Meet Sean Dunlap | photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Sean Dunlap and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sean, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
It was the best way I could express myself without words. Growing up as a child with autism at a time when nobody knew anything about the disorder, I couldn’t speak until I was 7 years old, but I was able to express myself through art work. As I grew older, I began to learn how important it was to everybody. That art itself and free expression was just as important as oxygen.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
It wasn’t easy. I couldn’t afford film schools and only had some basic education in the film world, most of it i were things I picked up from experience and trial n’error. What id do is pick one skillset behind the camera and work at it until I felt satisfied with the results and then worked on another skill that sucked bad. After 20 years of doing things like that, I feel very good where things are. In regards to my style, I like to mix it up. Personally, im a fan of early speilberg and John Carpenter films. They had this perfecty harmony between visuals and music score that I miss.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Im easy. Beach, restaurant, maybe a road trip.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Stanley Kubrick has a tremendous influence on my decision to pursue film. It wasn’t necessarily his style, or stories. Rather it was the little stuff behind the scenes that told a more personal story. How he was an avid photographer, loved fine art and how he wanted to bring these seperate passions into the language of film. He made bad movies and he was fine with that, as long as he could make something.