Sean Murphy (photographer) explained

Sean Murphy
Occupation:Photographer & videographer
Alma Mater:New England School of Photography

Sean Murphy is an American photographer.

Early life

Murphy born in Columbus, Ohio on Dec 13, 1968. He is originally from Fort Walton Beach, Florida[1] and grew up in the Florida Panhandle. As a child he lived in Woodbridge, England; Phoenix, Arizona; and Fort Walton Beach, Florida where his father was stationed while active in the United States Air Force. He graduated from Choctawhatchee High School in 1987. In 1993 he graduated valedictorian from New England School of Photography in Boston.

Career

He has taken photographs of many prominent musicians and bands during the mid-1990s through early 2000s, like Weezer,[2] [3] Blink 182, Green Day,[4] Kid Rock, Ryan Adams, The Deftones, Rage Against the Machine, Ice Cube, My Chemical Romance, and Dr. Dre, and Christina Aguilera.

Over the years, he shot more advertising and is known for creating influential lifestyle campaigns. In addition to regular assignments for magazines such as Standup Paddle Magazine, his clients for print and advertising include Adidas, AT&T, Google, Jeep, McDonald's, Microsoft, Nike, Sprint and Toyota. In 2015, Murphy was invited by BOTE Boards and the SweetWater Brewing Company in their efforts to raise funds for the Waterkeeper Alliance.[5]

The Travel Channel featured Sean twice as part of their Secrets of Action Photography episode with Aaron Goodwin and their 10 Ten Locals List while he traveled the Pacific Coast Highway with BOTE Boards.[6] During the summer of 2017, as part of Los Angeles's Grand Park's fifth anniversary, Sean was selected as one of ten Los Angeles photographers for a photographic exhibition where 100 images of Angelenos were projected 150 ft high and 100 ft wide onto the south wall of the mid-century L.A. County Hall of Records.[7] He has worked with publications such as Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Bikini Magazine, Surface Magazine. Primary visual content creator for BOTE boards outdoor lifestyle brand

Personal life

Sean has 3 sons, Ozzy, Tripp and Milo. In 2019, Sean moved back to his hometown of Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Album credits

Year Artist Album
1999 Libido
2000 Mer de Noms
2000 My Kind of Christmas
2001 Tenacious D
2001 Okeeblow
2001 Electric Mile
2002 Maladroit
Radioactive
2005 Make Believe
2008 The Red Album
2009 Raditude
2016 The White Album
2019 The Teal Album
2019 Van Weezer

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Projecting a Brand. VIE Magazine.
  2. Web site: Blue Albums and Pink Triangles: What Color Means to Weezer. March 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: Montgomery . James . Weezer's Awkward Red Album Cover Is The Real Deal, 'Not A Joke' Publicist Confirms . https://web.archive.org/web/20080424143103/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586108/20080423/weezer.jhtml . dead . April 24, 2008 . . April 23, 2008 . 4 May 2007.
  4. Web site: Rock star photography. CBS News. March 13, 2018. March 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: No Water Means No Paddling... And No Beer. April 6, 2015. Waterkeeper Alliance.
  6. Web site: Secrets of Action Photography. Travelchannel.com. March 13, 2018.
  7. Web site: Slayton. Nicholas. Grand Park Celebrates the City With Giant Photos. Los Angeles Downtown News. March 13, 2018.
  8. Web site: PDN's 2013 Photo Annual Award Winners. Photo District News.
  9. Web site: PDNs 2014 Photo Annual. PDN 2014 Photo Annual. Photo District News.
  10. Web site: 2014 PDN PHOTO ANNUAL WINNER.