Sean Farrow | Landscape Photography
Hi, Let me introduce myself,
My name is Sean Farrow, I'm a landscape photographer based in the South-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
This puts picturesque areas like the Mornington Peninsula, the Dandenong and Yarra Ranges at my doorstep. In recent years I've explored and photographed these places extensively.
I fell in love with photography studying visual media, photography and film during my teen years, shooting on Ilford black & white film, with simple 35mm cameras and prime lenses. I also have a great love and appreciation of nature, the great outdoors and the spectacular landscapes of our world. I adore the solitude and silence of sitting at a location, waiting for the light to be just right and connecting with my surroundings.
After high school, I moved into a career as a professional musician and sound engineer, finally settling as the bassist/vocalist and songwriter/arranger for reknowned Melbourne rock band "The Hurts". I also worked as the primary sound technician for the popular band "Pillar.one", with whom we performed live with often. During this time I began moving into a career in information technology, and in 2003 I completed my associate certifications. I soon moved into a challenging role as a network administrator working for the Victorian Education Department.
With an artistic streak battling to get out, and working with data networks and computers not filling that void, I made the choice to buy an entry level digital SLR system and pursue the passion that had started as a teenager... Photography! This quickly developed into an obsession to perfect my new-found artistic direction. Spurred on by the stunning work of landscape shooters such as Ken Duncan, Peter Lik, Ansel Adams, Chris Munn and Galen Rowell, travelling all over the states of Victoria and Tasmania (where I met my partner Nicole) soon followed. I soon launched my first web galleries, and promptly began making sales of prints and my ever-popular calendars, which still sell very well every year.
Thanks for reading, and let me share with you the stunning light of the landscape, as seen through my eyes and captured through my lens.