Steve Larese is a photographer, writer and editor specializing in the cultures and history of the American Southwest. In addition to his freelance work, Larese is also editor of
Guestlife New Mexico and Southern Colorado and
Guestlife El Paso, the region's premiere in-room hotel books (
www.guestlife.com), as well as the Santa Fe Local Expert for
Nileguide.com and New Mexico expert for
10best.com.
Larese is also an accomplished architectural and cuisine photographer, working for such publications as
SuCasa, Arts & Antiques, Old House, Organic Gardening, Westways, New Mexico Journey, and
Chile Pepper magazines
.
Larese has a background in newspaper reporting that includes writing for the
Boston Globe and photographing for the
New York Times. The travel editor, photo editor and staff photographer at
New Mexico Magazine for 10 years, Larese’s award-winning travel writing and photography appear in periodicals and books internationally, including
National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure and
Interval World, Southwest Fly Fishing, Albuquerque the Magazine, American Way and other publications.
His photography may also be seen in his latest books,
The Santa Fe House: Historic Residences, Enchanting Adobes, and Romantic Revivals (with Margaret Moore Booker), published by Rizzoli Press, and
Durango Perspectives, published by Schiffer Publishing. He is also the author and photographer of the award-winning
Best Recipes from New Mexico's B&Bs, available at major book sellers
. Soon-to-be-released books include
Santa Fe Reflections and
Grand Canyon and the Four Corners Reflections, both through Schiffer Publishing.
Please feel free to contact Steve at (505) 331-8358 or
stevelarese@yahoo.com.