Born in Sebastopol, Ca in 1987, to an English Mother and an American Father, Prowell was raised  along side an older brother.  His Father was a woodworker, with the shop in the backyard.  

As a teenager, there was a lot of time spent on a skateboard, with a camera in hand.  A heavy passion for video making was present, but this would eventually lead to a profound interest in still photography. 

Prowell, and his eventual Wife, Megan, in 2009, moved cross country to Boston, where he would attend the North Bennet Street School, studying 18th century Cabinet and Furniture making.  With a focus on hand tools, and an emphasis on taking the time to do things the right way, a bug would be planted in Prowell’s brain to slow down and enjoy the process. They would move back to Northern California, where he now runs Prowell Woodworks, a business his Father first started, in 1977, making craftsman inspired Garden Gates.

With the need to photograph the finished work, Prowell decided to take that on himself.  Keeping most of the photography in the shop, it would slowly leak into the mountains, capturing landscapes.  After his daughter was born, in 2021, his eye shifted from isolating mountain tops to observing the delicate moments at home, with his family.

After picking up some photo book of past photographer such as Elliot Erwitt and Henri Cartier-Bresson, the world of photography, as he knew it, seemed to change.  Photographs that incapsulate a moment, otherwise un-scene, became part of an addictive hunt for an image that would make people “feel” something.  An image that would have personality, depth, that would draw you back for more. This pursuit of the un-seen moment took photo making towards the art of observation.  Taking note of the details, and letting go of the control.  The best images are usually around the corner that you seldom turn and walk down.

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