Paul Brooke Jr. on Fstoppers

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Paul Brooke Jr. first started his professional career in photography in 2011.

After graduating from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, Paul was torn between living off the grid to focus on his love and passion for photography and nature or starting a career within the fields of political science and environmental policy which he has a degree in.

Ultimately, he decided to move to Montauk, New York and immediately started working with hotel owners, their celebrity guests, musicians, surfers and all sorts of artists. His dream of living a life by the beach was working out and he started to really understand the business of photography.

Paul went on to work as an event photographer for Patrick McMullan Company in NYC in 2014, until meeting commercial photographer Ben Watts, who he currently still works for.

When Paul is not working in the world of professional commercial photo production, he travels the world and photographs various subjects that presents itself along his journeys.

He has also worked with some of the world's top rated beach resorts, hotels, bars and restaurants to curate web & social media content such as The Surf Lodge (Montauk), Katamama & Potato Head Resort (Bali), Selina Maderas (Nicaragua), Deauville Beach Resort (Miami).

Today, Paul is working with the commercial clients he dreamed of shooting for when he was younger. He also enjoys traveling, surfing and exploring deep into untouched nature and wilderness.

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