Welcome to Sage Photography Studio

About the Artist 

Steinhart was born in 1957 and raised in Stockton, California — a place he has called home for most of his life. In 1975, his family relocated to the Hawaiian Islands, where they live to this day. In 1981 he joined them, studying art, botany, and photography at Kaua'i Community College. Hawaiian culture instilled in him a deep respect for the land and a fuller way of living — values that remain at the center of his work.

Steinhart spent a decade living and working aboard commercial fishing vessels in Hawaii, then primarily in Alaska's Kodiak, the Bering Sea, and Dutch Harbor — a period that took him close to the raw edge of the natural world. Returning to California in 1985, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agrarian Studies from the University of California, Davis, and resettled in Stockton.

In 1986 he met Becky, whom he married in 1990. Together they raised two sons, Kyle and Austin, while building a life rooted in operating their large, fourth-generation family farming enterprise in the San Joaquin Delta Islands for over 40 years.

Skiing, hunting, ocean fishing, and kayaking have taken him across the States, Alaska, Northern Europe, and South America — each place deepening the conviction that we are all connected to something larger than ourselves. His work has earned Best of Show honors at the Sandhill Art Festival, Lodi Art Festival, California State Fair, and San Joaquin County Fair, and has been featured in one-man shows at wineries and venues throughout Northern California. He has donated his work in support of California Waterfowl Association, the National Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, and many local charities.

Since 2010, he has maintained Sage Photography Studio, his home studio in Stockton, where he continues to work at the intersection of fine art and the natural world.

The Artist Reflects:

"Photography is a journey of discovery and wanderlust with the world.

I'm always looking for 'mana,' the Hawaiian word for the force or power concentrated in objects or people.

Each shot is a rare story that I am honored to share.

The challenge is to find simplicity within complexity.

It's a subtle dance, a balancing act between capturing and creating.

The best things can happen when you are not trying.

Getting out of your own way, and losing your ego, it gives itself up for you.

I feel happiest in these magical moments, and I hope you can, too."