especially teaching. Doc Edgerton, inventor of the strobe and high-speed photography, never ceased to be excited when showing someone high-speed phenomena for the first time. Those two sources, with their blend of technology and spirit drive his work.

Memberships:
American Society of Media Photographers, Texas Photographic Society, Houston Center for Photography, Center for Fine Art Photography, Photographic Resource Center

Publications:
National Geographic - Kids, LensWork Extended Edition, Woman’s Day, Texas Highways, Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, Yankee, New Hampshire Magazine Calendar, Keene Sentinel

The Connecticut River: A Photographic Journey Through the Heart of New England (Hardcover)

By Al Braden, Chelsea Reiff Gwyther

$35.00

ISBN-13: 9780819568953
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Wesleyan University Press, 09/01/2009

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