Brown received a BA from Brooklyn College, New York, in 1960 and an MA in Musicology from New York University in 1965.
Originally a music teacher, Brown then became a freelance photographer for such publications as Opera News, New York, Time-Life Books, Holiday, Redbook and House &) Garden.
Brown worked with both dye-transfer color prints and silver prints, and did some black-and- white before 1969. His main concern, the subject, he represented clearly and faithfully. He is known chiefly for his color landscapes.
PUBLICATIONS Books: Photographs of the American Wilderness, preface Robert Doty, intro. Carol Brown, 1976; New England Wilds, Ogden Tanner, 1974; Wild Places: A Photographic Celebration of Unspoiled America, Ann &. Myron Sutton, 1973; Cactus Country, Edward Abbey, 1973; Wild Alaska, Dale Brown, 1972; Landscape Gardening, James U. Crockett, 1971. Anthology: The Photograph Collector's Guide, Lee D. Witkin & Barbara London, 1979. Periodicals: Camera, Jan 1974, Nov 1971, Oct 1971, Sept 1970.