Steven Pepple

Artist Statement

Steve Pepple is a Detroit-based fine art photographer who specializes in street, landscape and wildlife photography. His long career as a journalist, including several years as a crime reporter, is reflected in his street photography, which documents everyday life by capturing special moments that range from gritty to the sublime. Though Steve has spent much of his career on the word side in journalism, first as a reporter and later as an editor, his true passion has been photography and being out on the streets looking for what famed French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called "The Decisive Moment." Much of his work is centered around Detroit and Ann Arbor, but his travels have included Italy (2007) and Spain (2018) as part of his photography education.