About Me

Steve Blackwell is a fine art landscape photographer who has made Calgary, Alberta his home for nearly 30 years. Steve’s images generally focus on the rolling landscape of the Western Canadian prairie. His simple, often minimal, compositions present quiet intersections of this environment: the natural and the man-made, the mundane and the dramatic, the commonplace and the incongruous.

Steve’s work has been exhibited in Canada and the United States, published in Black & White Magazine and recognized in several international photography competitions. He was a finalist in the 2018 Photo Lucida Critical Mass selections and second in the 2017 Emerging Photographer Showcase of the Exposure Photography Festival.

Not one who hikes miles into the backcountry, Steve instead can be often found driving the dusty gravel side roads of Alberta in his 2006 Toyota truck looking for simple and often overlooked subjects to highlight the beauty in the ordinary, He tries instead to follow the inspiration of the legendary Edward Weston found in two of his quotes:

“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.”

“Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn’t photogenic.”

If you are interested in any of his images, please use the Contact form or drop him a note at steve.blackwell.photo@gmail.com

Recognition

Steve has been exhibited in Canada and the US and published in Black & White Magazine. He has also had his photographs recognized in a number of international competitions.

Exhibitions and Magazines

2018 Black & White Magazine - August edition - Merit Award pages 88-89

2017 PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont - The Quiet Landscape exhibit

2017 PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont - Portals exhibit

2017 Calgary Exposure Festival - Emerging Photographer Showcase - 2nd place

2017 Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA - Twelve: Balance exhibit

2016 Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA - Twelve: It's About Time exhibit

Contests

2018 Photo Lucida Critical Mass Final 200 selection

2017 International Photo Awards

- Honourable Mention - Nature - Trees

- Honourable Mention - Panoramic