Ron Behrmann is internationally known as one of the leading Hot Air Balloon Photographers in the world today. He travels world-wide covering ballooning events for Ballooning Magazine, and Balloon Life Magazine where he is Contributing Editor and Staff Photographer.

Ron has done photographic work for major hot air balloon manufacturers including: Thunder and Colt, Cameron Balloons, Aerostar, Head, and Balloon Works. His commercial balloon clients include: Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Chevron, Chronicle Publishing, AT&T, Helmans and Best Foods, Pepsi, Famous Footwear, Rayovac, Winston, and many others.

Ron has been the official photographer for such events as the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, the U.S. Nothing Hot Air Balloon Championship in Middletown, Ohio, the North American Hot Air Balloon Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Thunderbird Balloon Classic in Glendale, Arizona, the Maryland Preakness Celebration Balloon Race in Baltimore, Maryland, Autumn Aloft in Park City, Utah, Quakertown Flight Festival in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, the Great Texas Balloon Race in Longview, Texas, the Old Pueblo Balloon Classic in Tucson, Arizona, the Red Rock Balloon Rally in Gallup, New Mexico, the Lake Powell Balloon Regatta in Page, Arizona, and many more. Ron has covered special hot air balloon events in Canada, Australia, and most recently in Wadi Rum, Jordan.

Ron has documented many hot air and gas balloon world records, including the Pacific Hot Air Balloon Challenge where Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand flew a hot air balloon across the Pacific Ocean and set many new records.

Ron and Trish (The other half of the business and Ron's Wife) now have their own hot air balloon called "A Little Exposure" which they fly to get better photographs at the balloon events that they cover.

Ron's hot air balloon photographs are published in various magazines, calendars, brochures, advertising, corporate reports, posters, postcards, and books. in 1988, Ron had a book called Hot Air Ballooning published by Terrel Publishing Co., which has sold over 50,000 copies. Ron and Terrel Publishing have worked together to produce the "A Beautiful Year Ballooning" calendar fearturing Ron's photography since 1991.

For more information about Ron's hot air balloon, commercial, scenic, or stock photography, contact Ron Behrmann Photography, 8405 Monitor Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, (505) 821-8537
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