Douglas Steakley is a widely recognized photographer from Carmel Valley, California. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University and has been pursuing photography for many years.

Two large format books of his color photography have been published: Pacific Light, Images of The Monterey Peninsula in 2000 and Big Sur and Beyond, The Legacy of The Big Sur Land Trust in 2001. Another book, How to Photograph The California Coastline will be published in 2006, and he is working on a fourth book: The Hidden Architecture of Big Sur.

Photographs by Douglas Steakley have been printed in many national magazines including Architectural Digest, The Robb Report, Home and Gardens, Backpacker, Luxury Living, Art and Antiques and more. His images have been made into posters by Winn Devon Art Group and Portal Publications and have been used in many calendars and greeting cards.

In 2003, Douglas Steakley was given the Ansel Adams Award by The Sierra Club for his conservation photography. His images have been used by many land conservation groups including The Nature Conservancy, The Big Sur Land Trust, The Trust For Public Land, The Land Trust Alliance and others.