About Steve

Steve Gorman's work reflects his reverence for North America's land and people, and his desire to inspire others to protect our last great places.

For days, weeks and sometimes even months at a time, Steve sets off into the North American outback in search of striking images of the natural world and the men and women who live and work upon the land. His goal is to share his photographs and the stories behind each image with people in their homes, workplaces, public spaces, and wherever else they wish to be reminded of their personal connection to the land.

To portray the spirit of these special people and places, Steve uses his sharply honed photography and wilderness travel skills, often journeying far beyond the end of the road, deep into remote regions with his cameras, returning from each expedition with images that can only be created in our last truly wild and historic landscapes.

As a result, bestselling novelist and nature writer Rick Bass says "Steve Gorman's photographs come as close as is possible, other than actually being in the woods, to giving us glimpses, tastes, odors, sounds, and touches of the spirit and being of these places."

Audubon Magazine editor-in-chief Lisa Gosselin agrees, saying, "Stephen Gorman is an explorer who delves into the natural and social histories of the lands he visits, uncovering the soul of wilderness that drew our first pioneers and reinforcing the ethic of conservation that has kept America wild."

Steve's large-format, color photo-essay books include The American Wilderness: Journeys into Distant and Historic Landscapes; Thoreau's New England; Wild New England; and Northeastern Wilds: Journeys of Discovery in the Northern Forest. His new photo book, Arctic Visions: Encounters at the Top of the World, will be published in the spring of 2010.

Throughout his career Steve has also worked on assignment for leading periodicals such as Men's Journal, National Geographic publications, Discovery Channel publications, Sports Illustrated, Sierra, Audubon, and Outside, among many others. For the last several years he has been Artist-In-Residence for Cruise North Expeditions, an Inuit-owned and operated educational and adventure travel company based in the Canadian Arctic that is dedicated to cultural and environmental preservation.