Steve Uzzell

Steve Uzzell is a world-renowned corporate and advertising photographer who has taken award-winning images for over four decades. An inspirational keynote speaker, he has travelled the world sharing his love of making stunning images for clients around the globe, winning ten Communication Arts awards and countless other accolades. His presentation – which he has delivered to a combined audience of more than 500,000 people in the US, Canada, India, China and other countries –developed into his critically-acclaimed book Open Roads Open Minds.

Uzzel’s career in the photo industry kicked off over 40 years ago when he became a member of National Geographic’s photographic staff and assistant to the editor. Editor of National Geographic from 1980 to 1990, Bill Garrett, hand picked Uzzel from journalism school at the University of Missouri in 1969 , making him the first intern on the executive floor at the magazine. Uzzel was given his first assignment in December of 1972 by Bob Gilka, Director of Photography.

Since then, he has published two of his own photography books, and has had his editorials featured in over 80 publications worldwide, including in Smithsonian, Time, Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report, and his cinematography has appeared on CBS, PBS, NBC and ABC. Uzzel continues to use his breath taking photographs as metaphors of creativity, problem solving and possibility, motivating audiences to turn any of their own ventures into an adventure.