Bryan Wynacht

Born to Thomas and Patricia Wynacht, his parents were poor farmers in a rural town outside of Plymouth, Massachusetts. After his father founded the fledgling Portside Personal Computers in late 1979, the family moved to Brant Beach, New Jersey. There, Bryan spent his days on the southern New Jersey beaches with his brothers Peter Wynacht and David Wynacht; and sister Elizabeth Wynacht. Troubled by the environmental damage that seaside living was doing to the coastline, the family moved inland to Haymarket, Virginia. There, Bryan began filming 8mm movies with a few other art students and experimented with photography. He spent his time filming videos of his troubled friends and photographed their adventures riding skateboards. His family moved away leaving him to fend for himself at age 17. Avoiding mounting legal troubles, Bryan moved to Florida a year later. He spent a few years in the US Army during the Gulf War, serving in the 82nd Airbourne Corp. After a horrific vehicle accident left him quadriplegic, he was retired by the US ARMY. He spent months as an inpatient and regained partial use of his legs. Soon he entered the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and achieved a bachelors degree in psychology. During this time he spent a few years as a single father raising his young son. While taking time off after graduation he took a new and inspired interest in photography and film. After losing a year long court battle for custody of his son. He started touring with indie rock/punk bands as a tour photographer. Before long he had achieved a reputation in the entertainment media world for his work with independent bands and specializes in rock photography and band portraits to this day. After several covers on national publications, he teamed up with Jake Burghart and Mike Lipscomb to start Transition Video Magazine. An independent video magazine released on DVD covering the latest and greatest in independent music and art. This is where Bryan's pursuits are at to this day.