PHILOSOPHY and BIOGRAPHY

I create photos that visually communicate personalities, brands, and ideas. Specializing in narrative-driven portraiture and lifestyle, my imagery can be quirky with a skewed sense of reality.

The framework of my photography draws from time spent working as a photojournalist, coupled with studying conceptual commercial photography. The style of my imagery draws inspiration from Guy Bourdin, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, James Nachtway, Damon Winter, Chris Buck (just to name a few).

I believe a photograph has a split-second to make an impact, it should seduce the viewer into surveying the image again and again. Photos that make an impact are memorable; memorable images provoke action. This is what I think about when pre-visualizing projects.

I was born in 1975 and grew up surfing and skateboarding in southern California. I played sports, soccer and snowboarding being my favorite. I listened to a lot of obscure, noisy rock-n-roll. I never get sick of looking at Caravaggio’s work, and am in awe of Renaissance artists. I live in Long Beach, CA with Dea and our Blue Heeler “Fig.”

WORK HISTORY

I have a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography, as well as degrees in Economics and Communications. I have worked for newspapers, created imagery for local and national brands, and have taught photography at the college level. My pictures have earned awards, hung on local and national gallery walls, and have been featured in esoteric, independent magazines and blogs. Currently I create content for Strategic Communications at California State University, Long Beach. Click here if you want to review the details of my work history.

+1-760-703-4763 sean@seandufrene.com

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