Sean Murphy's Stories from The Vault

You can take the boy out of Fort Walton Beach, but you can't take Fort Walton Beach out of the boy.

2 of Sean's BFF's Alan "Lil Al" Helmuth and Dan "The Man" Rimes sharing some crazy stories in this episode of Stories from the Vault.

Welcome to the world of Legend, Timothy, and Heath. They are a trio of young dudes, doing cool creative things... and creativity is where it's at. When Sean met them he was moved by the fact that each of them held their own special unique creative power. They are either a team of superheroes, or a team of bandits - time shall be the judge. It makes for some fun conversation, and we hope that time does pave the right path to success.

recorded Dec 2 2021

Jessica Heit and Neve Cunnane are a lovely pair of talented musicians. The duo is currently based in Nashville, but have been hanging around the Murphy Compound quite a bit while they've been in the area for a month-long gig at McGuire's in Pensacola. Sean had a series of photoshoots with the girls, and we had a super time going to hear them play the night before this podcast episode was recorded. Listen up for a good dose of laughter and creative inspiration.

recorded Dec 2 2021

Episode 22 of Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault features conversation with artist & friend Bradley Copeland. Bradley is one of Sean's favorite artists and photo subjects. We learn about her iconic lip paintings, and talk about creative paths to success! Check out her amazing art at bradleycopelandstudio.com and click here to see behind the scenes from the recent shoot.

recorded Nov 17 2021

Bryce Paul is the guest on Episode 21 of Sean Murphy's Stories from the Vault. A man of many talents and interests, Bryce shares stories from his journey - a start as a touring musician at 17 years old, to landing in Nashville where he joined country outlaw musician Tim Montana, and now known best as the bass player with Swedish melo-death metal band, In Flames. 

recorded Nov 5 2021

Artist Harley van Hyning is the guest on Episode 20 of Stories from the Vault with photographer Sean Murphy.  Sean and Harley both have a love for the water and a passion for the creative endeavors in their lives. We learn a lot about Harley's unique gyotaku art and have a special conversation between friends, filled with love, stories about surfing, fishing... and poo.  

recorded Oct 13 2021

Episode 19 features a momentous conversation with like-minded creatives, Scott and Michelle Montgomery. We caught up with this cool photographer couple while they were in town from New York City. Michelle and Sean have some common ground as they both grew up here in Fort Walton Beach. She found success with product photography working as an in-house studio photographer at Quiksilver HQ for a number of years, and freelance with a focus on eyewear & accessories. Her husband Scott keeps the wheels rolling strong as a photographer in the commercial/advertising world. With similar experiences, but different paths, Sean and Scott geek out about lighting, lenses, and more fun conversation, comparing experiences on their road to creative success. 

recorded Friday Sept 17 2021

Alan "Lil Al" Helmuth visits the vault for his 2nd SFTV podcast appearance. Al came in with so many good questions on his first visit that we had to have him back for more, and he didn't let us down. Having known Sean for most of his life, yet traveling very different paths, Alan's thought-provoking questions provide us with interesting Murphy stories and inspiring conversation. The friendships where you can pick up right where you left off are the best... Life is short, make sure to keep the good ones in your lil pocket. 

(recorded Thurs Sept 9 2021)

Sailor Harrison is a young creative guy. At 14 years old, he is the youngest SFTV guest so far. Sailor is the son of Sean's good friends, Jerry and Teri Harrison, owners of the Sail Away Tattoo shop in Fort Walton Beach. Sean loves to talk with all kinds of creative people and has been inspired by watching this young man as he grows up. Sailor tells us about his passion for cooking and we get a little insight into this younger generation. Not sure if all the kids have the positive attitude that he does, but let's hope so! 

(recorded Thurs Sept 9 2021)

During Sean's 3-week road trip to California for Bote, he had some time to reminisce with one of his best friends, Travis Shinn. Working together and sharing all kinds of experiences over the past 20 years or so - both being highly respected in their field, these guys have a million stories to tell. Between their crazy stories, they share a lot of valuable advice about the long road to creative success as a  photographer. Tyler Trant, videographer for Bote & Sean's copilot on the road trip, joins the guys in the conversation. visit Travis on IG  https://www.instagram.com/travis_shinn/