Steven Lunétta
Creative Curriculum Vitae
Education:
• Photography Major, Hoover High, San Diego, CA.
• Photography Major, San Diego City College.
• Sinar Bron 4X5 Photography Course.
• BookBuilders West: Book Production & Design.
Employment:
• Photographer: 1975–Present: All aspects of photography.
• Photographer: 1976-1978 Charly Kohlmyer & Associates.
• Industrial Photographer: 1983 San Diego Gas & Electric.
• Industrial Photographer: 1984-1985 Cubic Corporation.
• Photographer: 1985 County of San Diego Board of Supervisors.
• Product Photographer: 1985—1987 DynaPac Design.
• Assistant Photographer: 1992-1993 Mary Ann Fittipaldi Fort Worth, TX
• Art & Permission Editor: 1993-1994 The Dryen Press and Harcourt Brace Fort Worth, TX
• Stringer: 2022—Present.News video stringer, Tucson, AZ
Published Works:
Photography:
• 1st published editorial image: San Diego Union: February 12, 1974
Editorial Photo, News PhotoPage 3: Lincoln damaged by falling tree in storm.
• San Diego Car News: Editorial photography; Article photos of people, cars. Cover photos.
• 1977—Present: Trade Shows, Textbooks, News Articles, Magazines, Advertising.
Gallery Showings:
• San Diego Art Institute: Monthly Juried Shows 1993–1995
• December 1994: Featured Artist: Overly Familiar Images
• 1984 San Diego Museum of Art: Local Artist Invitational. Photo Still Life: Fruit.
• Page Main Street Calendar April–June 1995
• FilmBytes Gallery 1997: Host and Moderator of a Creative Photographers Website http://www.pagetopage.net/filmbytes/ [site deactivated, check The Wayback Machine.]
• Lake Powell Art Association’s Sunrise Gallery:
Monthly Juried Display: 1994–2000
• Fort Worth Camera Club: 1991–1992: Monthly Juried Shows.
• Color Print of the Year: Sharpie Meets Street Scene: Using a Sharpie to highlight details.
• Studio Print of the Year: Polaroid Image Transfer: Fruit Still Life.
• CataVinos Wine Shop Gallery: Tucson, AZ Fall 2013 to Spring 2014
Photography Articles and Publications:
• Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: The Lincoln Homework Encyclopedia. Article: A Brief History of Photography
• San Diego Car News: Photo and story: Computerized Engine Examination
• 1992—1993 Aura Magazine, Fort Worth, TX: Society Photographer.
• 1993—1999 Lake Powell City Post: Photography Columnist.
• Page Chronicle: Photography Columnist.
• Tourist’s Shoes: Photo and article on being a tourist. Written to help workers in a tourism economy understand both the source of their income and what it is like to be a stranger in the town.
Presentations, Workshops & Classes:
• April 1983 San Diego City Schools: Twain Elementary. Basic Photography Composition.
• 1984 The Darkroom: San Diego, CA. Workshop: The Zone System.
• 1993 Fort Worth Camera Club: The Zone System for any Format. Visualizing your final image.
• Photography: Composition: Page Unified School District/Page High School
• Page Chamber of Commerce, Retail Trades Committee: March 1995
Producing Effective & Creative Advertising. Using Voice Actors from other markets to increase audience engagement. Advertising in the Age of TiVo.
• 2003—2004 Catalina Foothills School District: Community Schools:
Summer Program Teacher: Photography: Creative Projects; Music Videos using still images and GarageBand.
Board Positions, Civic & Volunteer Activities:
• 1982–1985 Board Member, San Diego Art Institute: San Diego, California.
• Hanging Monthly and Annual Shows.
• Photography for the catalog of the Annual Show, 1983 & 1984.
• 1993 Adopt-A-School Program: Fort Worth, Texas. Weekly Reading Tutor at a local, underserved Elementary School.
• 1996–1999 Board Member, Lake Powell Art Association: Page, Arizona.
• 1994—1998 Board Member, Page Main Street. National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• 1995, Vice President.
• 1996, President.
• 2022—2025 American Wine Society: Tucson Foothills Chapter: Chapter co-chair since 2022.
• April 2025 AWS, Tucson Cork N’ Fork: Chapter Founder.
