Jerry Stivers was born in California. He has lived and worked in 14 countries on five continents, and is grateful to have
visited some of the more exotic places of the world -- Afghanistan (before the Russians), Bali (before jumbo jets),
Bangladesh (when it was East Pakistan), Dahomey (before it was Togo), Nepal, Zaire, Egypt, Sri Lanka (when it was Ceylon),
Chile and Cameroon (when it was The Cameroons).

He is also a photographer, and started taking black-and-white photographs while living and working in Pakistan. He
started exhibiting in Nigeria and has held several exhibitions since moving to Portugal. Most all of his exhibition photos
were taken with an early Asahi-Pentax 35mm camera using Takumar lenses.

He now lives in Portugal with his wife Letarae.