Steven Hunter

presents
“Roaming Arkansas and Oklahoma”

September 24, 2024

AND

“Let There Be Light, Images of Oklahoma”

March 25th

   Steven Hunter grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Smith, Arkansas. He earned two degrees from the University of Arkansas and one from the University of Central Arkansas. He received his photography education at the School of Hard Knocks, and Trial and Error.

   For over twenty-five years Steven has been taking nature photographs seriously, but his love of photography dates back much further. When he was as young as seven his grandmother fostered his love of photography by showing him historic photos of her family growing up on a ranch in Wyoming and their family trips to Yellowstone National Park. Steven’s passion for nature photography deepened as he raised his own growing family, living in Wisconsin, Missouri, and then Arkansas.

   Since 2000, Steven has lived in the greater Fort Smith, Arkansas area. Living on the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma has enabled Steven to explore parts of both states intimately.

   Steven’s three previous books are: Mount Magazine, Looking for the Light, A Photographer’s Journey, published in 2011; Graced by the Light, the Cherokee Prairies, published in 2014; and The Wichita Mountains, An Oklahoma Treasure, published in 2016. His photography hangs in private homes and businesses, and graces the lodge and cabins of Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Parks Department, the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy, and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation have used Steven’s photographs in their publications. 

   Steven’s photography practices and goals are rooted firmly in his Christian faith. His prayer is that the beauty in his pictures will bring light into your heart, and that you will find “The Light of the World,” the Lord Jesus (John 8:12).