Maggie Steber has photographed in 67 countries, with a special dedication to Haiti, where she has worked for 30 years. Her honors include a Guggenheim Grant, the Leica Medal of Excellence, the Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service in Journalism from the University of Missouri, the Alicia Patterson Grant, the Ernst Haas Grant, and recognition from World Press Photo, the Overseas Press Club, Pictures of the Year International, and the Knight Foundation. Aperture published Steber’s monograph, Dancing on Fire, and she was named one of 11 Women of Vision by National Geographic. Maggie served as a Newsweek magazine contract photographer and as AME of Photography and Features at the Miami Herald, overseeing Pulitzer-winning projects. Her work is included in the Library of Congress, the Guggenheim Foundation Collection, and the Richter Library.
