Steve Immel sees each frame as a discrete design project with the objectives of precision, elegance and beauty.  While his work is eclectic there is cohesion that comes from his singular eye and uncommon craft.  Patterns, texture and the play of light and shadow are important elements in his classic black and white images. Often subjects are rendered abstractly by composition and that which is left unsaid. 

There are important influences in his work. Among them are Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Margaret Bourke-White and Wynn Bullock.  In the spirit of these mid-century masters he became a member of Friends of Photography in the early 1970s and an exponent of Group f.64 which prized crystaline clarity,  maximal tonal range and depth of field.  He continues to evoke those standards while creating his distinctly modern photographs.