Steve Plummer - Director of Photography
Steve began his photojournalism career while attending school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He worked as a photographer and editor for a local Madison affiliate. Shortly after his 1998 graduation, Fox Television in Milwaukee hired him. Steve joined Ron Schara Enterprises in 1999 as Director of Photography. Since then, he's experienced some of natures greatest gifts.
Steve's favorite memories include sleeping in a blind among tens of thousands of migrating Sandhill Cranes in Kearny, Nebraska. Steve also walked the glaciers of Alaska and filmed Kodiak bears from a stone's throw away. Closer to home, the Boundary Waters brought Steve fond memories of filming folks experiencing the Minnesota wilderness for the first time.
Steve also enjoys working with characters, the foundation of storytelling. Two of his favorites include Scott Barton, a 13 year-old pheasant hunter who beat cancer. And 79 year-old Ottis W. Lael, a man with a lifetime of perspective and a love for making the most unusual hand-carved fish decoys.
While photography allows Steve to travel the world and meet unique people, his passion lies in putting the story together. He considers his "Second Life" in the edit bay and opportunity to give viewers a chance to see and feel the story as he felt it.
He has been honored in several areas over the years with 3 Emmy Awards and 5 Emmy Nominations. However, he is most proud of his work to establish the often invisible, but always important production department of Ron Schara Enterprises.
Steve lives in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota with wife Kelly, his baby girl Bella and his white German Shepherd, Greta.