Steve Lock is a commercial photographer who celebrates his passion for the ocean and the marine environment through his work. To know more Go to: http://www.perreault-magazine.com

1. Steve Lock – His Passion for the Underwater World
-By Brigitte Perreault
Steve Lock is a commercial photographer who celebrates his passion for the
ocean and the marine environment through his work.
Steve specializes in creating captivating underwater images for the advertising,
editorial, sports and fine art markets, and works closely with corporate and
private clients in ensuring the perfect underwater or marine environment shoot.
He is a Nikon professional and member of the Australian Institute of Professional
Photography and Australian Commercial and Media Photographers. His work has
been featured in featured in Alert Diver, My Nikon Life, and Submerged Nation
among other publications, and he also conducts seminars on underwater
photography and contributes to publications in the wildlife, marine, sports, diving
and photographic media Based in Sydney, Australia, Steve’s commissions have
included industrial, corporate, travel and lifestyle, and resort architecture. But his
passion lies in photographing the world beneath the surface of the oceans. In this
issue, PERRAULT Magazine is showcasing Steve’s images of the marine life that
inhabits the remote and pristine tropical reefs of the Asia/Pacific region.
“IfirstlearnttoscubadiveinTahitiin1995 and immediately fell in love with the
marine environment and underwater photography. Since then I have dived in
various locations around the world from the Great Barrier Reef to the Caribbean
and the Red Sea, but my favorite destination remains the region bounded by the
Philippines, Indonesia, and east to the Solomon's - known as the coral triangle. “
The “coral triangle” is a geographical term so named as it refers to a roughly
triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste, that contain at least 500
species of reef-building corals in each eco region. The Coral Triangle is recognized
as the global centre of marine biodiversity and a global priority for conservation.
Its biological resources sustain the lives of over 120 million people. More than
3,000 species of fish live in the Coral Triangle, and it also provides habitat to six
out of the world's seven marine turtle species. Steve feels that “the opportunities
for storytelling through imagery abound and through my underwater
photography hopefully I can I help promote public awareness of the importance
and beauty of our oceans. The ocean allows me to apply my own creative style
where I try to convey energy and emotion in my images. I enjoy capturing the
interplay of light and water, whether I’m shooting surf action, underwater

2. portraiture, yacht racing or when creating images of the magnificent underwater
reef systems and marine life of the Indo Pacific region.”