He often flattened the plane, engaging in layered space, an artistic style more commonly seen among the abstract expressionists and more modern painters like David Hockney than other photographers.

This eventually became a favorite location of his father Edward and later shared with Brett's third wife Dody Weston Thompson.

Brett Weston lived part-time on the Big Island of Hawaii and in Carmel, California, for the final 14 years of his life.

He maintained a home in Waikoloa that was built by his brother Neil Weston, and later moved to Hawaii Paradise Park.

Weston was ranked one of the top ten photographers collected by American museums by the final decade of his life.