JULY SPEAKER: StePHEN Frink - Photographer, Publisher FOR DAN's Alert Diver Magazine, VIA ZOOM
My Hometown - Visions of Key Largo, A Retrospective
Key Largo by Stephen Frink
Join us on July 1st as internationally acclaimed underwater photographer Stephen Frink takes us on a captivating journey through the waters that launched his remarkable career.
Stephen arrived in Key Largo in 1978 to open a small photo studio, processing E-6 slide film and renting cameras to local divers. Over the decades, he has become one of the world's most prolific underwater photographers, traveling the globe to capture breathtaking images beneath the surface.
Despite his international success, Key Largo remains close to his heart. In this special presentation, Stephen will share stunning photography, personal stories, and unique insights into what make the Florida Keys one of the world's premier diving destinations. Whether you're a diver, photographer, or ocean enthusiast, this promises to be an entertaining and inspiring evening you won't want to miss.
by Stephen Frink
Stephen Frink
ABOUT Stephen Frink
Stephen Frink is among the world's most frequently published underwater (UW) photographers, with a career spanning four decades. He arrived in Key Largo in 1978 to open a small studio dedicated to UW photo services, primarily renting cameras and processing E-6 slide film, but he soon began to receive assignments to photograph and write articles for the consumer dive publications of the day.
He worked as a photojournalist for Skin Diver magazine for 17 years, covering much of the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Florida Keys for the publication. Subsequently, he worked as the Director of Photography for Scuba Diving magazine. Since 2009, Stephen has been the publisher of Alert Diver magazine, a beautiful coffee-table collectible publication for members of the Divers Alert Network.
Clients for assignment photography have included Scubapro, Victoria's Secret, Aqualung, Oceanic, Canon, Nikon, Subgear, Mercury Marine, Jantzen, Alcan Aluminum, R.J. Reynolds, Seaquest, Henderson Aquatics, American Express, Hanes, and Club Med. Rolex Watch Company has also engaged Frink for both personal endorsement and commercial product photography.
Stephen teaches master's-level courses through the Stephen Frink School of Underwater Digital Imaging each summer in his home waters off Key Largo, Florida, and offers dive excursions emphasizing underwater photography through his travel company, WaterHouse Tours. For many years, Stephen served as the North American distributor for Seacam housings and strobes and remains involved as a brand ambassador.
When off the road, Stephen divides his time between residences in Key Largo, Florida, and Rougemont, North Carolina.
