Bio-Page -----
-- It was my grandmother who gave me my first camera on my 9th
birthday....

-- 10 years later,  I decided to become a professional
photojournalist  while Majoring in Art and Psychology in College -

-- After years of freelancing for the Associated Press and
United Press International,  I became a staff photographer
with New Jersey's largest newspaper,  The Star-Ledger,
where I worked for  2 decades,  most of those years as a bureau
photographer in western NJ.

-- In the year 2000,  it became mandatory for the photo staff to
enter major photo contests,  every year.  

>> 23  Photography Awards,  including:
--     " Best of Show "    in the very competitive
New York Press Photographers Assoc.

--     Six -  1st Place awards.. -  NY-PPA -  NJ-PPA -  NJPA -

--     Several   2nd and 3rd places in  above contests....

--  Member  of the Team,  winning the
2005 PULITZER PRIZE  Staff Award   For Breaking News....

-- And,  most recently,  placing in the Top Twenty in  WPJA's
International Wedding Photo Contest:
--- Wedding Photojournalist Assoc.  "DETAILS"  category

-- When a very generous buy-out offer was made to all staffers in
February 2006.  I decided to leave the newspaper business, and
eventually formed  STEVE  KLAVER  PHOTOS LLC ,
based in Easton,  Pennsylvania.


During my off hours......
-Capturing moments in time...
-Rock and Ice Climbing....  
-Blues Guitar & Piano....
-Mountain Biking...
-Operator:  Satellite Tracking Station
"Naturally,  my style of
photography is candid
photojournalism  since I have
years of experience doing  
just that.

As most photographers
would admit,  a good
photojournalist must be able
to make prize-winning
images with any and all
subject matter,  going in
with absolutely no
pre-planning at all.

This style of image- gathering
seems to be what families
want in their photo albums.

You will see perfectionist
results in the photos I make
for you."
Steve Klaver,  Star-Ledger; Wedding Photographer; wedding Photojournalist:  Experienced wedding photojournalist;

Pennsylvania and New Jersey Wedding Photojournalist;  Bar/Bat Mitzvah Photojournalist......