Blog - Bruce Wilson Photography

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The Empty Nest, the Boyfriend, and the Trip I’ll Remember Until My Last Breath

I have an admission to make: parenting adult daughters is a rollercoaster I wasn't entirely prepared for.Don't get me wrong, I love my girls. But navigating this stage of life is bittersweet. One of our daughters packed up and moved out last August, ...

Capturing a Legacy - Christmas 2025

What’s Your Story?During the Thanksgiving season, several families commissioned us to create something truly meaningful. One conversation in particular has stayed with me. A client asked, “What do you give an 88-year-old who has ...

Icelandic Family - April 2026

How cool is this… a family all the way from Iceland 🇮🇸We truly live in the vacation capital of the world, and it’s always an honor when families choose us to capture their time here. Whether it’s birthdays, anniversaries, or ...

Celebrating 60 Years - February 2026

This History of BWP The story of our studio began in the early 1960s with something as simple — as a favor for a neighbor. My mother convinced my father to photograph their wedding. At the time, he wasn’t a photographer at all. He ...

Honoring a Friend

August 25, 2025 Today, Diana caught me in the parking lot as I was delivering a portrait for tomorrow’s memorial of Bruce DeBord. He has been a very good friend of our family since high school. So much so, we refer to him as “Uncle ...

Em is a RN

Congratulations “Emily”,Emily received her Register Nursing Professional Associate Degree on Saturday, April 22nd. Kathy and I are so proud of all the hard work and dedication she put forth. Emily is very disciplined and incredibly ...

I love the variety in my profession

“Air boating”… Dr. Heather Childers brought her staff down to St. Cloud from the Dr. Phillips area. My wife is a dental hygienist in Dr. Childer’s office. I was basically “voluntold” to bring my camera. ...

Commercial Photography

Occasionally I will get a call to photograph a building. A building doesn’t move, I don’t worry about closed eyes, hair, clothing, or expressions.“Lighting and composition” are key. I was trained in commercial ...