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Haitian Diaspora Oral History Collection
Interview with Maggie Steber
Miami, FL, September 26, 2013
Interview ASM0085000049
Interviewed by Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis
Recorded by Javier Carrion
Outline by Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis and Ben Morris
Length: 01:03:04
Interview with Maggie Steber, a documentary photographer who has worked in 63 countries around the world. Born and raised in Texas, she worked as a reporter and photographer at the Galveston Daily News in her early career before working as a picture editor for the Associated Press in New York. She was a contract photographer for Newsweek magazine for four years, and her work has been published in Life, National Geographic, the New Yorker, People, Time, Sports Illustrated, and Smithsonian, among others. Steber served as the Assistant Managing Editor of Photography and Features at the Miami Herald from 1999-2002, and 2007, she received a grant from the Knight Foundation to design a new newspaper prototype through the new Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami. Her work in Haiti won the Alicia Patterson Foundation Grant and the Ernest Haas Grant, culminating in her 1991 publication, Dancing on Fire: Photographs From Haiti. Steber’s work is exhibited widely in museums around the world, and she has won numerous awards, including the World Press Foundation Award, the Leica Medal of Excellence, and an Overseas Press Club honor. She has also judged numerous photo competitions, including the World Press Photo Foundation, and the National Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year.
This interview forms part of the Haitian Diaspora Oral History Collection of the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections.
This oral history expresses the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. It does not represent the viewpoints of the University of Miami, its officers, agents, employees, or volunteers. The University of Miami makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in the interview and expressly disclaims any liability therefor.
Copyright to this interview lies with the University of Miami. It may not be reproduced, retransmitted, published, distributed, or broadcast without the permission of the University of Maggie Steber 2
September 26, 2013
Miami Libraries Special Collections. For information about obtaining copies or to request permission to publish any part of this interview, please contact Special Collections at
asc@miami.edu.
INTERVIEW OUTLINE
− 00:00:13: Introduction
− 00:00:39: So let’s start the journey at the beginning – tell us a little bit about your childhood, where you were born, your parents, schooling – your early years.
− 00:04:38: Where in Africa did you move?
− 00:06:21: So as a documentary photographer, you worked in 63 countries around the world, is that true?
− 00:07:37: How did you become interested in Haiti as a subject for your photographs?
− 00:14:40: The first project was to go and document the food riot, was that the purpose?
− 00:16:40: You must have established some good contacts to be able to [go to Haiti frequently for projects]. How did you establish these contacts – from your agency or when you were in Haiti? How did you work that out?
− 00:18:23: What is the end goal that you want to focus on? Is that hard to do?
− 00:22:18: Where else in Haiti besides Port-au-Prince have you been?
− 00:23:11: What’s the difference you see from the north and the south? As Haitians, we know, when someone comes from the North or South, we can tell. You’re looking at this from the outside. How did you see the difference, did you feel the difference between the north and the south? In terms of language, mannerisms?
− 00:24:23: How about Jacmel?
− 00:27:41: So while you were in Haiti, I’m sure you went to Voodoo ceremonies, you went to dances. Have you had a chance to do that part of it, culturally as far as the dance, the music?
− 00:38:53: Tell us about your book, [Dancing on Fire]. How did it come about?
− 00:44:21: Did you have a favorite spot [in Haiti]?
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− 00:49:09: You won a prestigious award for your book [the Alicia Patterson Grant]. Do you want to talk a little bit about that? What was significant for you?
− 01:01:03: Is there anything that we did not touch on that you’d like to share?
− 01:03:04: END OF INTERVIEW
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| Full Text | Haitian Diaspora Oral History Collection Interview with Maggie Steber Miami, FL, September 26, 2013 Interview ASM0085000049 Interviewed by Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis Recorded by Javier Carrion Outline by Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis and Ben Morris Length: 01:03:04 Interview with Maggie Steber, a documentary photographer who has worked in 63 countries around the world. Born and raised in Texas, she worked as a reporter and photographer at the Galveston Daily News in her early career before working as a picture editor for the Associated Press in New York. She was a contract photographer for Newsweek magazine for four years, and her work has been published in Life, National Geographic, the New Yorker, People, Time, Sports Illustrated, and Smithsonian, among others. Steber served as the Assistant Managing Editor of Photography and Features at the Miami Herald from 1999-2002, and 2007, she received a grant from the Knight Foundation to design a new newspaper prototype through the new Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami. Her work in Haiti won the Alicia Patterson Foundation Grant and the Ernest Haas Grant, culminating in her 1991 publication, Dancing on Fire: Photographs From Haiti. Steber’s work is exhibited widely in museums around the world, and she has won numerous awards, including the World Press Foundation Award, the Leica Medal of Excellence, and an Overseas Press Club honor. She has also judged numerous photo competitions, including the World Press Photo Foundation, and the National Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year. This interview forms part of the Haitian Diaspora Oral History Collection of the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections. This oral history expresses the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. It does not represent the viewpoints of the University of Miami, its officers, agents, employees, or volunteers. The University of Miami makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in the interview and expressly disclaims any liability therefor. Copyright to this interview lies with the University of Miami. It may not be reproduced, retransmitted, published, distributed, or broadcast without the permission of the University of Maggie Steber 2 September 26, 2013 Miami Libraries Special Collections. For information about obtaining copies or to request permission to publish any part of this interview, please contact Special Collections at asc@miami.edu. INTERVIEW OUTLINE − 00:00:13: Introduction − 00:00:39: So let’s start the journey at the beginning – tell us a little bit about your childhood, where you were born, your parents, schooling – your early years. − 00:04:38: Where in Africa did you move? − 00:06:21: So as a documentary photographer, you worked in 63 countries around the world, is that true? − 00:07:37: How did you become interested in Haiti as a subject for your photographs? − 00:14:40: The first project was to go and document the food riot, was that the purpose? − 00:16:40: You must have established some good contacts to be able to [go to Haiti frequently for projects]. How did you establish these contacts – from your agency or when you were in Haiti? How did you work that out? − 00:18:23: What is the end goal that you want to focus on? Is that hard to do? − 00:22:18: Where else in Haiti besides Port-au-Prince have you been? − 00:23:11: What’s the difference you see from the north and the south? As Haitians, we know, when someone comes from the North or South, we can tell. You’re looking at this from the outside. How did you see the difference, did you feel the difference between the north and the south? In terms of language, mannerisms? − 00:24:23: How about Jacmel? − 00:27:41: So while you were in Haiti, I’m sure you went to Voodoo ceremonies, you went to dances. Have you had a chance to do that part of it, culturally as far as the dance, the music? − 00:38:53: Tell us about your book, [Dancing on Fire]. How did it come about? − 00:44:21: Did you have a favorite spot [in Haiti]? Maggie Steber 3 September 26, 2013 − 00:49:09: You won a prestigious award for your book [the Alicia Patterson Grant]. Do you want to talk a little bit about that? What was significant for you? − 01:01:03: Is there anything that we did not touch on that you’d like to share? − 01:03:04: END OF INTERVIEW |
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