Documentary photographer Maggie Steber has worked in 67 countries focusing on humanitarian, cultural, and social stories. Her honors include the Leica Medal of Excellence, World Press Photo, the Overseas Press Club, Pictures of the Year, the Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service to Journalism from the University of Missouri, the Alicia Patterson and Ernst Haas Grants. In 2013, Maggie was named as one of eleven Women of Vision by National Geographic Magazine, publishing a book and touring an exhibition in five American cities. More recently, she was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation Grant for her current project, The Secret Garden of Lily LaPalma in which her dark alter-ego in an alternate universe where anything is possible and all ideas and characters are welcome.

For over three decades, Maggie has worked in Ha ...