About

Since childhood I’ve been trying to slow time.  Perhaps I simply wanted to enjoy things longer, though more likely was my desire to regain a childhood lost from the emotional trauma caused by my older brother and sister. That is me in the middle crying from a recent threat.

Early attempts to slow time included walking backwards at age 4, building a microwave time machine at age 6, and by age nine, I moved on to taping numerous clocks together only to smash them.  This was largely out of frustration.

After initial failures, my efforts became more (or less) informed such as the time I ate an entire bottle of flintstone vitamins. My rational at the time was if I was strong enough mentally, I could simply will the time stoppage into existence.  This of course backfired after spending hours of my life in the hospital getting my stomach pumped by a nurse named Yola.

Nearly, a decade after selling my DeLorean, I finally discovered the only solution to slowing time was photography.

Photos capture moments and not just the amazing things we remember but also the nuances we don’t.  When a photo garners emotions or a sense of purpose, we may call the photo great, however, I choose to believe in some small way we managed to slow time.

I've photographed everyone from the President to factory workers, and everything in between. Everyone tells an equally valuable story. There are no exceptions to this fact.

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email@seanscanlin.com
703-371-1673