About me

HEATHER BRAND

photography

Photography has brought me to many places and many lives. I now find myself in Nashville where I am mesmerized by the musical talent and the kindness that sparkles in everyone's eyes. This happiess is contagious as I seek my newest subjects. It seems as though there is beauty all around me.

Not since living in Paris have I felt so at home and so inspired. I studied photography in Paris and was taught by some of the great French legends. They taught me about art and light and life. I learned how to be with people and let their innermost thoughts surface. I learned the art of knowing someone's soul.

I took these lessons and found myself on a journey through the states, ultimately landing in New York where I learned how to be strong and how to be challenged. Struggle is New York's welcoming present but it made me grow in ways that prepared me and made me expand as an artist. It prepared me for my next journey, the campaign trail.

I covered the behind the scenes moments of the McCain family. For a year and a half I was on numerous flights a day and a different hotel room everynight, different cities, different faces. I was living a dream few ever get to experience. I was given a chance of a lifetime and I enjoyed every minute of it. The endless knowledge that comes from being endlessly challenged is amazing. It gave me a voice and a purpose. I got to see the world through the eyes of all people, their passions, their concerns, and their needs.

This has been my journey so far. It has been a wild ride that has brought me to many amazing teachers. Each person I have met or photographed has taught me how to see the world a little differently. Eveyone has their story to tell. My hope is that you can see theirs through my eyes.