Photographer Page

Maggie Steber

A disease-free brain and, at top, a brain battered by Alzheimer's disease.

Women in Coconut Grove, Florida, attend a pre-Easter hat sale at a friend's home. This picture appeared in a January 1992 story about the history and culture of Miami.

Maggie Steber’s project The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma explores the subconscious fears and memories of the photographer seen through the eyes of her alter ego, Lily. “What I might miss, Lily sees”, says Maggie.

Determined to help Katie live a life as normal and valuable as possible, Robb and Alesia put their own lives on hold for more than four years. Pushing through exhaustion, relying on their faith in God, they accompany their daughter to endless appointments and therapy sessions. They’re already looking into ways to improve Katie’s vision, including the possibility of eye transplants. They expect to remain in Cleveland near the clinic and Katie’s doctors for the near future.

Before Katie Stubblefield had a face transplant, she posed for this portrait. It shows her severely injured face—but photographer Maggie Steber also wanted to capture “her inner beauty and her pride and determination.”

Brothers hang out on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, Florida, in the early 1990s. A January 1992 magazine story examined how many different cultures combined in Miami to create a unique community.

In South Miami Beach, an artist cruises down Ocean Drive in her convertible. This photo appeared in a January 1992 story about Miami after it experienced a boom in the late '80s.

In Stillwell, Oklahoma, a grandfather teaches a Cherokee dance to his grandson. A story in the May 1995 issue covered the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. They were once one tribe, indigenous to the Southeast, before the U.S. government tore them apart by way of the Trail of Tears.

A Newar girl visits Swayambhunath, Nepal's oldest Buddhist stupa. The Newar people are indigenous to the Kathmandu Valley, carrying on traditional practices, religion, and language.

Amalia Suarez of Fort Lauderdale comforts her disappointed 18-month-old daughter, Aliah, at Delray Beach, Florida, after rough water conditions prevented them from enjoying a dip in the sea. “Somehow the magic of the sea is lost for me when there are people,” says photographer Maggie Steber. “We can’t hear the rush of the waves nor have a personal exchange with the womb of the Earth. But in my exploration, I rediscovered [places] that stretched out along the Atlantic I had not fully explored in my 20 years of living in Miami.” (Related: Soak up the sun at 21 of the world’s best beaches.)