Steve Speer has been photographing the landscape since purchasing his first camera in the mid 1970’s. He is a respected photographer and teacher whose work is hung in corporate offices and private residences both nationally and internationally. As a black and white landscape photographer, Steve’s photography focuses on the study of light and composition to showcase the diverse rural and urban landscapes he encounters. His most recognizable works are his portfolios from China, Croatia and, most recently an in-depth photographic study of southern Italy. He created a limited edition, custom portfolio of industrial images for Suncor Energy and has also completed a book project in conjunction with BOMA (Building Owners and Managers of Alberta) visually chronicling over 100 years of history in commercial real estate in Calgary, Alberta.
He studied photography at the Alberta University of the Arts in the early 1980’s and returned there as a sessional instructor in 2008. He has published two photography books; one on rural China (CHINA - Guangdong Province Portfolio) and another on the visual history of commercial real estate in Calgary (Building on the Bow - Landmarks of Calgary Commercial Real Estate). His portfolio of 43 industrial images was inlcuded in LensWork Extended Edition #92 alongside Michael Kenna and Huntington Witherill. He also contributed to LensWork Publishing’s – Looking at Images – A Deeper Look at Selected Photographs and he was the profiled photographer in Freisens Printing’s prestigious, 2015 Engagement Calendar.