“Stephen’s work has been an incredible asset for Nuun. When we saw his photography for the first time, we knew that his rich, vibrant aesthetic was exactly the tone we wanted to set visually as our brand grew. Over the last few years, we've done such a rad range of shoots together, and we're always in love with results. His photos have elevated our marketing efforts in ways that are hard to overstate, and we can't wait for the next shoot!”

- Joshua Bell
Creative Director, Nuun Hydration

“Steve is a pleasure to work with! We’ve been working with him for years and he always delivers outstanding photography. He makes the photoshoot planning process easy and seamless and we can always count on him to follow capture the vision we have.”

- Christina Enochs

Marketing Coordinator, Topo Athletic

I’m an outdoor lifestyle photographer, a father (two kids, a dog, and two cats!), husband, outdoor explorer, and adventurer. It all keeps me pretty busy. Sometimes I’m asked what I do in my spare time. Spare time??! But in reality, when I do get free time, I’m usually taking photos. I feel incredibly fortunate to have my passion as my career.

I am passionate and driven about creating photos – and about creating a message, a story, and a feeling from each image. I am driven to make unique and creative images every time I pick up the camera. Never satisfied to shoot the same way twice, I am always pushing my creative boundaries and exploring new perspectives. I am focused on the smallest detail as well as the big picture and apply this passion and drive to capture images that tell my clients story and message. This is what drives me to do my best work for my clients every time, and what keeps my clients coming back to hire me year after year for their lifestyle photography. And I also think I’m a lot of fun to hang out with…you won’t even mind my dad jokes. 

email: stephen@materaphoto.com

phone: 206.715.4572

Seattle, Washington