Featuring Steve Simmer

“Photography at the Rock,” a rotating monthly photography show in the lobby of the visitor center at Split Rock Lighthouse, showcases landscape and wildlife photographers of the area. 

Our featured photographer for the month of June is Steve Simmer, a natural resource professional and outdoor photographer based out of the Twin Cities.

Meet Steve and talk with him about his work and approach. His photographs will be on display at the visitor center from June 1 through June 30.

Photographer biography: Steve Simmer
Steve has a lifelong relationship with Minnesota's landscapes and with photography. His passion is to apply an intimate knowledge of the natural environment, which was developed over a full career in the science and practice of forestry, to tell photographic stories. The camera records more than the eye can see; bending time and light, magnifying detail or changing the perception of motion. He feels successful when his art helps a viewer see, feel, or understand some aspect of the environment they had not previously noticed.