Raised in San Diego, Stephen, taking advantage of everything the region has to offer, from the beach the mountains and desert. Stephen Cook started his photography career as a commercial photographer in 1977 after studying photography and art at San Diego City college then Film and Radio at San Diego State.
Stephen changed careers to computers and system design for 16 years. In 2008 he retired and returned to his first love, photography. He has traveled to the Ukraine, Maui, Cuba, China, Belgium, and Peru Teaching and creating images.
Stephen's desire is to created thoughtfully crafted images that express his hope for the world, his faith in Jesus Christ, and evoke a sense of mystery and awe. Yea a tall order in a world where a well lit, but dirty, potato sells for over a million dollars. He tends toward highly produced studio images. He loves the control and endless opportunity available with in a studio. The opportunities in the studio to control lighting and work with actors, or performers, to create an imaginary world that can best be created using photography.
