As a " media versatile" visual journalist Hollyman founded Blazing Content, a cyber-studio that produces compelling content, exploiting digital convergence...comfortable working both with still and video photography, Hollyman has worked as PHOTOGRAPHER PRODUCER on assignments for NGO's, the United Nations, editorial and corporate clients.

A DIGITAL STORYTELLER
A Fulbright scholar and the author two books, Stephenie Hollyman is both a still and video photographer.
Her work as a photographer and video-journalist has taken her to many of the world's countries for publications such as TIME, PEOPLE, and STERN Magazine. Her photo book, Dogon, Africa's People of the Cliffs was published by Harry N. Abrams in 2000. A Fulbright Sr. Research Fellow, she was profiled on CBS Sunday Morning by Charles Kuralt in 1988 for her book on America's homeless, "We The Homeless, Portraits of America's Displaced People" . Along with the book's designer, Michael Beirut of Pentagram Design, she won an AIGA Book Award in 1988. " We the Homeless " was also exhibited in a one-person show at the Senate Rotunda in Washington, D.C., sponsored by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Click here to hear the Morning Edition Interview by Lee Anne Hansen regarding Stephenie's photographic reportage along the front line nations of apartheid South Africa, commissioned by UNICEF in 1989.
A PHOTOGRAPHER.
Hollyman's photographic work has also been included in numerous exhibitions and her photo features published internationally. She has worked for the United Nations. Fluent in Spanish and able to communicate clearly in French, she has photographed in 11 countries in Africa, as well as completing assignments in Europe, Vietnam, People's Republic of China, Thailand, Laos, Sri Lanka, India, Jamaica, Guatemala, Chile, Argentina and Mexico.
During the Spring of 2005, Hollyman traveled for two months in Cambodia, Malawi and Tanzania as a one person team to begin to produce her multimedia project on malaria "Fever Zone" . ( See links to Fever Zone photo galleries on the home page of this site )
She is pictured here seated in a cave high in the cliff overlooking the Dogon village of Ireli in Mali with the Hogon and chief of the village. To order the book and see selectd pages click here Order DOGON AFRICA'S DWELLERS OF CLIFF.
A VIDEO-JOURNALIST She also reports, writes and films stories for television as a solo journalist which has included clients such as CNN, CBS, Nightline and others. Her 17-minute story " Dr. Torstveit's Vacation" was aired on ABC Nightline in May 2001. She has also reported as video-journalist for NYTimes TV as part of a team that won a National Documentary Emmy Award-winning for "Killer Virus." Hollyman has also worked on assignments for CNN in Latin and Central America.
...AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER.
Hollyman produces photography and original multimedia content that exploits convergence. The stories include streaming video, audio, interactivity and photography. Clients have included MSNBC on the Web, CNN, ABC Nightline, the WashingtonPost.com and others.
Last but not least, Stephenie is currently studying to become a high-school teacher . She hopes to engage the hearts and minds of youth and make them better readers.
E-Mail: digital.storyteller@yahoo.com
Tel. 917-957-2630