Maddi, also known as She Who Explores, is a professional photographer and visual storyteller based on Tasmania’s East Coast. With a deep love for the ocean and a life shaped under the waves, Maddi’s work captures the raw beauty beneath the surface.
Maddi’s creative journey began young, evolving into a full-time pursuit that has since led her to work with leading ocean companies and brands globally.
A qualified freediver, SCUBA diver and surf instructor… as well as all-round ocean adventurer, her images are more than visuals—they’re immersive experiences, inviting viewers into the world she calls home. Unlike other professional photographers, Maddi doesn’t have a gallery, print store or showroom - the creation of prints for Raised By Salt are her way of displaying her artworks, together with purpose and functionality.
@she.who.explores
After starting her van trip around Australia and falling in love with Far North Queensland, Kate found new inspiration in the rainforest, waterfalls and reef. Her work blends the calm beauty of these environments with her relaxed, intuitive painting style, resulting in pieces that feel both grounding and joyfully expressive.
Beyond her studio practice, Kate runs her own Paint and Sip classes, and creates custom commissions using both traditional techniques and digital illustration tools like Procreate. Whether she’s painting a Cairns landscape, her new favourite native animal or custom piece, Kate’s aim is always the same: to create art that feels meaningful and connected.
Kate also holds a deep connection to the ocean, shaped by years of spearfishing, diving and exploring below the surface. The reef is one of her greatest sources of inspiration. An endless goal to try and capture its unique beauty, reflecting her love for the sea and the peace she finds beneath the surface.
KateMade Art is growing into a multi-faceted creative brand, with new offerings, digital downloads, and an expanding online presence—including her Instagram, @katemade_art_.Through her art, Kate hopes to inspire others to slow down, notice the beauty around them, and explore their own creativity.
Kate’s designs can be seen in our collaboration of Mermaid Mafia stickers and merch. Her mermaid diver was drawn to pay tribute to all those mermaid girlies out there.
@Katemade_art
With a PhD in Zoology and a published shark taxonomist, Dr Lindsay Marshall grew up loving and living in the ocean off Western Australia. Her artworks have been inspired by her knowledge and her time beneath the surface. Her work can be found on @stickfigurefish and combines both taxonomic precesion with fine detail of sharks, rays, fishes and other aquatic life. Stick Figure Fish as collaborated with Raised by Salt on an Ornate cray freefive fin bag available online.
Dr Lindsay Marshall’s Major projects include:
- Rays of the World (CSIRO press)
- The tree of life project (illustrating over 1,500 species)
- A key to Australian Myctophids (CSIRO)
- Three National Stamp series (Australian Post)
@stickfigurefish
https://www.stickfigurefish.com.au
Trent is a content creator and photographer based on the stunning South Coast of New South Wales, Australia, with a deep connection to the ocean shaping much of his work. His creative vision is driven by a desire to inspire others to explore the outdoors, capturing coastal environments through still imagery and videography that reflect both movement and mood.
An avid freediver and scuba diver, Trent draws inspiration from time spent both above and below the surface. His work blends seascapes, marine encounters and coastal storytelling with land based portraiture and drone photography, offering a perspective that reveals the ocean from rarely seen angles.
After leaving an eight year career in the Navy, Trent’s passion for travel and the sea has become a defining force behind his creative journey. Sharing the ocean as he experiences it and inviting others to see the world through his lens remains his greatest motivation.
@trenny_M
