Steven Benson
USA

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Anchor Bay, Michigan"

Ice fishing on Lake St Clair

Biography: Photographer, educator, independent curator. Formerly, Professor of Photography/Video, Chair of the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies and Chair of Interactive Media. He’s the recipient of three Creative Artist Grants-Michigan Council for the Arts and a NEA/ArtsMidwest Fellowship. Collections include the Museum of Fine Art-Houston, Detroit Institute of Arts, Bibliotheque Nationale, Centre Georges Pompidou. Solo exhibitions include the Centre Georges Pompidou and photography festivals/biennials/triennials in Argentina, South Korea, Germany, Syria, Poland, China, Denmark and FotoFest.