About Sean

I (Sean McCormick) am a lifelong Albertan who prefers towns to cities, cats to dogs, books to sports, and tea to coffee. My obsession began at age five when my grandmother gave me a No. 2 Brownie. It was a tactical error on her part; the resulting film and processing costs nearly drove her into bankruptcy over the next two years.

52 years later, I still own that Brownie, along with a large collection of antique film cameras and 35mm SLRs. These days, you can usually find me wandering the walking trails in Strathmore, Alberta, with at least one camera in hand—much to the chagrin of the local waterfowl, who wish I would just bugger off.

I am a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography and have worked as a wedding and portrait photographer in the past. I've since returned to my roots as a dedicated hobbyist. As such, I politely decline all requests to photograph events, groups, or individuals. The professional work occasionally seen in my portfolio remains there strictly for sentimental reasons.

The joke on this site is that I am classified as Leve 1 Autistic Syndrome Disorder, or ASD1. It used to be called Asperger's Syndrome, which was my official diagnosis but is no longer called that because Nazis. Certain people got their panties in a bunch and now I have a new label that comes with extra stigma. Thanks for that. I'm told I suffer from black and white thinking. I think other people overthink things. Whatever. I have a camera and I can make black and white images with it. That's all I need to know.

Only a very small sampling of my photography is available through this site. To explore the rest of my work, visit my Linktree.