Photographer Shawn Mortensen Dead

Shawn Mortensen was an nightlife photographer. He was a very hard working man. Shawns hearty career as a photojournalist. Shawn Mortensen is a great photo grapher for his life.

Shawn Mortensen, photographer and author of Out of Mind, is dead. Shawn Mortensen’s Out of Mind was a hit publication in 2007 from a photographer who fans said delivered “a kinetic force of optimism and seemingly limitless ”Shawn Mortensen is a Los Angeles–based photographer who has been a perminant contributor to i-D Magazine and has shot covers for Spin and Vibe.

In addition to photographing well-known fashion campaigns and celebrities. he has documented his global travels in evocative photo essays. Shawn Mortensen, an LA nightlife photographer, passed away on More about his work and his life here.

Shawn's hearty career as a photojournalist and artist took him around the world several times over, unselfishly spreading his endless supply of good vibes as he went. Particularly renowned for his portraits of musicians, artists, and entertainers, Shawn photographed a stunning array of pop culture demigods in his 20 years.