Deborah Leah Steinberg

Artist Statement

Through my photography and writing I search for the art and poetry in nature and seek to capture that in my landscape, nature, and bird photography. I am drawn to shapes and colors in the natural world and wildlife. I am a retired Sleep Medicine professional and Counselor.

Biography

D. Leah Steinberg

Juried Shows – Professional and Non-Professional Categories

Click Off Photography Competition – Mill Valley, CA Displayed 12/23-02/24
1st Place – Black and White – Pelican with Outstretched Wings
Mill Valley Arts Council

Marin County Fair – 2023 – San Rafael, CA 7/3-7/7/23
Fine Photography – Professional Category (Color).
Awards
Award of Excellence for Plants and Flowers – White Sands Sunrise
Honorable Mention – Monument Valley Sunset

Mill Valley First Tuesday Art Walk Exhibition
April – May 2023. Reception in April and May
30 photographs displayed at the Mill Valley City Hall.

Marin County Fair – 2019 – San Rafael, CA 7/3-7/7/19
1 photo exhibited – Professional Category (Color) The Sea Lion and the Seal

Napa County Exposition, Napa, CA 8/7-8/11/19
6 photos accepted and exhibited – Professional Categories (Color-4, Black and White -1, Vineyards-1) — Category – (Color) – Award – Second place

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
2022 19th Julia Margaret Cameron Award – Non-Professional Section
Single – Honorable Mention – Category – Wildlife (2 photos)
Single – Honorable Mention – Category – Landscapes & Seascape

2021 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Award – Non-Professional Section
Series – Honorable Mention – Category – Landscapes & Seascape
Single – Honorable Mention – Category – Wildlife (3 photos)

2020 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award – Non-Professional Section
Series of 4 photos – Honorable Mention – Category – Landscapes & Seascapes
Single – Honorable Mention – Category – Wildlife

Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Photo Shoot: 2019 Exhibition
On-Line Annex and published in the full exhibition catalog.
1 photo – Autumn Lake in Nova Scotia
Café Shows

Aroma Café, San Rafael, CA
July – September 2023.
16 photos displayed.

Rockridge Café, College Ave., Oakland, CA – January – February 2021
24 photos displayed.

Library Art Show

Sausalito Public Library, Sausalito, CA – December 2023 – February 2024
12 photos displayed in the main room of the library.

Art Medium(s)

Photography

Group Exhibitions

Marin Open Studios – Marin Art and Garden Center 11-15-24 – 12-15-24

Intergeneration Art Show – Sausalito Art Center 11-14-24 -11-24-24

Marin Open Studios – Bon Aire Greenbrae Mall 9/24 – Not determined end date

Awards

First Place – Black and White – Click Off – 2023

Fine Photography Excellence in Fl0wers or Plant Life – Marin County Fair 2023

Honorary Place – Fine Photography – Marin County Fair 2023

Honorary Place – Fine Photography – Marin County Fair 2024

Press

Art Exhibit at the Library. Photographs by local resident Leah Steinberg are now on display in the exhibit area of the Sausalito Library during open hours through Friday, February 2. The 11 works in the exhibit capture her fascination with the shapes, colors, and patterns of the natural world. Now retired from a career in sleep medicine, Steinberg is also the author of Raised in the Shadow of the Bomb: Children of the Manhattan Project, published in 2016. Current Exhibit – Sausalito Library, Sausalito, CA

Photographs by Leah Steinberg
December 15, 2023 to February 2, 2024

Sunrise in White Sands – Excellence in Flowers of Plant Life – Fine Photography – Marin County Fair 2023

Leah Steinberg
Click Off Photography Competition