and lab, where he first learned to develop and
print black and white. As a child, he witnessed
the “counter-culture “ - the riots and protests
against the Vietnam War which rocked the streets
of Cambridge- giving him a life-long passion for
observing political and social movements first
hand.

Since the mid-1980’s, Stephen has traveled
to dozens of countries, concentrating on issues
of human rights, social and political unrest, and
environmental destruction. He is currently
documenting the civil war in Colombia, while
carrying out assignments for such publications
as GEO, Colors, Wired, TIME, Newsweek, US
News, The New York Times, and National
Geographic. Stephen is the recipient of numerous
awards, including two World Press Awards and
several first place awards in the NPPA Picture
of the Year contest. Stephen's work on the
Quechua silver miners of Potosi, Bolivia was
published as a book in 1999, with the title
" I Am Rich Potosi: The Mountain that Eats
men" (Monacelli Press).