Sean Pines is a london based photographer working in the both commercial and art markets. He was inspired to be a photographer by his grandfather at around the age of 10 and has been creating images ever since and worked professionally in the photographic industry for over 30 years.
Having left formal education at the age of 18 having secured a placement at the Polytechnic Central London Sean turned the offer down on the advice of several top fashion photographers of that time including Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy. They felt that his work was already superior to many college leavers and as such he had a 3 year start on them to hone his skills in the field.
1988 – Photographer at Monitor Press and Advertising agency London shooting celebrity and news portraits.
1990 – Portrait Photographer at Spectrum London
1997 to Present – Turns full time freelance photographer procuring shoots with, IPC media working with several titles, Daily Telegraph National Newspaper, National magazines Media, as well as numerous corporate and commercial clients alongside building a body of personal art photography holding numerous exhibitions in London.
Exhibitions:
2002 – ‘Fashion’ at the Association of Photographers Gallery London
2005 – ‘Village’ Black and white images of Walthamstow Village in London’s East End –
Vestry house museum gallery London
2006 – ‘People and Images of Bethnal Green’ – Gallery320 London
2007 – ‘This time it’s personal’ still life images taken in my London studio – Gallery320 London
2008 – ‘Italy and Spain’ travel photography – Gallery320 London
2008 – ‘Fashion’ Fashion concept imagery – Gallery320 London
2009 – ‘Meet’ as part of Image17 collective documenting the huge variety of local leisure and social groups within the London Borough of Waltham Forest – The Old Glass Factory London
2010 – ‘London’ – Gallery 320 London
2011 – ‘Highland Highs’ images of the Scottish Highlands – Gallery320 London
2014 – ‘Ladyscapes’ A celebrations the female form – Gallery320 London
2015 – ‘Beauty in the Ordinary’ Art Trail London
2017 – ‘Random Stories’ Art trail London
2019 – ‘Beauty beyond colour’ black and white images – La Ruga London