Bruce’s father was a very good amateur photographer who passed his love of life and images to his son. Armed with a Kodak Brownie at age 11, Bruce loved capturing candids of people. Fast Forward a few decades. Now an Internationally acclaimed Master-Photographer and Portrait Craftsman, Bruce is considered by many of his peers to be one of the more creative photographers on the West Coast, creating images to fit a variety of styles.

Bruce has been featured multiple times in international professional photography publications, Professional Photographer and Rangefinder. Along with speaking to various professional photography organizations all over America, he has spoken at Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) convention in Las Vegas where over 15,000 photographers attended, and in London England at the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers Convention.

As the most Award-Winning photographer in Oregon (and named Oregon’s Photographer of the Year four times), many believe he possesses what Leonardo Da Vinci called “Saper Vedere” (To Know How To See).

In 2013, he will be speaking in Orlando at the Senior Photographers International, Professional Photographers of Texas, PP of New Jersey, PP of Oklahoma and at WPPI in Las Vegas as a platform speaker.

Bruce’s First Camera

His work is passionate, fresh, emotional and timeless. His easy going and gregarious manner is able to put people at ease allowing personal works of photography to be created in an artistic fashion.

How does he describe himself?  “I really enjoy all kinds of people, I like to tease my kids, my wife, my friends, my relatives, myself and once I get to know you-YOU too! I like being very active, my wife says that I never slow down and when I do, I fall asleep, but hey,  that is the extrovert part of me.  If I had a super power, it would be flying and second: that I could eat all the chocolate cookies I want and not gain weight. Chocolate is my Kryponite.”

A 5th generation Oregonian, Bruce feels fortunate to live in such a gorgeous state. Married for over 30 years, he and his wife, Sherri (both University of Oregon alumni) have 2 teenage children. Bruce enjoys camping, traveling, snow-skiing, golf, biblical studies,  U of O football and being with friends and family.

Bruce Berg at Willamette Pass, Age 10.

Even as a young age, professional portraits were a part of his family too!

Taken at Kennel-Ellis studios, Eugene

 Below: Skiing at Mt. Bachelor: Bruce with his younger brother Jeff and their father, William who was a 3 year letterman in basketball at the U of Oregon, a Major in WWII in charge of 2 POW camps in Italy, a good friend of Bill Bowerman (Nike Founder/UO Track coach), a Eugene insurance agent, a hunter/fisherman/golfer/Oregon club and Rotary President and all around great dad.