Mason Bramadat

Hi, I'm Mason.

I'm a photographer, born and raised in the Yukon.

This beautiful place instilled in me a deep love for nature, and I'm incredibly grateful to call it home!

I love skiing, backpacking, mountain biking and climbing. Paddling too, but mostly for the tan and ideally in a canoe-maran (iykyk).

In 2017 I started taking photos on my iPhone 7.

I wanted to capture and share the amazing sights I came across while in the backcountry. I quickly fell in love with this creative process and my passion for photography flourished.

When I started studying at McGill University in Montréal the following year, I found the city was lacking in my usual subjects i.e. big ass mountains, endless forests, vast glaciers, massive moose...

Photo by Sam Campbell, @samueljcampbell, hindsightcreative.ca

Thankfully I discovered portraiture.

Here, I found the same complex beauty that I loved so much about landscapes. People wear their histories just like the land, etched into their skin, guiding their posture and lighting their eyes. Both have wonderful stories to tell.

These themes also compliment my academic interests - I'm earning a B.A. with a major in Psychology and a double minor in Behavioural Science and Environment. I'm fascinated by the connections between people and their environments.

I feel lucky to study in these fields, knowing on a personal level how many psychological benefits can come from a relationship with the natural environment.

Then in 2023/2024, I worked as Photo Editor for The Tribune.

This is an entirely student-run, independent newspaper at McGill University. Here, I got my first taste of photojournalism and experienced the power of visual media and storytelling. I also wrote and photographed some of the projects you'll find on this website's "Stories" page. Check them out!

Photo by Léo Han, @tempograph

I draw on these experiences wherever I create.

Above all, I'm on a mission to celebrate the beauty of the people and places I photograph.

Photo by Laura Kelly

Photo by Sam Campbell

Photo by Laura Kelly

Photo by Laura Kelly, @artlaurakelly, laurakellyart.com // Photo by Sam Campbell, @samueljcampbell, hindsightcreative.ca // Photo by Laura Kelly, @artlaurakelly, laurakellyart.com

I respectfully acknowledge that I am a settler, first raised on Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Territory and later on the Traditional Territories of the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council and Kwanlin Dün First Nation. I have lived and photographed on the traditional territories of many Indigenous Peoples, as noted in the captions accompanying these photos. I encourage you to research the history of these lands, and to learn more about colonialism and settler-Indigenous relations.