Author: Sean Sheridan

Sean Sheridan is a photojournalist and author who for the last 16 years has been shooting and writing stories that elevate people and brands. Sheridan has a bachelor of science degree in journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. His first major work project was to help craft the marketing plan surrounding the launch of Bill Gates’ best-selling book, The Road Ahead and produce the CD-ROM version bound into the book. He also contributed to Gates’ second book, Business @ the Speed of Thought, before joining a private production company to shoot film projects around the world. In July 2002, Sheridan started 4:Minute.Media to tell compelling stories through feature writing, photography, film, and publishing. His work has taken him to nearly 60 countries and has been found in SMITHSONIAN magazine and on the cover of The Washington Times, countless development agencies and gallery exhibitions, Testimony Africa—his book about the terrible beauty of AIDS, genocide, and hunger in Africa—and most recently Wahl STORY, his book about renowned graffiti artist Erik Wahl. Sheridan and his family live in Colorado.
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Celebrity Portrait Series: Bradley Cooper

Today I had the Olympics going in the background at my office and heard a trailer come on for a movie called The Words. I took a look and saw a shot of the lead guy, Bradley Cooper, that made me think of a shot I took of him a few years back at a ONE red-carpet event that I shot. Hope the movie is good! Here he is:

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Grace

A few weeks ago I went on an assignment with International Justice Mission to do two stories in Uganda on illegal property seizure and one in Kenya on police brutality. They were fascinating. I just finished the story of Grace, an IJM client who was forced from her land.

IJM intervened, and after a great deal of effort succeeded in restoring Grace and her family to her land. The land itself was unbelievably gorgeous. Simple and remote, but the kind of place that screams “Africa” and affords her and her children a safe place to live and a decent shot at a future full of promise. This woman has a great story. She is tough. She is full of courage. And yes, she is full of grace. What a great name for her, and what an inspiration to me. Thanks IJM, and thanks Grace, for letting me step on that land and become a part of this story…

 

 

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15 Years of Justice

Recently, I had the privilege of doing the film for International Justice Mission’s 15 Year Anniversary celebration. Watch it on YouTube. My team worked hard to showcase the best of IJM’s work fighting injustice…what a remarkable organization. Thanks to Sara Groves for the music!

 

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The Nunk

I’ve known Doug Nuenke for a long time, ever since I was a freshman at the University of Kansas. He’s a good guy. So after he became president of the The Navigators a few years back it has been fun to call him Mr. President and give him a hard time about being a big whig. He hates it and keeps telling me he is NOT a big whig. But we all know better. Here is a photo I took of him at Glen Eyrie back in April. Go get ’em Doctor.

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Wyoming Rising

Time for the yearly wedding update. As you know, I pretty much take one wedding a year and usually only for friends. This time it was for one of my most trusted, loyal and talented editors, Brandon Wasserburger. Brandon has been doing a great job for me for years, so when he got engaged and asked if I would shoot his wedding, it was a no brainer. I said yes immediately.

I had never been to Cody, Wyoming, where Brandon and his lovely wife Mari got married. It was awesome. But better yet was the simplicity and humility of this wedding. It reminded me of my own–and that doesn’t happen very often any more. So congrats to these two, and just think–the Wild West is still alive!