Award winning photographer, Franklin (Frank) Brueske, is originally from Southeastern Minnesota. He became interested in photography while in elementary school and purchased his first camera from a rural community drug store when he was is the sixth grade. It took 127 film, was fixed focus, but had sun and cloud adjustments. He still has that camera today.
His interest in photography grew after he watched his cousin make enlargements in a make-shift darkroom one evening. A few years later he purchased the darkroom setup from his cousin and started developing his own film and making his own photos.
His interest continued through high school and into college. His first photographs appeared in print in l955 while attending college. He graduated from Winona State University with a BA degree in business and art.
He lived in New York City where he worked on a photography magazine and then spent six-years on daily newspapers in the midwest as a writer/photographer, where he won many photography awards. His photographs appeared world wide. He has held several one man photography exhibits and produced a film documentary on the Upper Mississippi River. In addition to doing some freelance television film work, he also operated a photo studio and did extensive wedding photography. He has conducted photographic seminars for youths and adults.
His photographs are held by private collectors and medical, corporate and financial institutions. He also donates several original silver gelatin prints to charitable organizations for fundraisers each year.
When he moved from Minnesota in 1972, to Washington, D.C., his photography equipment was boxed up and not opened until 20 years later…so there is a long lapse in his work. He latest endeavor is “Waterscapes and Other Scenes.” He is currently working on an exhibit of the Mississippi River.
Although he insists that he is a country person, he has lived in New York City, Washington, D.C. and the Chicago area. He now resides in Pace/Pensacola, FL.
Specializing in black and white photography, his photographs reflect the many different faces of America ranging from Delancey Street and Harlem in NYC to the small villages and beyond in rural America.
He develops his own film and makes all of his own black and white prints silver gelatin prints. His photographs carry deep blacks and clean whites.
The images truly reflect “Vintage America on Parade.” His journey continues…..
Frank Brueske
Award winning photographer, Franklin (Frank) Brueske, is originally from Southeastern Minnesota. He became interested in photography while in elementary school and purchased his first camera from a rural community drug store when he was is the sixth grade. It took 127 film, was fixed focus, but had sun and cloud adjustments. He still has that camera today. More about Frank
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