Adventure

Person with long hair wearing a striped Santa Cruz shirt standing outdoors under palm trees and power lines at sunset.

Group of friends sitting on a beach with surfboards and a boombox, one woman smiling and holding a can of White Claw.

Smiling woman in a wetsuit holding a blue and white surfboard on a sunny beach with palm trees in the background.

Smiling woman in a black swimsuit kneeling on a sandy beach near the water.

Man smiling while holding a frisbee in his mouth with two people laughing in the background in an outdoor setting.

Group of friends sitting on a sandy beach near rocky cliffs, playing with a yellow frisbee and enjoying canned White Claw hard seltzer and a portable green cooler.

Person with curly hair using a vintage Olympus XA2 film camera outdoors near mountains.

Smiling man wearing a red floral shirt lying on a beach towel while holding a straw hat over his face on a sunny day.

Two women smiling and posing on a grassy hillside with misty mountains in the background.

Curved mountain road at dusk with two cars driving towards the camera and rocky hills on the right.

Person in a red jacket and black helmet lying on snow-covered slope with mountains in the background.

Person mid-backflip on sandy beach while dog looks up at a stick in the air.

Person walking alone on a cracked, barren landscape with misty mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

Hiker in a white t-shirt and cap placing a stone on a large stacked rock cairn with snow-capped mountains in the background.

View over red rock canyons and forested mountains with a black shoe and jeans visible in the foreground.

Brit Phelan’s PhoTOGRAPHY reveals storytelling in its pure, unguarded form.

She looks for vulnerability in her work, creating stories that are both personal and universally understood. Her ongoing project, Be The Real, spotlights people living as their most authentic selves through portraiture and film. The series lives as a photo book and video archive at bethereal.com. It reflects Brit’s ability to create layered, grounded work designed to connect. Past collaborators include Apple, State Farm, Men's Wearhouse, and White Claw.