About 

1976 b.                 Toronto            ON, Canada
Currently              Vancouver        BC Canada

 

 

Brendan Meadows is a photographer known for his visually arresting, concept-driven work that navigates the emotional terrain of memory, identity, and the human condition. His images fuse abstract social themes with rich, stylized portraiture—crafted to feel both personal and cinematic. Through each frame, he invites the viewer to engage not just with the subject, but with the layered story behind the eyes.

Meadows' journey began in 1986 with a Polaroid camera gifted to him at the age of 10. On his first three exposures, he photographed Princess Diana during Expo '86 in Vancouver—a moment that ignited a lifelong pursuit of capturing beauty, presence, and history in motion. Since then, his lens has moved fluidly between personal investigations and commercial commissions across the film, television, and music industries.

Whether working with global entertainment networks or on introspective fine art projects, Meadows approaches each subject with a distinct sensibility—drawing from decades of visual research, emotional fluency, and cultural literacy. His process blends intuitive direction with rigorous composition, resulting in portraits that are as haunting as they are human.

On set, Brendan fosters spontaneity over spectacle. He encourages authentic, unscripted moments that dissolve the boundaries between performer and camera—what he calls “the collapsing of persona.” This practice stems from his core belief: a great photograph doesn’t just show someone—it reveals them.

Based in Vancouver, Canada, Brendan has developed an extensive creative toolkit over the years, integrating analog principles with modern techniques to support his hybrid editorial-documentary aesthetic. A true inspired wanderer, he is a collector of people and places—an artist who chases the shape of beauty as it evolves.

His work continues to shape campaigns and gallery walls alike, pushing the limits of visual storytelling while remaining anchored in emotional truth.

 

Press

White Hot Magazine; Click Here

Flaunt Magazine; Click Here

Know Magazine; Click Here

Positive Magazine; Click Here

The Eye of Photography; Click Here

Canadian Art; Click Here

Instagram @brendanmeadows

 

Notable Faces

Jansen Ackles
Uzo Aduba
Jared Abrahamson
Stephen Amell
Andrew Airlie
Grimes
Iman
Morena Baccarin
Sean Bean
Matt Berry
Rubén Blades
Corbin Bersen
Justin Bieber 
Leon Bridges
Mathew Broderick
Charles Bradley
Tom Cavanagh
Sarah Wayne Callies
Dove Cameron
Katie Cassidy
John Cho
Jennifer Connelly
Allan Cumming
Ben Daniels
David Diggs
Colman Domingo
Erica Durance
Zac Efron
Frances Fisher
Michelle Forbes
Rutget Hauer
David Harbour
Colton Haynes
Terrence Howard
Grant Gustin
Anna Gunn
Topher Grace
Linda Hamilton
Tony Hale
Juliana Harvkavy
Christopher Heyerdahl
Ronnie Hawkins
Brianna Hildebrand
Victor Garber
Carla Gugino
Bruce Greenwood
Manny Jacinto
Gillian Jacobs
Joel McHale
Keegan-Michael Key
Taylor Kitsch
Robert Knepper
Diane Lane
Juliette Lewis
Melanie Lynskey
Eric McCormack
Stella Maeve
Anthony Mackie
Jesse L. Martin
Lee Min-Ho
Mary McDonnell
Wentworth Miller
Kelly Overton
Billy Porter
Missy Peregrym
Juan Riedinger
Emily Bett Rickards
Holland Roden
Aleks Paunovic
Jared Padalecki
Jeremy Piven
Brooklynn Prince
Dominic Purcell
Ella Purnell
Bill Pullman
Christina Ricci
Brandon Routh
Jonathan Scarfe
Kristen Schaal
Jimmi Simpson
Brandon Scott
Kate Siegel
Cecily Strong
Kimberley Sustad
Antony Starr
Martha Stewart
Maria Sten
Jim Sturgess
David Tennant
Sophie Thatcher
Robin Thomas 
Jade Tailor
Robin Thomas 
Alan Tudyk
Karl Urban
Jill Wagner
Saul Williams
Rainn Wilson
Finn Wolfhard
Jack Quaid
Youn Yuh-jung
Michelle Yeoh
 

