Steven Lee is a Malaysian freelance photographer based in London, UK. He began his photographic career as a documentary and travel photographer in the late 90's when began writing travel related articles for magazines and journals. In 2000, he published his first coffee-table book titled Outside Looking In : Kuala Lumpur, which received the Asian Prize at PhotoCity Sagamihara Festival of the Image, Japan in 2007.

Part of the collection is held with the City of Sagamihara National Photographic Archives. His commercial portraiture and fashion work has graced the covers of License! Europe, Country Club UK and Masterpiece and Asiana magazines.

In 2002, he was approached by AntiSlavery International UK to photograph specially prepared Indian recipes by Chattar Singh of Rajasthan for a fund raiser book titled A Taste for Freedom.

In 2007 he published his second coffee-table book MALAYSIANS. MUSEO, comprising a collection of black & white abstract studies of antiquities, statuary and architecture photographed in Europe from 2001 - 2005 is now available as a print-on-demand publication. LUMINA is his current book release.

In 2008, Steven was involved in portfolio reviews at Cultivate, a Rhubarb-Rhubarb initiative for graduates in Photography, to prepare and guide them in portfolio preparation and exhibitions. He has also introduced the basics of photography to inner-city kids in Borough of Camden in a Local Authority regeneration initiative and recently began slphotoworks, a workshop-based initiative. Steven is also the co-founder of Lightgallery gallery in the UK.

Currently he is concentrating on travel fine-art photography. Partnering AndyCraggs, in 2008, they both set up EXPLORENATION.NET World Photography Travel Workshops dedicated to photography tutorials combined with the enjoyment of visiting photogenic destinations.

In 2009, Steven initiated the KL PHOTOAWARDS, an annual international portrait photography competition centred in Malaysia, focussing on the best in contemporary portrait photography and has attracted the participation of some top international photographers.

Commercial Work

Ashley Isham I Eric Way I Minh Mang I Female Magazine Singapore I Talibenang Batik Haute Couture I ENC Communications, Malaysia I United Nations Development Programme Malaysia I Anti-Slavery Organisation I  Warner Brothers Merchandising I Beatrice Von Tresckow I License! Europe I Titina Penzini I Beacon Fellowship CharitableTrust I Emeyu Fine Teas I

Personal Photography

AOP Open Finalist 2008 AOP Open Finalist 2011

Contact

Available for commercial shoots, projects and commissions.

Email : svllee@gmail.com Tel : + 44 (0) 781 084 8470

All Images © Steven Lee