Bear Yovino was born in Danbury, Connecticut, and spent the first eighteen years of his life traveling back and forth between the Midwest and the East Coast. After graduating in 1996, he embarked on a truly nomadic existence; first as an adventurous traveler, and then as a hand-made jewelry vendor at various national music festivals. In 2003 he began working for the band Grasshoppah, through which he made many connections in the local music/model scene, greatly assisting in the growth of his company, Brother Bear Productions. During this time, he attended college for and worked in Business Management. Brother Bear Productions then seized the opportunity to expand and include B.L.I.S.S. Photography and reach out to other locally grown artists. His talents have been sought by other artists such as Greensky Bluegrass, Daisy May and Seth Bernard, Earthwork Music, festivals such as Hoxeyville Music Festival, FarmFest, HarvestFest, Amberfest, Hookahville, SummerCamp, Sunshine Daydream, Nelson Ledges, Rothbury and many other talents. Bear’s natural drive and passion has led him to pursue photography in it’s many forms, projecting his unique vision of the world through the camera lens.
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