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Remembering Bryan Peterson
8 April 2025
Bryan Peterson, a professional photographer for three decades and photography instructor for over 20 years who shared his expertise in books like Understanding Exposure, which sold more than one-million copies world-wide, workshops held all over the world and his Bryan Peterson School of Photography.
His death was announced on his Instagram and Facebook pages "with profound sadness and an overwhelming sense of loss."
Peterson was a successful commercial photographer from 1983 through 2003 shooting both corporate annual reports and advertising campaigns. His clients included American Express, Kodak, UPS, Phillips and Citibank.
His work was selected seven times by Communication Arts Photography Annual and four times by Print Magazine . He was also awarded the prestigious New York Art Directors Gold Award.
He wrote over a dozen photography books, translated into nine different languages. In addition to Understanding Exposure his titles include Learning to See Creatively, Understanding Shutter Speed, Understanding Flash Photography and Understanding Color in Photography.
He also did You Keep Shooting, a series for Adorama TV that included this epsiode on shooting flowers in the rain:
"I've come to the realization that any need to write a Fifth Edition [of Understanding Exposure] is not going to happen," he posted on Instagram, "simply because the world of understanding exposure for so many beginning photographers today begins and ends with post-processing, fed in large part by the need for instant gratification. (My hat is off to the teachers out there who share my belief in the creative power that understanding manual exposure can release. Keep it up!)"
"Shoot the adjective, not the noun!" he advised. And "just keep shooting!"
"His presence brought light, love and joy to all who knew him. This loss has left a hole in our hearts that words cannot fully express," the announcement of his passing on Instagram notes.