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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Praying for Lunch

In May of this year I was asked to shoot for a few hours at the Colorado Prayer Luncheon at the Colorado Events Center in Denver. Aside from shooting at the DNC before Obama was elected (I will post some of that stuff later) it was fun to a.) shoot indoors, and b.) shoot photojournalist stuff of political and other figures. Good times.

Whitney Whyte leaves the stage after singing a song at the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter address the Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter address the Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper bows his head in prayer at the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Speaker Carl Medearis addresses the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
Speaker Carl Medearis addresses the 2009 Colorado Prayer Luncheon
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Pinecrest Lake

This past weekend our family joined Linette’s relatives to spread the ashes of her grandmother Ruth. It was a meaningful time. I managed to take a few digital photographs on my Nikon D200 of some of our down time. Here are a few.

Henry fishing for trout in Pinecrest
Olivia plays in the water
Henry contemplates jumping to the next rock
Olivia on the rock
The campground/forest. My Ansel Adams look-a-like
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Testimony:Africa

Testimony:Africa
HOW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS TRANSFORMING AIDS, GENOCIDE, AND HUNGER IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

The world has never seen a “trifecta” of ongoing disease, political upheaval and famine concentrated on one continent in such extremity as it has in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last generation. Despite billions of dollars of aid and development poured into the continent, a compelling case can be made that Africa is no better off, perhaps even worse. Or is it, really? Through the power of compelling pictures and gripping first-person narrative, Testimony Africa shows the full truth of Africa’s most severe poverty through the first person stories of three young Africans and the hope that is surfacing in their lives to change the world around them — and Africa herself.This is the remarkable story of three ordinary Africans struggling against AIDS, genocide, and hunger, all while portraying the hope they have for their lives and the world around them through the miracle of transformational development. For the last year, I have been writing this book and am in Taos the rest of this week working on it. I will post regular updates on how the work is coming, when and by whom it will be published, and how you can get it. Stay tuned, and visit the Testimony:Africa web site for more information.

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Bombers 2009

This winter Linette and I enrolled Henry in a learn-to-ski program called Breckenridge Bombers. For six Saturdays, I (or our carpool friends) drove three kids to Breck for Bombers. I had a great time getting up before dawn and going up to Breck with him. By the end of the season, he was doing great! Here is a typical day:

Henry and I take the gondola from Breckenridge to the base of Peak 8
Henry takes his first run off a lift
On the way home, we stop at Hoosier pass to grab a photograph of Mt. Lincoln.
At home, Henry takes advantage of the Sheridan/Toschi apres-ski spa tradition

I took these photographs with my Nikon N80.

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Sean Sheridan Photography Blog Launch

I can’t tell you how many people have told me that they want me to take them with me on a trip. I can’t take everyone of course, but hopefully this blog will give you a vicarious experience of what I see. So hop on board. We’ll update as we go.