about Brian Thompson

I am a professional photographer based in Brantford, Ontario. As you can well imagine by now, I like trains! So when I'm not photographing whatever will pay the bills, or glamour photography which is a sideline for me, I try to make a few train pictures when I can. Sometimes I'll drag the family along on a day off for a drive in the country, near railroad tracks if I can help it!

My wife Donna records engine numbers and other vital railfanning stats; Justin (age 12) likes to count the cars, and Lisa (age 15) is at the age now where she'd rather hang out with her friends than see trains.

Justin on the Bangor & Aroostock, 1991, and Lisa at a park in Campbellville, Ont. beside the CPR mainline.

I am also an HO scale modeller, with an small, modular layout under construction in the basement. I'm a big Erie-Lackawanna Railroad fan, and I'm trying to recreate the Bloomsburg Branch, which ran southwest from Scranton, PA in the mid-1960's era.
I also enjoy playing PC games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert, and X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter.
Lately I've been devoting more time to doing glamour photography & model portfolio's. A bit more interesting than trains, though I haven't given up on them completely!

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