{"id":11551,"date":"2016-04-05T13:58:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=11551"},"modified":"2016-04-05T14:12:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T21:12:54","slug":"sebastian-gray-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/sebastian-gray-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"SEBASTIAN GRAY, PHOTOGRAPHY"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

Sebastian Gray is a commercial and fine art photographer.\u00a0His photography is accomplished with a depth of understanding of the subject matter and an ability to fashion his narrative in form. In addition to being creative and innovative, he is also an excellent technician who understands light and how to manipulate images.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI like to elevate something to a higher level of appreciation,\u201d\u00a0said Sebastian.<\/span><\/p>\n

One example of Sebastian\u2019s proficiency with elevating form is \u201cRed Wagon.\u201d His treatment of a child\u2019s rusty and well-worn wagon paired with a rough-textured rope is arresting and worthy of a story. The artist found this red wagon under the house he purchased. A previous owner of the home had carved a little cave in the lime rock on which the house is built by wetting the rock and hewing it with an axe. The wagon was in the cave.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sebastian was born in New York but spent most of his life in the Miami area. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he studied fine art photography. He honed his abilities as a commercial photographer with the Crispin Porter + Bogusky advertising agency soon after his graduation from college.\u00a0 <\/span>CP+B was founded in 1988 in Coconut Grove and grew to become one of the country\u2019s most sought-after agencies; they now have nine offices in the United States and cities around the world. During his time with the company, Sebastian was involved in production and photography for print advertising in both local and national campaigns (Ikea, MINI, and Shimano among many others). The firm\u2019s MINI print ad campaign garnered the agency and Sebastian the Magazine Publications\u00a0of America\u2019s<\/i> Kelly\u00a0Award in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI must say that they were the most talented people,\u201d\u00a0said Sebastian.<\/span><\/p>\n

The artist works in his well-organized home studio with every subject imaginable. Photographs resulting from an artful assemblage of plastic fit-together children\u2019s\u00a0toys, weeds unearthed from his lawn, or a parakeet from a local pet shop landing on a wire speak of Sebastian\u2019s love of form and line in a highly-controlled setting. Nothing stops him in his pursuit to capture an image. He will go the limit. He once needed to photograph houseflies. The only way to achieve this was to raise the flies himself from maggots. \u201cI realized that it was very difficult to go out and capture live flies, so I had to do it this way,\u201d said Sebastian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sebastian is married to Rebecca Garrish,\u00a0a realtor. Together they have two sons, Hanley age 3 years and Riley, 6 months. In addition to his talents as a photographer, the artist is also a musician. His living room overflows with all kinds of instruments, such as a piano, organ, guitars, and percussion, including a small steel drum. \u201cMusic comes naturally to me. Photography is something that I knew I wanted to do all my life. I love what I do,\u201d said Sebastian.<\/span><\/p>\n

To see more examples of Sebastian Gray\u2019s work, go to\u00a0. He can be contacted via email at\u00a0seb@sebastiangray.com<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t