Sean is an artist, surfer and entrepreneur. Sean has creatively
captured through photography the infinite beauty of the outdoors since he
started his large-format art business, Elemental Digital Art, in 2005. To do
this, he has hiked to remote pristine locations, taken to the skies in
helicopters, and swam through heavy surf - all to get ‘the shot’.
His
imagery is vast and eclectic, and Sean understands that natural imagery can
have a powerful effect on a person’s well-being and overall mental state. “Intrinsically, all living things want to be
in their natural habitat. For humans, that natural habitat is the outdoors.
This explains the calming effect that a natural scene or vista can have on a
person. A moment of peace,” Sean says.
Ruttkay
learned early that a dream can become reality with the right combination of
vision and hard work. In 2005, after graduating from the University of North
Carolina at Wilmington with a Bachelors Degree in Special Education, Ruttkay
decided it was time to chart a new, more creative path. He acquired a
professional level digital camera and started traveling. Over the course of a
year he visited and captured images from such varied locations as Italy, the
Netherlands, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Barbados, and numerous spots in
the continental United States.
Upon
returning with a treasure trove of exotic images, Ruttkay founded Elemental
Digital Art and EDASurf.com. The mission of this new found business was to
create large format prints for interior and exterior spaces. Along with this
ability to self publish his unique photographic imagery, his work has been featured
in such esteemed magazines as Surfer’s Journal and numerous other publications. Today, Elemental Digital Art continues to grow, producing Ruttkay’s large
format photography and mixed-media art for collectors nationally and worldwide.
Ruttkay
resides near the waters in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. His photography and art can be seen at
EDAsurf.com.
