Bio
Hawaii is the adopted home of Sean Davey, widely respected as one of the world's top surf photographers. He has a love for the sport that goes back to his school days in his native Australia. "I spent my teens in and around the surf scene of Sydney's city beaches through the late 70's and early 80's and got into photography when I was 16.
Sean is a surf specialist but his unique photographic style is applied to all the subjects he likes to shoot, and is driven by a profound artistic sensitivity. His award winning work has been widely exhibited and his book "Oceans" is a superb collection of beautiful images that are a testament to his creative vision.
Sean uses pretty much the whole range of kit available in a 35mm camera system. Surfing is a sport where a photographer will at some point need to use focal lengths ranging from fisheye to long telephoto and everything in between. Add in the development of digital equipment and the choice of kit begins to get even wider, Sean likes to use this whole broad range and does so to maximum effect.
Travel is also a major theme running through Sean's work, and he has had assignments in a wide range of locations all over the Pacific region, as well as in Europe. "I really enjoy the travel aspect of my work too, not so much the traveling itself, but shooting new locations is always of great interest, especially rugged out of the way locations with expansive mountain backdrops. To me, the backdrops are often more important than the wave itself, as they ultimately determine the individuality of the image, way more than any wave can on its own
With his wide ranging interests in the world around him, as well as a passion for surfing, Sean continues to have the fresh enthusiasm and creative ideas that are the mark of all great photographers, who recognize that their work is like an ongoing journey, with no final destination.