Morgan Maassen Photographer

Growing up in and around the ocean has provided me with my favorite subject to photograph. Subsequently, the majority of my work is water related and involving the the oceanic lifestyle.

I am a 35 year old photographer from Santa Barbara, California.

My interest in photography started in my teens by experimenting with my family’s home video cameras at the beach, goofing off with friends and exploring the central coast.

I graduated high school early at the age of sixteen to concentrate and explore visual media more freely and intensely via as many mediums as possible. After working in the graphic design industry, I decided to pursue filmmaking and then photography as both a creative outlet and occupation.

Growing up in and around the ocean has provided me with my favorite subject to photograph. Subsequently, the majority of my work is water related and involving the the oceanic lifestyle. I also frequently incorporate my passions of traveling, nature, architecture and fashion into my work. While i strive to capture what i see as beautiful, this is rarely the perfect moment. Instead, I gravitate towards light, textures, and the abstract nature of the Earth, as well as the human element and the infinite variables of emotion that keep me on my toes when working with people.

I consider myself an active participant in the digital age. The internet has allowed me to communicate, network, and collaborate with people, places, and subject matter across the world. I enjoy working with both film and digital mediums, and motion pictures are the apple of my eye. I dream nothing more than visiting the next new country, capturing whatever beauty it may hold.