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Welcome to SeeMidTN.com!  My name is Brent, and I'm glad you decided to stop by.

Have a Question, concern or just want to say hi?  Contact me.

There is much to see around Middle Tennessee and nearby communities: waterfalls, skyscrapers, historic sites, barns, courthouses and the list goes on.  If it's in Middle Tennessee, there's a good chance I've been there with my camera.  Now that I have been at this for several years, I have put together an image collection representing every county in Middle Tennessee, as well as other nearby places not too far away, such as East and West Tennessee, Kentucky and northern Georgia and Alabama.

Whether you too are a photography enthusiast, have an interest in what's nearby or local history, or perhaps you just stumbled across this website because I have what you googled, I hope you enjoy your stay! This website isn't really meant to be a vacation guide - those guides always recommend the same places, and I too have been to those places, such as Opryland Hotel, Fall Creek Falls or the Jack Daniels Distillery. Instead, in addition to the widely known places, I've been to many of the lesser-known hole-in-the-wall places, places that time forgot, and the places in between.

Have a use for one of my photos?  I've had photos published in several places and on hundreds of websites  Feel free to contact me and we can work something out. 

Need to hire a photographer for your wedding, baby or your portrait?  I'm not the guy for you, but I have several friends who I think will do a good job.

Where could you have seen my work?

I have been the official fair photographer of the Tennessee State Fair in 2008-09.

I am a photographer and the web designer for the Nashville Early Music Ensemble.  I've also worked with the Music City Youth Orchestra.

I have several photos published.  This listing is sorted by periodicals, books, television, brochure and other:

• Time Magazine, Aug. 22, 2007 Issue.  pages 49 and 54
• National Examiner Magazine, Mar 23, 2009 Issue, Page 8
• Travelgirl Magazine, May/June 2007 Issue, page 20
• The Tennesseean, Sept. 2010, State Fair Supplement
• Mature Lifestyles of Tennessee, Aug 2012 Issue, Page 4, 5
• Validity Magazine, Vol 2. Iss. 8 (Aug. 2012), Page 18
• The Doorknob Collector, Issue 176 (Jul/Aug 2012)
• Murfreesboro Post, Oct. 28, 2012, Living Here section, Cover
• Alabama Living, May 2013, Rock City Barns Rock On, pages 26-28
• The Tennessee Banker, Vol. 101 No. 7 (July 2013), Cover
• The Tennessee Banker, Vol. 101 No. 9 (Sept. 2013), Cover

• Nashville Amplified, Page 19
• Knoxville Zoo (Images of America), Page 25
• Pittsburgh: Smart City, page 50
• Chattanooga: The Renaissance of a City, page 9
• Reminiscences of the Early Settlement and Early Settlers of McNairy County, Tennessee, Cover
• Knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together
• Moon Tennessee, page 83
• Tennessee Tragedies, page 16
• Young Heroes of the Confederacy, page 69
• Sam Davis Daring Scout...Loyal Friend, back cover

• On air: WZTV Fox 17, 9PM News, Sept. 07, 2009, Story of the Donut Den neon sign.
• On air: WSMV NBC 4, Sept. 2, 2010, Story on the State Fair
• On air: CBS, Dec. 26, 2010, Kennedy Center Honors (Merle Haggard Segment)

• TN Trails and Byways brochure: The Jack Trail, Page 20
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Pie in the Sky Trail, Pages 6, 11
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Promised Land Trail, Pages 1, 15
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Ring of Fire Trail, Page 3
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Screaming Eagles Trail, Pages 1, 5, 6, 9, 10
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Tennessee River Trail, Page 2
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Tanasi Trail, page 23
• TN Trails and Byways brochure: Top Secret Trail, Pages 6, 19

• Hendersonville/Gallatin Map (American Map), Cover
• Future This DVD front cover

I have had photos published on over 200 websites!  There are too many to list, but some of them include:

Wired.com | Wall Street Journal | Rand McNally | IBM | Rails-to-Trails Conservancy | Nationals Inquisition | Hispanic Nashville | Uptake.com | Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law | Life's Highway Game | Pulaski Trail of Tears Memorial | Nashvillest | Smoky Mountain Lifestyle | Matchett and Associates | Knoxify | AwesomeOff.com | The Film Talk | RBI Magazine | Southeast Tennessee Tourism Association | The Smithsonian Channel | World Hum | Washington City Paper | MVN.com | Eat Feats | Now Public | AgilityNut.com | Louisville Art Deco | Bucs Dugout | Schmap | Consumerist | Marriage Secrets | Bugs & Cranks | Stockton, Ca Public Library | Kiplinger.com | Travel.Yahoo.com | Taco Johns | Tru TV | Amazing Women in History | Business Insider | This is Smyrna, TN | CTJ.org | Louisville.com | Dairy King | TSA.gov | Jeep.com | Harvard's Nieman Foundation 

Also, photos have been used by:  Tennessee Department of Transportation | The Cannon Courier | Hotel 315 | Non-Ferrous Founders Society | Nashville City Cemetery | The Centre for Architecture in Leiden in the Netherlands | The Philadelphia Zoo | Nashville Greenways | MIND Institute | Missouri Dept. of Transportation Historic Preservation | Plus several hotels, Rest Stops, and office buildings around the area have some local pictures on display in their public spaces.

What do I enjoy beyond the scope of this website?

I am a Christian.  I attend Stewarts Creek Church of Christ in Smyrna, TN.  I am married.  My wife and I have had a couple dogs, a couple rabbits and numerous birds (Parakeets, Cockatiels and Ringneck Doves) and many tarantulas.  Hobbies include collecting Post Cards, Foreign Coins, finding unusual sodas, and rooting for the Texas Rangers baseball team. I take pictures of Ranger minor leaguers when they come to play the Nashville Sounds.