A professional photographer and conservationist, born in Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Cede is based in Sandakan on Sabah’s east coast, he lives in one of the world’s most diverse and exciting environment for wildlife photography.
After graduating from university, Cede was involve in nature tourism business and running a challenging task of managing the first wildlife lodge in Sukau, on the Kinabatangan river, in 1990 and has been documenting its wildlife ever since.
He was manager of WWF Malaysia’s Partners for Wetlands project, working with various government agencies, the oil palm sector, tour operators and the local community to establish a plan for wetland management and to ensure the restoration and conservation of the Lower Kinabatangan floodplain.