Steve Donahue and Central Photographic

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Steven Donahue has been a professional photographer since 1965, working in all fields of photography. After graduating from a small arts school in Chicago, he worked for a commercial photographer whose major client was McCall’s Magazine. He later worked for two custom photo labs that offered high end printing for advertising agencies. Steve was drafted into the Army in 1967 where he photographed crime scenes for the Military Police. After serving in the Army, Steven lived, worked, and showed his own photographs in Chicago and Michigan.

He has lived and worked in New Mexico since 1979. Since 1985, his business, Central Photographic Service, has offered custom black & white lab service to a varied clientele, including professional photographers and the Albuquerque Museum’s photo archives and photo studio portraiture and commercial work. The studio is now used for creating many of the goddess photos that are on this web site. Steven teaches darkroom printing through Continuing Education at the University of New Mexico and mentors high school students interested in photography.

Central Photographic's new gallery opens April 1, 2011 with "Rural Michigan from 1970's," and includes the Goddess series photographs. A reception will be held on April 1st, 5 to 8 pm.