Stefan was born and raised in Colombo, the capital city, business hub and corporate centre of the emerald isle called Sri Lanka. He attended the prestigious private school St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia and migrated to Australia in April 1977 at the age of twenty one. As Stefan recalls, he became fascinated with the diversity of wildlife in Sri Lanka around the age of five. Always the adventurous spirit, as soon as he was old enough he was off on a variety of journeys within Sri Lanka with his close group of friends. Determined to capture the essence of Sri Lanka’s wild diversity on film he started off with a 35mm camera in 1979. Somewhat unsatisfied with his early efforts he then dabbled in video taping wildlife in the jungles of Sri Lanka over the next seven years. He returned to still photography in earnest in 1998. Commenting on his passion for wildlife Stefan asserts, “I am certainly not in the league of the professional ... [ Read more... ]