About Stephen

Upon completing my degree and heading down the path of a professional software developer in industries from steel manufacturing thru to insurance, I came to learn about the internet and web development in 1997, while working in the UK. At the turn of the millennium, while on a work trip to San Francisco, I upgraded my camera to digital with the purchase of a 2.1 megapixel Sony Cybershot. It was about this time I was building web sites for Australia's largest online media company, ninemsn, and then later, after relocating to London, began working on Windows Live for Microsoft.

So there have been 3 themes in my life: Photography, Technology, and Travel. I guess you could say this wandering geek has always had a creative streak. In everything I have done, whether it be cutting software, taking pictures, or writing about my travels, the underlying two things which drive me are the desire to learn about new things and to create. I'm at my best when I'm doing both of these things.

With the onset of the digital media age then, and the merging of photography with technology, it was hardly surprising that in 2005, on a visit to Seattle, I decided to up the ante with my digital camera technology and buy a Canon EOS 20D SLR. I love taking photographs whether they'd be of landscapes, wildlife or people and I wanted to make my pictures the best they could be. I have had the opportunity to visit many incredible places worldwide to practice photography from my home country of Australia to far afield as Argentina, Norway, and Tanzania.