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  • AboutI’m an outdoor photographer, writer and guide. My work appears in national and regional magazines and newspapers, in both print and broadcast advertisement, on numerous websites, and on the walls of many homes. Some publications include World Haiku Review, Frogpond, Sea Kayaker Magazine, Paddler, Lake Superior Magazine, Minnesota Monthly, Superior Outdoors, Masik, Cook County Star and News Herald, Northern Wilds, Trails.com and Livestrong.com. I appreciate my clients and go the extra mile to produce work that works for you. I’m available for hire. Bryan Hansel PO Box 149 Grand Marais, MN 55604-0149 Email: bryan@bryanhansel.com Phone: (218) 387-2502
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    Where to Focus in Landscape Photography to Get a Sharp Shot

    May 5, 2015

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Newsletter, Picture

    In photography, there are two types of focus. The first is a plane of focus. This occurs at the point where you actually focus the camera, and it runs in a plane that parallels the sensor in your camera. Then…

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    The Best Inexpensive Tripod for the Money

    Mar 9, 2015

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Picture

      The Best Inexpensive Tripod for the Money In landscape photography, you need a good tripod. You need it because, it keeps your camera steady and gives you sharper images. At the ends of the day around sunrise and sunset,…

  • Lens Choices and Building a Photography System

    Feb 19, 2015

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Newsletter

    At the beginning of the month I wrote about Winter Traction Devices for Photographers. In this newsletter, I’m writing about Lens Choices and Building a Photography System. Lens Choices and Building a Photography System Building a photography system from the…

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    Winter Traction Devices for Winter Photography or Don’t Fall on the Ice!

    Jan 28, 2015

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    Bryan Hansel
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    I’ve been teaching winter photography workshops since 2006 and I’ve seen it all. I’ve watched as people lost footing and fell. I’ve seen broken tripods, cameras and lenses. I’ve seen filters break — including my loaners — and I’ve broken…

  • January Newsletter: Travel Does the Photographer Good

    Jan 12, 2015

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Picture

    As I write this, it’s -20 out and the wind is blowing close to 30 knots. It’s cold. What a change from December when the temps got into the 50s and 60s. And that was a change from November when…

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    Fall Color in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2014

    Dec 22, 2014

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    Bryan Hansel
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    I’m starting to look backwards at 2014 in preparation for my annual best of eBook. As I did, I realized that I never shared the images that I made in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last fall. I teach…

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    Improve Your Photography By Finding What You Think is Cool

    Dec 2, 2014

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Picture

      One question that I get on my workshops is: how do you know what to photograph? I’ve thought about this recently, because I’ve gotten the question more this year than in past years, and I’ve been able to simplify…

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    How I Changed My Life By Not Changing My Life and How Photography Helped

    Nov 17, 2014

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    Bryan Hansel
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    Recently, I read about how a photographer changed his life. Basically, he sold off all his stuff, paid off his debts, lost weight, found a god, bought a van and decided to live out of it and camp and travel…

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    November Newsletter: Waiting for the Conditions to Change in Photography

    Nov 3, 2014

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Workshops and Classes

    October was a crazy busy month for me. I taught many one-on-one lessons and then went out east to Tennessee and North Carolina to teach my Great Smoky Mountains National Park Photography Workshop. I photographed the park for two week…

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    October Newsletter: Shooting the Lunar Eclipse

    Oct 6, 2014

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    Bryan Hansel
    in Newsletter

    Fall in the northland went fast this year. The reds seemed to go from green to peak to falling off the trees in less than 5 days. The fall in the northland went slow this year. The yellows seemed to…

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Bryan Hansel is a professional award-winning landscape photographer and outdoor educator with over three decades of experience. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including National Geographic and Outdoor Photographer, and he was recognized as the Best Photographer in Minnesota by Lake Times Magazine in 2018. In addition to his successful career as a photographer, Hansel is also an accomplished outdoor educator and guide, leading photography workshops to some of the most breathtaking locations in the country.

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Pro Landscape Photographer Bryan Hansel teaches photography workshops, photographs portraits and sells fine art photos. He lives in Grand Marais, MN.

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