STEPHEN FENECH

Stephen Fenech was born in Toronto Canada to Maltese parents. He works full time in the television industry, but spends a great deal of time travelling the planet.  So much so, he has visited every country in the world as a photojournalist and award-winning filmmaker. His documentary Chad Exodus won various prizes in several festivals, including the Viewer’s Choice Award in the 2013 Malta International Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award in the 2013 Yosemite International Film Festival, which qualified it for Oscar contention. His travel book, Earth: Been there Done that Got the T-shirt, Book One: The Big Kahuna was published in 2016. It highlights a three-year trip around the planet. Its follow up: Book Two: Missing Pieces to the Global Puzzle was published in 2017. He has also authored a science fiction novel: Beacon: A Robot’s Odyssey, published in 2017 as well and is currently working on the third and fourth installments of a four-book epic fantasy called Lines of Blood .

When not writing, he enjoys visual art, beach volleyball, windsurfing, scuba diving and playing guitar. His photography has provided him many opportunities to reach young people by giving presentations to schools on topics that range from World Religions to Climate Change. He was shortlisted for the Mars One Mission, making the top 600 candidates from an initial roster of 203 000 international applicants. A few years ago, he became the surrogate mother for two orphaned baby racoons—the most humbling experience of his life. He currently resides in Toronto, where he leaves daily rations of cat food out for all the neighbourhood strays and occasional marauding racoons. He likes to think they frequent his house to hear him play his guitar but admits the free food might have something to do with it.

 

 

 

Some other accomplishments:

 

2008 – Key Exhibitor at CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto

2005 – Director TV Pilot show called Fred’s World that was picked up by Alliance Atlantis

1990 – Worked 8 months with Cree and Dene Tha Indians for the Frontiers Foundation

1989 – Awarded Ministry of Citizenship 5 year Volunteer Service Award

1988 – Selected by Canada World Youth for a rural development project in Sri Lanka 

1986 – Selected for Junior Conservationist Program for Ministry of Natural Resources

1985 – Completed Basic Training in the Canadian Armed Forces Naval Reserve