Brief Summary
Sean Doerr has been documenting the city where he lives, works, and plays since the age of 14. The Midtown Detroit resident's photographs have been featured in many publications and Web sites, such as the Detroit Free Press, Michigan History Magazine, the Yahoo! Directory and CAM Magazine.
Sean was born and raised in the Detroit suburb of Wayne. At age 12, he was exposed to a pre-Depression vaudeville theater that had been largely forgotten. Within a few years, he had established himself as a photographer documenting abandoned and neglected architecture around metro Detroit. On a mission, he set out to photograph these irreplaceable locations before they were erased from the planet, either by mankind or the elements.
As the major skyscrapers and buildings that he needed to visit and document started to dwindle, he branched out to other types of photography. After being self-taught and doing practice for two years, he was accepted into the College For Creative Studies school for a bachelor's of fine arts with a major in photography and a minor in entertainment arts (video). He now balances his full-time school enrollment with various jobs and commissions, shooting anything from weddings to buildings to portraits.
Clients
Eliptipar, WDET-TV (Blueprint America:Beyond the Motor City), Apartment 101 Films, Andrew Moore Photography, Friends of Jim Townsend, Delta Phi Epsilon(U-M Dearborn), EnablePoint, Canning Communications, Preservation Wayne, Wall Street Journal, Gerald Cleaver, Variant Interactive, The Formative Group, Urban Life Development, Detroit 300 Conservancy, Paxahau, Motown Construction Partners, Box of Detroit, VBS.tv, popularmechanics.com, Russreid, Auto Business Review, Bodybuilding Szene, Footprint features.
Professional Experience
Education
Currently Attending, Anticipated Completion: 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography & Minor in Entertainment Arts
Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2009 - Arts for the Spirit
2009 - The Green Show, 555 Galleries, Detroit MI
2009 - Sean Doerr Photo Exhibit, U245 Gallery, Detroit MI
2008 - Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Detroit MI
Selected Publications
2010 - Oct. 3, Detroit Free Press, "How much do you know about the discards of Detroit?"
2010 - Sept. 17, WDIV, "Urban Explorers Document Detroit."
2010 - Sept. 15, TIME.com, "Finding "Lost Detroit" Among the Ruins"
2010 - Newsweek, "Detroit:More Than Just Ruins."
2010 - Lost Detroit: Stories Behind the Motor City's Majestic Ruins, authored by Dan Austin, published by The History Press.
2010 - Jan 15, "Beyond the 'Mad Men' Sound," Wall Street Journal.
2008 - May 8, Detroit Free Press photo, front page of local news section.
2008 - May/June issue, Michigan History Magazine.
Location Manager/Scouting Experience
2010 - Location scout for "On A Good Day" by Above & Beyond.
2010 - Location Manager for Lost Detroit: Stories Behind the Motor City's Majestic Ruins, authored by Dan Austin, published by The History Press.
2010 - Location manager for "Detroit Lives" by VBS.tv. Sponsored by Palladium Boots.
2009 - Location manager for Detroit Disassembled by Andrew Moore.
2006 - Location scout for "Preserve Me A Seat".
