...has worked for renowned international and national magazines and newspapers (including Die Zeit, Stern, Der Spiegel, Newsweek, Time Life), for over five decades. He specialises in political portraits and photo reportages dealing with the economy, environment, architecture and medicine. Steche – a founding member of FREELENS – has lived in the USA, Canada and Japan. He has been a member of the VISUM Photo Agency, since 1982. In 1994, he was appointed to the German Society for Photography (DGPh).