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Brian W. Tryon Photograph Collection

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Collection NumberMSS 0551CreatorTryon, Brian W. DescriptionBrian W. Tryon is a self taught photography and visual artist. A purist, believing that the snap is the final product. Everything you do is in camera. No photoshop or any manipulations. Using photography as a way of self healing, being in the moment, getting out of himself in a healthy way. Escaping thorough the lens. Shooting the weird; wonderful and spiritual side of life. The purpose of the final result: the photograph is to create emotion, make the viewer feel, and to turn on. Portraiture is one of his favorite mediums along with street photography and lifestyle photography. Capturing the real emotion of the subjects. Finding lines and textures that are striking. To compose a photograph that pleases the eye. Brian also teaches photography for at-risk youths. Teaching the basics of photography and using the form to express themselves, and, for a healthy escape rather than the unhealthy things they are used to.

In March of 2020, Tryon began documenting the rising COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Tryon captured the tumult of 2020 spanning business closures, social protest movements, election angst, and the emergence of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021. His "Porch Series" captured folks hunkered down in the isolation of stay-at-home orders, highlighting the vibrancy and microcosms of life at home for Colorado Springs residents.

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Brian W. Tryon Photograph Collection