Steve Trimble has been a freelance writer and photographer since the 1970s, publishing 25 books along the way. His awards mirror his full embrace western landscapes: The Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for photography and conservation; The National Cowboy Museum’s Western Heritage “Wrangler” Award; and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Colorado College, honoring his efforts to increase our understanding of Western landscapes and peoples.

Steve speaks and  writes as an open space advocate, a commitment that began all way back when he served as a park ranger at Arches and Capitol Reef in his 20s. He’s taught writing at the University of Utah, written exhibit text for the Natural History Museum of Utah, and spent a year as a Wallace Stegner Centennial Fellow at the U’s Tanner Humanities Center.

Steve and his wife split their time between Salt Lake City and Torrey, Utah.