Steve Uzzell

Using his striking photographs as illustrations of his metaphor about possibility and creativity, Steve Uzzell inspires audiences to take advantage of his experience and vision to make any venture an adventure. In any project he undertakes, Steve’s preparation lays the foundation for magic to happen; “Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur, and these are words that Uzzell has taken to heart. After all, our eyes will only ever see what our mind is prepared to comprehend. He spends six months of the year traveling the world for his clients; the remainder teaching and delivering his presentation “Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving”.

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Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving
The open road never fails to open your mind. Once your mind is open, the power of your imagination is released. This formidable power knows no bounds. Using his striking photographs as illustrations of his metaphor for possibility and creativity, Steve inspires audiences to take advantage of his experience and vision to make any venture an adventure. Learn to put this perspective to work for you everyday – in problem solving, in the creative process, and in your life. Steve’s approach to his photographic work serves as a universal blueprint for problem solving. His audiences not only learn to be open to solutions that can be found in unexpected places, but that preparation lays the groundwork for magic to happen. “Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur. Our eyes will only ever see what our mind is prepared to comprehend.

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Steve Uzzell’s Key Accomplishments Include . . .Passion, perspective and preparation: bringing all three to every assignment is Steve Uzzell’s goal. Steve Uzzell is one of the top advertising and corporate photographers in the country. He started in the photography business over 30 years ago as an assistant to the editor of National Geographic and a member of their photographic staff.

Using his striking photographs as illustrations of his metaphor about possibility and creativity, Steve Uzzell inspires audiences to take advantage of his experience and vision to make any venture an adventure. In any project he undertakes, Steve Uzzell’s preparation lays the foundation for magic to happen; “Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur. After all, our eyes will only ever see what our mind is prepared to comprehend.

Steve Uzzell spends six months of the year traveling the world for his clients; the remainder teaching and delivering his presentation Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving.

Steve Uzzell travels the globe for clients such as Honda, Weyerhaeuser, Yellow Freight, Boeing and France and his work has garnered international acclaim and won numerous awards, including ten from Communication Arts. Along the way Steve Uzzell has photographed two books, Maryland and The View From Sterling Bluff and had editorial work published in over 50 publications including Newsweek, Smithsonian, Time, and U.S. News.