Brian Martin Barnaud's Obituary
Barnaud, Brian Of Dallas, Born January 25, 1963, Passed away July 24, 2009. A 1981 graduate of Richardson High School, Brian had a successful freelance photography business specializing in fashion and architecture. Known for his great since of humor and kind heart he will be missed by all those who were fortunate to know him. He is preceded in death by his father Albert J. Barnaud and survived by his mother Beverly Barnaud Baltrukonis, Sister Berkely Thompson and husband Scott, Nieces Taylor and Tori Thompson and Nephew Garrett Thompson. A memorial will be held Thursday July 30th at 3:30 p.m. at Restland Memorial Chapel, Dallas. Brian Barnaud: Photographer devoted to Deep Ellum By NANCY VISSER and JOE SIMNACHER / The Dallas Morning News Brian Barnaud – whose photographs appeared in The Dallas Morning News for more than 20 years – was an integral part of the Deep Ellum arts scene. “He was all about Deep Ellum,” said Orlando Artigliere, a Deep Ellum resident and sculptor. “He lived, ate and breathed Deep Ellum. He was a signature resident.” Mr. Barnaud, 46, died Friday of an apparent heart attack at his home. He hadn’t been feeling well and collapsed Friday after stepping out of the shower, friends said. A memorial will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Restland Funeral Home’s Memorial Chapel. A second memorial will be at 7:30 p.m. at Pepe & Mito’s Mexican Cafe, 2911 Elm St., where he was a regular. Plans are to scatter his ashes in Paris, where he studied photography before joining The News. Born in Dallas, Mr. Barnaud was a 1981 Richardson High School graduate. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and started working as a photography department lab technician and photographer at The News in the late 1980s. Mr. Barnaud developed specialties photographing fashion, architecture and home decor at The News. Tammy Theis, who was a fashion stylist and writer for the newspaper’s Fashion!Dallas section, said she and Mr. Barnaud were new hires, fresh out of college, when they began working together. “He had such an amazing style, a very artistic approach to fashion,” she said. “He introduced me to photographers like Helmut Newton, Andre Kertesz, Bettina Rheims – people who influenced his work, his aesthetic. His framing and composition, his use of natural light or tungsten lights was very artistic, beautiful and romantic. “He was so much fun to work with, very silly, loved to make fun of himself. He had no ego, which is rare in this business.” Mr. Barnaud left the newspaper in the early 1990s to freelance. His independent work continued to appear in The News, most recently in the newspaper’s July 10 Guide section. Mr. Barnaud often donated his talent to photograph events in Deep Ellum. “He was an extremely generous guy, an artist willing to give his time,” said Barry Annino, Deep Ellum Foundation president. Mr. Barnaud is survived by his mother, Beverly Barnaud Baltrukonis of Richardson, and a sister, Berkely Thompson of Richardson.
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