Maggie Steber is a prolific documentary photographer who has worked in 65 countries around the world focusing on humanitarian, cultural, and social stories. For over three decades, Maggie has worked in Haiti, an experience that has impacted her emotionally and personally and led to her book “Dancing on Fire.” She has received the Leica Medal of Excellence, and recognition from World Press Photo Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, Pictures of the Year, and the Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service to Journalism from the University of Missouri. Her work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, AARP, The Guardian, and Geo Magazine among others, and is featured in the Library of Congress and in private collections. In 2013, Maggie was named as one of eleven Women of Vision by National Geographic Magazine, publishing a book and touring in an exhibition in five American cities. Maggie talks about her love for history, a near-death experience covering conflict and her opposition to making poverty porn.



















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If you’re just there for a picture, forget it. In fact, please don’t go if that’s all you’re trying to do in a country, is document people who are suffering, just because you’re trying to build a portfolio. Please don’t go. If you really are sincerely interested and beyond ‘getting a great picture,’ people will tell you everything about themselves, and it enriches your own life.

— Maggie Steber

RELATED LINKS:Rite of Passage: (Maggie Documents Her Mother's Last Days)Maggie Responds To Critics of Pay-View ModelInterview with Maggie on Leica Camera BlogMaggie on NYT Lens Blog"Why We Make Photos" Maggie on MEDIUMMaggie's Personal WebsiteShe Does Picks: Maggie's PhotographyMaggie on Filmmaker Magazine: Just Say No To Poverty PornCREDITSPRODUCED BY: Elaine Sheldon & Sarah GinsburgSOUND DESIGN BY: Billy WirasnikPRODUCTION ASSISTANCE: Alijah CaseILLUSTRATION: Christine Cover