Steven Spencer spent his childhood in Cocoa Beach, Florida during the height of the space race. His family moved to Cocoa Beach in the early 1960’s forming and joining the thriving community of Cape workers. Steve’s introduction to photography came initially from his father, a chemical engineer and launch pad safety supervisor at Cape Canaveral. They built a darkroom together in the home where Steve grew up.

Steven Spencer earned an MFA in Studio Art from Louisiana State University, a B.S. in Photographic Technology from Florida A & M University, and an A.S. in Industrial Photography from Brevard Community College. He completed additional graduate work at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

Steven has a wide range of experiences and accomplishments as a working photographer, as an artist, and as an educator. Before joining the University of Central Florida’s art faculty in 2003 he was employed as an industrial photographer and videographer at UCF’s Florida Solar Energy Center; as the photographer for the State of Louisiana’s Office of Tourism; in commercial photographic labs; in professional portrait and commercial studios; and in the photojournalism field. He has conducted photographic workshops in academic and professional settings leading explorations in the digital technologies, the archaic processes, photography as installation, and the fine art of book making. He has authored workbooks on Photoshop skills and on non-silver photography. Steven has exhibited in group and juried shows regionally, nationally, and internationally with one-person exhibitions in both Canada and the U.S.