Maggie Steber is an American documentary photographer.[1] Her work has documented a wide range of issues, including the African slave trade, Native American issues in the United States, natural disasters, and science.[2]
Maggie Steber | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Texas |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | Alicia Patterson Foundation Grant, Ernst Haas Grant, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Grant, Guggenheim Foundation Grant, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Lucie Award |
| Website | maggiesteber |
Steber has produced the book Dancing on Fire: Photographs from Haiti. She is a member of VII Photo Agency and has been awarded a first prize World Press Photo award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Life and work
editSteber was born in Texas.[1] She studied journalism and art at the University of Texas at Austin.[1] Early in her career, she lived and worked in Galveston, Texas, working as a reporter and photographer for The Galveston Daily News and as a picture editor for Associated Press in New York City.[3] Steber was a director of photography for the Miami Herald and is a contributor to magazines including Life, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Smithsonian, People, Newsweek, Time, Sports Illustrated, The Sunday Times Magazine, and Merian Magazine of Germany.[3]
Steber has worked in Haiti for over 25 years documenting the history and culture of the Haitian people.[4] Her essays on Haiti have appeared in The New York Times and she has a monograph titled Dancing on Fire: Photographs from Haiti.[2]
National Geographic has published her essays on Miami, the African slave trade, the Cherokee Nation, sleep, soldiers’ letters, Dubai and a story on the science of memory.[2] Steber was one of eleven photographers included in National Geographic's 2013 exhibition, Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment.[5]
Steber is a member of VII Photo Agency.[6] She is also a member of Facing Change Documenting America, a group of civic-minded photographers covering important American issues.[2][7] She currently lives in Miami, Florida.
Publications
editPublications by Steber
edit- Dancing on Fire: Photographs from Haiti. New York City: Aperture, 1991. ISBN 978-0893814977.
Publications with contributions by Steber
edit- Facing Change: Documenting America. Prestel, 2015. ISBN 978-3791348360.
Awards
edit- 1987: 1st prize, Spot News single image category, World Press Photo award, Amsterdam[8]
- Leica Medal of Honor[2]
- The Ernst Haas Photographers Grant[3]
- Overseas Press Club Oliver Rebbot Award for Best Photographic Coverage from Abroad[2]
- 1998: Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship for "Photographing and Reporting on Haiti after Duvalier"[9]
- 2007: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant[10]
- 2017: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Powell, Jim (14 November 2013). "Maggie Steber's best photograph: Hunger Overcomes Fear". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-17 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Maggie Steber Biography :: National Geographic's Women of Vision". National Geographic. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ a b c "Photographer Maggie Steber Biography -- National Geographic". National Geographic. 2017-04-25. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ McVeigh, Tracy (24 May 2014). "War photographers are unique, driven and talented - without them the world would be blind". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-17 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Richardson, Whitney (10 October 2013). "Women on the Front Lines and Behind the Lens". Lens Blog. The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ^ "Maggie Steber". VII Photo Agency. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Facing Change: documenting America – in pictures". The Guardian. 28 October 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-17 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Maggie Steber". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Maggie Steber". Alicia Patterson Foundation. Accessed 12 March 2017
- ^ "Portfolio Review • PVF 2020". Photo Vogue. Condé Nast. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Maggie Steber". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-17.