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Robert J. Brodey is a writer, photographer, and animation production specialist based in Toronto, Canada.

With nearly 30 years of experience as an international travel writer/photographer, he has been published in numerous national and international publications, including The Houston Chronicle, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Decanter, Travel Week, Canadian Interiors, Adrenaline Factor Magazine, Exclaim!, Now Magazine, Tico Times, Costa Rica’s premier architecture magazine, Su Casa, Decanter Magazine, and the British fiction series, Raconteur. He is also a Contributing Editor at Outpost Magazine.

Robert Brodey’s cover story on running in the Dolomites

His animation credits include Production Manager for Two Presidents Productions on the 2008 Gemini award winning children’s series Will and Dewitt (Cookie Jar Entertainment). He cut his teeth in the animation business working at Calibre Digital Pictures, before being hired as the Production Coordinator then Unit Publicist on the stop-motion series, What It’s Like Being Alone.

No matter the project, what excites him most is the process of cross-pollination and finding the linkages between people, ideas, and skill sets — whether it’s interviewing and photographing at-risk youth in Bolivia, video editing for Street Kids International, or developing television and feature film pitch packages for theskonkworks inc.

Robert serves an international clientele, offering premier specialty services, including copy writing and editing, television and feature film scriptwriting, as well as travel, corporate, special events, and art photography.

Updated August 2, 2023: Robert’s latest novel, The Long Run, a thriller set in the mountains of British Columbia, has just been released as a paperback and ebook on Amazon.

His first novel, the political thriller Josef’s Lair,  is also available in paperback at Amazon and as an ebook at Indigo. You can download the first three chapters for free (epub, mobi, etc.) following this link to Smashwords.

Updated October, 2022: Read his latest article/interview with Cash Lim of Toronto that delves into memory, nostalgia, and rebuilding vintage 1980s BMX bikes: https://vicarious-traveller.com/bmx-bikes/ 

Updated July 2021: Just launched – Robert’s latest series on gravel biking Ontario’s rail trails at Outpost Magazine Online.

Updated April 2021: Read Robert’s how-to series on dialing into trail running at Outpost Magazine Online.

Updated April 2020: Read his online feature on biking and trail running through Slovenia‘s Julian Alps in Outpost Magazine (Issue 128). Watch the video on Youtube here.

His ongoing series in Outpost Magazine tracks his adventures, including his 170km running-hiking Tour du Mont Blanc (Watch the video here), the scenic traverse of Gran Canaria (Watch the video here), and an alpine marathon in the French Pyrenees (Watch the race video and some archival footage from his early days in the Pyrenees). In 2019, he explored spectacular Triglav National Park in Slovenia by bike and on foot (Watch the video here).

He is a member of The Canadian Association of Journalists and the Professional Writers Association of Canada. He is also a proud member of PEN Canada, which is committed to defending the freedom of opinion and its peaceful expression.

Cover Photo: Robert Brodey. Lake Bohinj, Slovenia

Updated May 2019: Check out his latest feature in Outpost Magazine on a run-hike through the magnificent Dolomiti mountains in northern Italy. Watch the Video.

His blog The Vicarious Traveller is dedicated to being a good parent and still getting cool sh*t done.

For the past 15 years, Robert has been gathering and posting articles from the press that illuminate and elevate the art of living. Feel the hope @ www.humanspirit.ca.

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Instagram: @cloudgazer.canada

Robert J. Brodey’s books on Goodreads

Josef's Lair
Josef’s Lair

ratings: 1 (avg rating 4.00)
The Long Run
The Long Run

ratings: 3 (avg rating 4.33)