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David Brinko’s photography career first launched at the age of 13 when he unexpectedly received his grandfather’s Canon AE-1 in the mail. Immediately he began to learn how to use and eventually master his camera. Through high school he started taking photo classes and began working in photo labs by junior year. By the time he finished high school he had worked for a few photo labs and had already began accepting paying photographic jobs. After high school, David attended local colleges to get his general academics out of the way. At the same time he also started working in a local pro camera store; Harmon Photo in Orlando. He would work there on and off over the next 5 years. During that time he worked with several seasoned professional photographers who taught him most of the skills he practices today. Working there, he was also put on a front line for many professional photo jobs that shaped the foundation of his present day career. Sometime in 2000 David accepted an opportunity to shoot hip hop shows and celebrity events for Vibe Magazine. This led to several promotional and album cover shoots for local hip hop artists. In 2001 he left for Maine to attend film school at Rockport College where he received an AS degree in Film & Television Production. After his time in ME David returned to FL and began working freelance jobs in the motion picture industry. Over the next few years he worked in many film set positions such as; on-set stills photographer, grip & electric, AC, DP, gaffer, camera op, crane & jib assist, steadicam assist/op and location scout/manager.
The next adventure he would embark on was accepting a 2 year temp contract shooting for NASA. Working in the space program was a chance to photograph the most exciting subjects of his life. It was here that his “photo assignments” evolved into “missions” to be completed. Some of these missions included; ISS, the Hubble Space Telescope, Shuttle launches, media coverage, mission documentaries and internal publication photo shoots. He was also the primary studio photographer/consult who reshaped their entire process & equipment inventory behind all studio and location photography. As a space program photographer he had access to almost the entire space center with government secret clearance. After his NASA contract ended, he went on to a vast many other freelance projects including working as a lighting director for other photographers. Eventually in 2011 he created the entity “Edge Media Services, LLC” (Now closed) and built out his 5500 sq ft commercial studio space. He then decided to scale back his operation and overhead considerably and closed the studio a few years later.
Currently to date David; centralized in the SE US, is still working as an independent freelancer on many projects with multiple clients/employers under the company title Eclectic View Photographic, LLC. He operates out of his mobile production trailer on commercial, promotional, advertising, publication, sports action, event, and large format light painting jobs all across the South East.