STEVE FISCH, Photographer

Education
B.A., International Relations, Carleton College
M.A., International Relations, University of Missouri

Professional Background
After completing apprenticeships in commercial, architectural, and editorial photography, Steve worked for six years as a professional photographer, primarily documenting organizations and activities in the nonprofit sector. His nonprofit clients included the San Francisco Public Library, the California Health Care Foundation, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, the San Francisco Foundation, Children Now, the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, the Jewish Community Center, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund. Steve’s photographs were featured in a book celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford and have appeared in the East Bay Express, Essence, and Newsweek.
Since joining Fern Tiger Associates in 2000, Steve has documented the activities of numerous client organizations including Saint Vincent’s Day Home, the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA), California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Berkeley Biotechnology Education Inc., Community Network for Youth Development, San Leandro and San Mateo schools, Richmond Children’s Foundation, as well as partner organizations providing programs through San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families and numerous child development, after-school, and site-based activities. He has taught photography in the after-school arts program sponsored by MOCHA.
Steve quickly and easily connects with people of every background and in any circumstances because he has an inherent and genuine interest in people as individuals. As a photographer, he uses light in a natural way that casts attention on his subjects, not his technique. He has spent considerable time in Europe, living in Germany and the Czech Republic, and has trekked in Nepal and Bhutan.