SHOOTER: SEAN NEWTON

Name: Sean Newton
Age: 24
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan (America’s high five)

How long have you been shooting?  
About three years.

Film or digital?
Jumping on the band wagon, and saying digital. Just because of the safety net it provides, and the instant gratification it provides. Film is superior in it’s natural format. I barely do any photo editing, but when I do, and it’s to get myself out of a bad picture mistake, it’s nice.

Best thing you’ve ever shot?  
A BMX jam for a good friend of mine who passed away, Glenn Seals. Everybody came together and had a jam and raised money for his family, and it was really awesome to see everyone pull together to help out his family.

Fave rider to shoot with?  
Tyler Deschaine, for the simple fact that he is a great rider with a really good artistic sense. He has no problem with doing a trick over and over again to get the right shot.

Dream rider to shoot with?  
Brian Foster.

What do you tell security when the try to throw you out of spots for taking pics?  
Try to reason with them, most of the time they are cool in my area. If they are really jerks about us being there, we will just come back later. But most of the time, since the “scene” is pretty small in my area, they are pretty cool. I get a lot of questions. They ask if I do it for a living....

Fave BMX photographer?
Rob Dolecki, the Brian Foster photo doing the bubba scrub in PA Woods is, in my opinion, the best BMX photo of all time.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
A photographer. Hopefully one day my dream can become a reality.

Where can we see more of your work?
No website yet, but I do have www.flickr.com/photos/srn_photo