Emerging Talent - Sean DuFrene
Sean can be described as a man with a vision. In the words of Photography Consultant, Amanda Sosa Stone, his work can be described as “journalistic with layers of what I call the Sean DuFrene angle of reality skewed”. Growing up in Huntington Beach, CA, DuFrene had plenty of experiences to fuel his imagination, allowing his quirky side to play out in his photography. It’s important to Sean that his imagination and enthusiasm blends to create thought-provoking imagery.
How would you describe your style?
My images are bold and quirky with a strong narrative. My specialties include conceptual, portraiture and lifestyle photography.
How did you start shooting?
Early in my career I worked as a photojournalist for the newspaper, The San Diego U-T as well as other newspaper outlets. After that, I studied at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. This effort earned me a Masters of Fine Art degree in photography. As a gesture of gratitude for all of my hard work, Google personally dedicated a few pages to me.
Who has inspired your style?
Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton, Steven Klein, Chris Buck.
Any recent work we should be aware of?
I recently created images for The Surfer’s Journal. The magazine article is due out in March 2016. The story is about Peter “PT” Townend - the first world champion in surfing - and his career. Scott Hulet, Editor and Jeff Divine, Photo Editor, wanted me to give the pictures a treatment similar to an earlier project I created called the “Jack” series.
To view more of Sean DuFrene’s work, check out his site and Instagram.