Perhaps you have seen this picture once or twice. It went viral on Twitter a while ago, and I remember seeing it and getting mad because there were no picture credits. I already knew the photographer’s name, but people who aren’t into photography as a hobby may not know who took it.
A couple of years ago when my interest in photography began, I looked up a lot of interesting photographers on Instagram. I found many feature pages that shared cool photographers online, which is where I ran into a page by a user named Brandon Woelfel.
Woelfel is an extraordinary photographer, to say the least. Immediately, anyone can tell that his theme is lights. In addition to such a theme, he incorporates reflections, patterns, and smoke. He has about 2 million followers online, and his artistic skills improve through every post. I aspire to have his level of artistic skill someday.
It’s not even just the fantasy concepts of his photography that make the images so appealing; it’s also the edits. All of Woelfel’s edited images have the same vibe: cool temperature, one subject, and lights. All of his images fascinate me. There are a couple of nature images that are just as amazing as his other images, but when I receive a notification that Woelfel has posted something new, a nature post is not what I expect. He has so much creativity in every post that it’s almost unreal just looking through all his images.
Woelfel is based out of Long Island, New York and attended the School of Visual Arts where he studied computer art and began photography after being inspired through Instagram itself. He likes to play with depth and effects of blurring parts of the image.
You can find his main website here: http://www.brandonwoelfel.com/photography-1
Woelfel has also partnered with multiple companies, creating images to represent their brands. These companies include Apple, Buzzfeed, H Influencer Collective, Aeropostale, Macy’s, and many more!
The image above is a picture taken representing Aeropostale.
Woelfel published Luminescence recently, which showcases some of his best and favorite works in full color. The book features 218 photographs and is also available in E-Book format. I was so tempted to buy it!
I think the reason why Brandon Woelfel’s photography interests me most is his never-ending line of creativity. I did a speech on photography earlier this year, and Woelfel was one of my significant topics. I truly believe he can make a fantastic living out of his work. The craziest part about it all is that he’s only been doing photography for four years.
Brandon Woelfel is a brilliant photographer who creates his own vision of art and will continue to improve immensely.
All images above were taken by Photographer Brandon Woelfel.
Links:
https://thoughtcatalog.com/kj-parish/2017/06/an-interview-with-brandon-woelfel/
http://www.brandonwoelfel.com/
https://twitter.com/brandonsloves/status/893970267680198657
https://twitter.com/brandonwoelfel/status/908888018446110720
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/301248662560151936/?lp=true