I grew up surfing the southern beaches of Cape Town which sparked an innate love for the natural world and shaped my future to revolve around the ocean. I achieved a BSc Honours in Geology in 2014 which I used to become a specialised expedition guide on intimate cruise vessels that traveled to remote destinations around the world.

It was a fortuitous surfing trip to fiji, and arriving to a completely flat ocean that lead me to become a qualified scuba diver.

This also sparked an interest to explore Cape Town's underwater world when I returned home. After having just snorkelled and dived a coral reef, I couldn't believe how colourful and diverse the kelp forest reefs were. This sparked a passion that continues to this day.

Shortly after I bought a GoPro and began sharing my under water experiences on Instagram and soon after found my niche love of kelp forest photography. This has developed to the point where I have have changed my career to share, educate and enrich others by showing them how special and unique the Great African Sea Forest ecosystem is. I started Kelptown the middle of 2024 and look forward to what the future holds.