Bruce Behnke has been taking photographs since he was eight years old, when his grandmother gave him an old box camera. While studying at Taiwan National Normal University he had the opportunity to photograph Asia extensively. He received his Master of Arts degree from Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California. For the past fifteen years he has photographed the natural beauty and wildlife of the Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia, Japan, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Mexico, Canada, and China.
In November, 2004 his one-artist show "Ao" at the Louis Pohl Gallery in Honolulu was reviewed by the
Honolulu Advertiser, (Honolulu's largest newspaper) which said, "Behnke's often arresting images let us see the familiar in new and unexpected ways." To read the entire review go to ART, November 21, 2004.
All photographs copyrighted by Pacific Rim Photography, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. All rights reserved. Use with express permission only. To purchase photographic rights please contact PacificRimPhotography@gmail.com
All images digitally watermarked. Usage throughout the Internet tracked by the Digimarc Corporation.
Please note that website images have been reduced in size and resolution to facilitate rapid download. Consequently, these images do not adequately reflect the quality or detail of our work.
the photographers of
Pacific Rim Photography
About Photographer John Behnke...
John Behnke was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951. He attended Wayne State University where he studied with Tom Parish, Robert Wilbert, John Egner, Elizabeth Murray and Michael Goldberg. He graduated in 1977 with a BFA in painting. He has been in various group shows at the Willis Gallery, Detroit Artists Market and Joy Emery Gallery in the Detroit area. His paintings and photographs have also been in shows at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the San Diego Museum of Art.
He continues to live and work in the Detroit area.
