Douglas Steakley (born March 21, 1944, in

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) is a metalsmith and photographer who won the

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in 2003.

Career

Steakley has a BA from

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and studied jewelry design and silversmithing at

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, where he received a master of fine arts degree. In 1974, he traveled to

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to learn holloware techniques. His work is featured in the

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collection. In 1979, he wrote ''Holloware Techniques'', a book published by

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. He was the president of the

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, from 1989 to 1991. Steakley's book ''Pacific Light: Images of the Monterey Peninsula'' was published in 2000, and ''Big Sur and Beyond: The Legacy of the Big Sur Land Trust'' was published in 2001. In 2003, he became a full-time photographer. Later that year he received the

from the

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. His ''A Photographer's Guide to the California Coast'' was published in 2005 by Countryman Press. He has also published ''Photographing Big Sur.'' His photography has been in magazines including ''Outside'', ''Architectural Digest'', ''Backpacker'', ''Art and Antiques'', ''National Geographic'', and ''Town and Country''. Steakley has worked with conservation groups including the Big Sur Land Trust,

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, the

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, the Wilderness Coalition, the Tuolumne River Trust, and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District.

Bibliography

* ''Holloware Techniques'' (1979) * ''Pacific Light: Images of the Monterey Peninsula'' (2000) * ''Big Sur and Beyond: The Legacy of The Big Sur Land Trust'' (2001) * ''A Photographer's Guide to the California Coast'' (2005) * ''Photographing Big Sur'' (2011) * ''Big Sur Revealed'' (2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steakley, Douglas American photographers Indiana University alumni 1944 births Living people Bowling Green State University alumni Sierra Club awardees