Steve is a 6th/7th generation Australian, of Irish-English/German heritage, with training as a biologist, geologist, engineer and environmental manager, working over many years, across four continents. He has been based in Western Australia for over 25 years and currently resides in Dunsborough, Western Australia.
Steve has maintained a deep interest in the creative arts for many years as a writer and also as an artist, mainly focused on the history, people and landscapes of Australia, but also those in South Asia, Europe and the UK.
He lives with his partner, Susie, in Dunsborough, has a son and regularly surfs the large south-west Australian waves.