 

Selected Clients

A&E
ABC
AMC 
APPLE TV
CBC 
CBS 
CW 
DISNEY
FOX TELEVISION
FX
HISTORY CHANNEL
LULULEMON



NBC PEACOCK
MTV!
NEW YORK TIMES
NETFLIX
PARAMOUNT+
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
SYFY 
UNIVERSAL 
VICE MAGAZINE
W NETWORK
YTV!

CV

2025

AFMP II -   Paris Photo, Paris, France. Group Exhibition
AFMP II -   Fotofilmic Gallery, Bowen Island, BC. Group Exhibition
American Photography Annual 41

2024

American Photography Annual 40 
Neo Noir - Kent Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Group Exhibition

2021

Alterity - The Cardinal Gallery, Toronto, ON CONATCT Festival. Solo Exhibition

2019

Ipseity - Towne House, Los Angeles, CA. Group Show
Ipseity - Barker Hangar, Santa Monica LA. PHOTOLA. Solo Exhibition
Ipseity - Arta Gallery, Toronto, ON. CONTACT Festival. Group Show

2018

Ipseity - LISS Gallery, Toronto, ON. CONATCT Festival. Solo Exhibition
Ipseity - Londsdale Gallery, Toronto, ON. CONATCT Festival. Group Exhibtion
Pigment - New York, US. Bushwick Community Darkroom. Group Exhibition
Ipseity - The LISS Gallery. Toronto, ON. CONTACT Festival. Solo Exhibition 
Ipseity - The Playground Gallery. Capture Festival. Vancouver, BC. Solo Exhibition
Alcoves - Salt Studio. Vancouver, BC.  Solo Exhibition

2017

Pallas - The Rivolli. Toronto, ON. Group Show
Alternative Photo - Dylan Ellis Gallery. Toronto, ON. Group Show
Rad Hombres - Vancouver, BC. Group Show
Alcoves - Salt Gallery. Capture Photo Festival Vancouver, BC. Solo Show
Alcoves - Ice Box Gallery. Capture Photo Festival. Vancouver, BC. Group Show
Alternative Photo. Gallery 44. New Orleans, LA. Group Show
Alternative Photo. Glen Echo Park. Maryland. Group Show
Kindred - Dylan Ellis Gallery. Toronto, ON. Group Show. 
Emergence - Dylan Ellis Gallery. Toronto, ON. Group Show

2016

Bible Safe Show - Santa Fe Arts District. Denver, CO. Group Show
Community-Word Project. New York, NY. Group Show
Photographer Unknown 1914 - Klaxxon Howl. Toronto, ON. 
Narrative - Dylan Ellis Gallery. Toronto, ON. Group Show

2015

Front Lines - Ice Box Gallery. Vancouver, BC. Solo show
COVET III - PhotoHaus Gallery. Vancouver, BC Group Show. Creator and Curator

2012

Reality Bites - Little Mountain Gallery. Vancouver, BC. Group Show
COVET II - Sugar Studio’s. Vancouver, BC. Group Show. Creator and Curator

2011

COVET I - Chapel House Gallery, Vancouver, BC Group Show. Creator and Curator
The Cheaper Show - Vancouver, BC. Group Show

2010

Front Lines - Steam Whistle Gallery, Toronto, ON. CONTACT Festival,  Group Show

2008

Drawn to Develop. Distillery Gallery, Toronto, ON. Group Show and Curator.

2006

SNAP! - Spin Gallery, Toronto, ON. Group Show
Naked in the House - Toronto, ON. Group Show
Meconium - O My! Gallery. Toronto, ON. Solo Show

2005

Virgin Thread Market - Toronto, ON Group Show