Coburn Brandon

Hi, I’m Coburn.

Birds, and the small green world they live in.

Currently photographing Radnor Lake, Nashville

Trumpet vine in bloom against still water

Selected work

8 of 16 frames

A barred owl facing the camera, framed by leaves
Barred owl, face on
A great blue heron’s head and beak against still water
Great blue heron
A heron flying low across rippled green water
Crossing the lake
A hummingbird hovering among bright sunlit leaves
Hummingbird, backlit
A small green tree frog resting along a branch
Tree frog
An owl perched on a fallen log with wings raised
Owl on a fallen log
A great blue heron in profile against soft green water
Heron, in profile
A woodpecker clinging to the trunk of a tree
Woodpecker on bark
A barred owl turning its head among the leaves

About

Mostly, I wait.

I photograph birds and quiet landscapes, mostly at Radnor Lake just outside Nashville — the same few miles of trail, over and over, in every season and every light.

The photographs that work are the ones where something was already happening and I was patient enough to still be there for it.

Commissions & prints

I take on a small number of commissions each year — prints for a specific wall, custom work for a space, or a particular subject you have in mind. Tell me about it.

Contact

Get in touch

Commissions, prints, licensing, or just to say hello.

Every so often I send a few new photographs and a note about where they came from. No schedule, no noise.