Brett Schaffer

**Brett Douglas Schaffer** is an American photographer and journalist, he specializes in firearms and outdoor activities.

## Early Life

Brett Douglas Schaffer was born on August 17, 1991 in South Salt Lake, Utah to financial consultant and loan officer Ellis Boyd Schaffer and patent attorney Lucinda Pearl Schaffer (née Brookmore). Brett showed a keen interest in photography from an early age and did photography for his high school. Brett graduated from West Valley City High School in 2009. Brett attended the Rhode Island School of Design where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography in 2013. Brett earned a Master of Arts in Media Communication and Journalism from the Rowland School of Business at Point Park University in 2015.

## Career

Brett interned as a photographer’s assistant for Tactical Nation while pursuing his master’s degree. In 2015, he became a staff photographer and writer for The Open Range, an online publication aimed at the sporting firearms and outdoorsman market. 2018, Brett became a senior photographer and feature writer for Tactical Nation, an online magazine centered on sport and competition shooting, as well as reviews and interviews.

### Sentinel Blue Controversy

In 2022, Brett did a series for Tactical Nation entitled ‘Shoot Like a Girl’ about the Sentinel Blue Women’s Team of the Los Angeles Precision Shooting Team (Sentinel Blue). The series was well received, and team members Maggie Marks and Victoria Allen became a hit with Tactical Nation readers. Brett went on to photograph both women for their Tactical Goddess clothing campaign. After callous remarks where he insinuated he had a threesome with both Maggie Marks and Victoria Allen, two married women, while on a photoshoot in Arizona in 2022, Sentinel Blue dropped Brett as their official photographer.

Sentinel Blue founder Thomas Howe and TacWorks Academy founder Jack Fry later commented "Whether or not it was true is irrelevant, that's their personal lives. However, Mr. Schaffer using it for clout is beyond disrespectful to everyone concerned, and we don't feel it meets the high standards of Sentinel Blue. So, Mr. Schaffer was subsequently let go as official team photographer.". Brett ended up making a public apology, addressing his actions and accepted responsibility for his behavior.

Tactical Nation also released a statement admonishing Brett's behavior, stating that while they were giving him a chance to redeem himself, they in no way endorsed his behavior.

## Personal Life.

Brett is an avid nature and wildlife photographer, he also enjoys fishing, hunting, shooting, and hiking.

### Romantic Relationships

Brett was engaged to Shannon ‘Shane’ Laughlin in 2014, the two called off their engagement in 2015. Brett claims to have had a threesome with Maggie Marks and Victoria Allen during a photoshoot in Arizona in 2022, he clarified that it was with Victoria’s husband Ryan’s knowledge and consent. Brett later admitted he tried to convince the pair to pose nude, but both refused, he did however photograph them topless albeit with creative angles to avoid anything being visible.

Brett eventually started dating Tactical Nation editor Fatima Khan in 2023, the two announced their engagement in November 2023.