Tuesday, November 30, 2010

We are super excited to have our second photography gallery opening! We hope that you
can join us in Thursday, December 16th from 6pm to 10pm for Bret Sano's first photography
show – Almost 6 Photographie, a "curious, weird, beautiful little collection of found still
life he has shot."

About Bret Sano / Photographer and Designer

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Bret studied visual communications in Dallas where he
began his career in graphic and advertising design. After learning his trade with stints at
several boutique design firms his work began to garner regional awards and appear in
national design annuals like Print, HOW and Graphis. Bret's creative interests began to
expand into other visual mediums like photography, interactive and motion design.
In 2008 he and two partners formed design agency, Caliber Creative, and it was around
this time Bret taught himself photography.

Coming from a creative art direction background gives Bret's photo work a different
perspective and unique style. This can be seen in his artful compositions and alternative
color processes. Another hallmark of Bret's photography is his use of shallow depth of field
which is at once emotional, ethereal and sometimes surreal.

"I love trying to strike a balance between a fine art print and an editorial shot while injecting
of emotion and mood. Sometimes it's about what is NOT seen and NOT in focus that really
connects with the soul."

In addition to design and photography Bret teaches at a local community college and
continues to donate his time with design organizations. He lives in Dallas with his wife
and their four dogs. Bret also works as a freelance photographer for the Dallas Morning
News fashion publication FD Luxe.

Almost 6 is a collective of curious and bizarre found still lifes from from the travels and
perspective of Bret Sano who is 5'10." The idea is that you almost saw what happened,
you can almost fabricate how it got there, and who was involved. But ultimately the story
is the viewer's to interpret.