John Stember was born in London, England. He opened his first photography studio at age 19. Five years later he moved to Paris and then on to New York and quickly became a successful fashion photographer. He has worked with most every major fashion magazine in the world including Vogue. Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, Glamour and New York Times. In April 2001 after a long and prestigious career in New York he set out to sail the 7000 miles to Tahiti French Polynesia. Pursuing an intuitive calling to immerse himself in the truth of nature. He felt compelled to follow in the footsteps of his long time inspiration and mentor Paul Gauguin, who had made the same journey many years before. He arrived in the Marquesas Islands to a wave of inspiration that led him to develop a passion for the raw beauty of nature. John’s work is now strongly influenced by 'Primitivism' as he holds the belief that primitive man was closer to the source creativity in nature than so called civilized man is today.