Sterling Zumbrunn
Aliases: sterlingz Role: Backscatter staff photographer, Wetpixel correspondent, Digital Shootout workshop leader Location: Monterey, California First appearance: 2010 ([1])
Biography
Sterling Zumbrunn worked at Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo alongside Berkley White, Jim Decker, and Russ Sanoian. He authored 34 Wetpixel articles — almost entirely in 2010 — covering gear announcements, trade show coverage, conservation, and event reporting. Uniquely, he had zero forum posts, contributing exclusively through articles.
He also co-founded Noodletron, a technology/photography/social media website, with Eric Cheng in March 2011 ([2]).
Contributions
Trade Show and Event Coverage
Covered Beneath the Sea 2010, Blue Ocean Film Festival 2010 (photographing David Doubilet’s “Below” exhibit), and DEMA 2010 alongside Adam Hanlon and Norbert Wu ([3], [4], [5]).
Digital Shootout
Staff member and workshop leader at the Digital Shootout (2010–2013), teaching Lightroom/Photoshop post-processing alongside Berkley White, Erin Quigley, and Mary Lynn Price ([6], [7]).
Awards
First Place (Print, Open Category) at British Underwater Image Festival 2010 ([8]).
Timeline
- 2010-03: Represents Backscatter at Beneath the Sea; begins prolific Wetpixel contributions ([9])
- 2010-05: Wins First Place at BUIF 2010 ([10])
- 2010-08: Covers Blue Ocean Film Festival ([11])
- 2011-03: Co-founds Noodletron with Eric Cheng ([12])
- 2012–2013: Digital Shootout workshop leader ([13])
References
Sources
- Wetpixel article, Mar 28, 2010: Beneath The Sea 2010 Day 2 Coverage ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 30, 2011: Technology Website Noodletron Launches ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 28, 2010: Beneath The Sea 2010 Day 2 Coverage ↩
- Wetpixel article, Aug 25, 2010: David Doubilets Exhibit Below Launches Blue Ocean Film Festival ↩
- Wetpixel article, Nov 8, 2010: Wetpixel Dema 2010 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 14, 2012: The Digital Shootout 2012 ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 16, 2013: Report From The Digital Shootout Published ↩
- Wetpixel article, May 13, 2010: Buif 2010 Results ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 28, 2010: Beneath The Sea 2010 Day 2 Coverage ↩
- Wetpixel article, May 13, 2010: Buif 2010 Results ↩
- Wetpixel article, Aug 25, 2010: David Doubilets Exhibit Below Launches Blue Ocean Film Festival ↩
- Wetpixel article, Mar 30, 2011: Technology Website Noodletron Launches ↩
- Wetpixel article, Jul 14, 2012: The Digital Shootout 2012 ↩
- Beneath the Sea 2010 coverage (article) ↩
- BUIF 2010 results (article) ↩
- Blue Ocean Film Festival (2010) (article) ↩
- Noodletron launch (2011) (article) ↩
- Digital Shootout 2012 (article) ↩