She has also contributed to books published by Chronicle, Michelin, National Geographic, Sierra Club, and others. Her commercial clients include those in the educational and travel markets, along with book publishers, corporations, design and advertising agencies.

Her colorful and graphic photographs are regularly published in calendars and greetings cards for a variety of international companies. Brenda markets her own stock photographs, and is also represented by The Stock Market in NYC.

Brenda has been featured in the February 2000 issue of Rangefinder Magazine, the January 2001 issue of Studio Photography and Design, and a recent issue of CANON's Insight magazine. Her keen eye for design, and use of natural light and color are a signature in her work. She co-starred in two episodes of CANON's Photo Safari television program in 2001.

An accomplished writer as well as photographer, Brenda has written how-to articles for Outdoor and Nature Photography, Outdoor Photographer, and the on-line magazine Apogee Photo. She is currently working on a book about creative outdoor and nature photography to be published by Amphoto Books in 2003.

Brenda conducts lectures on photography throughout the United States and has presented inspirational programs for a variety of audiences, including The Mountaineers Club, American Society of Media Photographers, and the 2000 Photo Plus Expo West in Long Beach, California.

She teaches several workshops through Maine and Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography, and has developed a reputation as an impassioned and articulate instructor. She resides in Marin County, California.

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