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It’s Been a Journey

Quite literally years in the making, Journey has been—well—a journey.

No one makes a book like this off the cuff or on a whim. I certainly didn’t—I took my time. There were months (maybe even years) when I thought it wouldn’t happen, for a lot of reasons.

And then I went to Afghanistan.

That changed things. Years ago I set out to change the world by telling the most gripping stories I could find. Maybe you’ve felt a version of that pull, too. I found those stories—and more—until travel didn’t feel the same anymore. Afghanistan shifted that.

I realized I was in the middle of the monomyth—the classic hero’s journey. It’s the path we’re all on, whether we see it or not.

Since that trip (which I write about in the book), I’ve been gathering what I want to share with you—images, field notes, and the quiet lessons you only learn by staying with a place and its people.

THAT’S WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK.

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Journey is my way of offering those lessons back to you: a signed, first-edition hardcover meant for slow looking and real conversation. It ships November 22. I’d love for you to spend time with it—and maybe see a bit of your own story in its pages. So get the book. And then let’s talk. 

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Yes, I Do Artist Talks and other Trivial Stuff

Okay so this isn’t something that I push very hard but it HAS come up quite a few times recently–yes, I do artist talks. I know, ack. But in fact I have done a quite a few speaking engagements in the past, sometimes to pretty amazing audiences. Once I addressed the entire company of Blackbaud with their CEO, Mike Gianoni.

Me and Morning Joe, who dropped by to look at some of my photos in the Blackbaud HQ!

Then later I spoke at their BBCon convention as well as gave a keynote to BBCon Pacific, which was awesome.  Here is a little teaser of part of what I covered in that show:

Sometimes people get excited about the talks and do stories. I blanch at publicity or exposure, even if it’s small potatoes.

But what I DON’T shy away from is telling the story of what I have witnessed around the world in my photojournalism and filmmaking career. In light of current geopolitical events, it’s probably more important than ever to tell the stories of justice and human resilience. Keep the faith!

 

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Olivia Sheridan on Workout | Shooting with the Middle Finger

A few days ago I wanted to shoot some scenes in the park behind my house as it was a “bluebird” Colorado day. I also wanted to challenge myself, for a number of reasons: I determined I would only use my thumb and middle finger to operate the camera. You can judge for yourself if I was successful. Please DM me and let me know your thoughts!

Images are of Olivia Sheridan on a run in Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs. Olivia runs for the University of Colorado.

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Introducing The Sheridan Pop Up Gallery

It’s no secret I like to make images of iconic scenes and landscapes. As a humanitarian photographer I did that for decades in some of the craziest places on earth. But along the way I’ve also seen some amazingly beautiful natural scenes. I have been pulling some of these images up out of my archives and will be presenting them in a series of curated pop up events. I’d love to have you join me live in person! 

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The Chevron Gas Dock and Other Vancouver Bits

If you have ever been to  downtown Vancouver or spent any time on or around the Stanley Park Seawall, you’ve likely seen the Chevron barge floating off in the distance at Coal Harbour. And if you’re anything like me, that thing is captivating. I was a kid in Vancouver from 1972 through 1978 and that gas dock (or variations of it and others) has been in “gasoline alley” there in the harbor for a long time. Every time I go to Vancouver I look at it and just say wow, what a complete throwback. For more on it, read the excellent article on this gas dock and the history behind it.

I’m not entirely sure why that gas dock intrigues me so much but I love that thing. In fact I love Vancouver. Here are a few more images from walks I took the past few days.