Maggie Steber
| Maggie Steber | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maggie Steber Austin, Texas |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | University of Texas |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | Alice Patterson and Ernst Haas Grant, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant |
| Website |
maggiesteber |
Maggie Steber is an American documentary photographer who has covered issues from the slave trade to the science of memory.[1]
Life and work
Early in her career, Steber 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.[2] 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.[2]
Steber has worked in Haiti for over 25 years documenting the history and culture of the Haitian people. Her essays on Haiti have appeared in the The New York Times and she has a monograph published by Aperture Foundation titled Dancing on Fire: Photographs from Haiti.[1]
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.[1] Steber is one of eleven photographers featured in National Geographic's 2013 exhibition, Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment.[3]
She is a member of Facing Change Documenting America, a group of civic-minded photographers covering important American issues.[1] Steber currently lives in Miami, Florida.
Awards
- Leica Medal of Honor[1]
- The Ernst Haas Photographers Grant
- Overseas Press Club Oliver Rebbot Award for Best Photographic Coverage from Abroad[1]
- 1998: Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship for "Photographing and Reporting on Haiti after Duvalier"[4]
- 2007: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation grant
- 2010: World Press Photo Award[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Maggie Steber Biography :: National Geographic's Women of Vision". National Geographic (magazine). Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- 1 2 "Photographer Maggie Steber Biography -- National Geographic". National Geographic (magazine). 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ↑ Richardson, Whitney. "Women on the Front Lines and Behind the Lens". Lens Blog. The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ↑ "Maggie Steber". Alicia Patterson Foundation. Accessed 12 March 2017