Bradford Stephenson CRC, CW, CM, CFPh, PIDP, Ret.

I taught adults photography for 26+ years and meditation for 15+ years. (I've also been a journeyman millwright, a journeyman welder, railroad trainman/conductor, logger and entrepreneur!)

In my retirement I travel and photograph from my Suzuki Grand Vitara.  Gallery here

Summer projects since retirement have taken me across Canada, throughout B.C., Alberta's National Parks, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Alaska.

Accomplishments - BTDT

  • Member - Healthy Saanich Steering Committee 2009-2010

  • Designed, marketed and presented photography + meditation workshops; 1983-2009 (26 yrs)

  • Created and facilitated "The Bradford Method" of meditation (Book in progress)

  • Designed and taught photography at Western Pacific Academy of Photography; The Master’s Institute of Photography; North Island College;  Malaspina College; Northwest Community College; plus Vancouver Island Recreation centers: Pearkes, Cedar Hill, Panorama, Juan de Fuca, Esquimalt, Duncan, Nanaimo, Mill Bay, Chemainus, Comox.

  • Taught other annual outdoor workshops - Vancouver Island

  • Created/ran the Alpine Institute of Photography '03-'07

  • Provincial Instructor's Diploma Program (PIDP)- VCC - 2002 

  • Chief Instructor: Western Pacific Academy of Photography'88-'89

  • Western Academy of Photography '87 Certified Freelance Photographer (CFPh)

  • Freelancing: Fashion/Glamour, Fine Art B/W, Commercial, Industrial, Corporate. Clients: Barbara Coultish Models, Charles Stuart Models, Houston Forest Products, Equity Silver Mines, magazines, newspapers, television: ...more!  27+ years freelance

  • Hosted and Produced  “Aperture: The Photography Show” 32 televised shows - 1990-94

  • Motocross Racer - 1975-1985. Broke T8 vertebra in 1978 Taught motocross and built motocross tracks.

  • Houston Recreation Commission director 1980-84

  • President of Scout/Guide Group Committee '79-82

  • Hockey player/coach/exec. President Houston Minor Hockey,  Coached Peewees and Midgets. Defenseman on two commercial teams (simultaneously) -'72-'85

  • Certified Journeyman Welder (CW) '65 - mines, fabricating-shops, industrial plants, sawmills, exotic metals, etc...

  • Certified Journeyman Millwright (CM) '78 - sawmills/mines

  • Certified Railroad Conductor/Trainman (CRC) BC Rail 63-65

  • Oiler/Hostler's helper - CPR rail, Nelson, B.C.

  • General logger - Crawford Bay, B.C. '63-64

  • Father of two - Rebecca and Scott. 4 grandchildren. Married for 28+ years with Judy. Divorced in 1991.

Other facts:

  • Myers-Briggs = INFP

  • Pisces with Sagittarius rising and Moon in Cancer

  • Chinese year of the Wood-Monkey

  • Single, with a sense of humor, no burdens, no debts

  • Spiritually-guided (non-religious); condo-owner.

  • Non-smoker, non-drinker, non-drug-user

  • Outdoorsman, adventurer, explorer

  • Activities: badminton, curling, hockey, hiking, 4-wheeling.

  • Into computers, digital photography, virtual racing

  • I read a LOT! Mostly novels and local stories

  • Maintain friendships both male and female

  • Generally happy, joyous and free

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Nadia photo

 

 

2009 NWT

 

90's -Spiritual Work

 

 

'70-'84 Motocross Racer

 

2011 - Alaska: Denali/Mt. McKinley. Top-of-the-world Hwy

2010: Cross-Canada -

Victoria B.C. to St. John's Newfoundland

2009: Dawson City, Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territory

 

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