I have long been drawn to a kind of palpable form of quietude. I believe this attraction shows up in my body of photographic work – whether appearing in images of man, machine or slab of concrete. Likewise my writing: no matter the rough and/or ominous terrain, all roads inevitably lead to the ephemeral and the hushed. — bp

Brian Pearson (American. B. 1972) was born and raised in Northern New Jersey. He attended high school in Southwest Colorado where he built upon a respect and passion for photography and the arts imbued in him at an early age by his parents. After graduating Emerson College in 1995, he moved to San Francisco, working for a time both as a woodworker and a gallery assistant.

At twenty-five, he embarked on what would become a five year backpacking odyssey, traveling extensively throughout India, Asia, South America and North Africa, living for periods of time in Barcelona, New Orleans and Australia.

Life as a traveler proved creatively fertile: a screenplay was sold in 2001; armed with his Yashica T4 Super D, a collection of travel snapshots pointed to a singular direction of style.

Pearson moved from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Sag Harbor, NY, in 2006. On Long Island, in addition to assisting former Interview magazine editor and Warhol biographer, Bob Colacello, he began to show his photography.

Solo exhibitions include Sidney Lerer at Bridgehampton, NY, (2007) and Robin Rice Gallery in New York (2015 + 2017). His photography has been referenced and/or featured in New York Magazine, Architectural Digest and Photo District News; included in campaigns for Ralph Lauren; bestowed multiple Lucie and Black + White Spider awards; and prominently featured in the PDN Annual.

He currently splits time between Upstate New York and New Orleans.