Stephanie Strasburg
@stephstrasburg.bsky.social
Pittsburgh-based photojournalist for nonprofit newsroom PublicSource, covering people, politics, news, culture & change in America's Rust Belt. Mucks about in the gray areas, professionally staring too long at things.
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As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse passes the 100-day mark, rape crisis centers are struggling to maintain services and worry that continued financial strain could erode critical support for more than 26,000 survivors a year, one-third of whom are children.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As Pennsylvania’s budget impasse passes the 100-day mark, rape crisis centers are struggling to maintain services and worry that continued financial strain could erode critical support for more than 26,000 survivors a year, one-third of whom are children.
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As a photojournalist for over a decade now (eep), I've been in a lot of homes around the Pittsburgh region. With its Star Trek stained glass windows, built-in enclosures for his therapy snakes, and a workshop for constructing his bug-out vehicle, Vint's may take the cake as the most eclectic. 1/2
October 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
As a photojournalist for over a decade now (eep), I've been in a lot of homes around the Pittsburgh region. With its Star Trek stained glass windows, built-in enclosures for his therapy snakes, and a workshop for constructing his bug-out vehicle, Vint's may take the cake as the most eclectic. 1/2
Two Sundays ago in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood... hanging out with the Pitt climbing club, with Mario, at The Corner's Steelers watch party, and the Schenley Plaza carousel. Looking forward to sharing a community project featuring stories on Oakland's four neighborhoods soon! @publicsource.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two Sundays ago in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood... hanging out with the Pitt climbing club, with Mario, at The Corner's Steelers watch party, and the Schenley Plaza carousel. Looking forward to sharing a community project featuring stories on Oakland's four neighborhoods soon! @publicsource.org
Working from Blawnox, PA today, which made me think of photographing late bluegrass legend Mac Martin here at the Starlite Lounge before his 2015 retirement. I'll never forget the way he talked about his wife and his life, just a pure peace and energy of love about him.
September 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Working from Blawnox, PA today, which made me think of photographing late bluegrass legend Mac Martin here at the Starlite Lounge before his 2015 retirement. I'll never forget the way he talked about his wife and his life, just a pure peace and energy of love about him.
What followed was a photo session led by inspiration in a space that previously held deep trauma for him. We followed pieces of graffiti, toyed with the spray of passing boats, twisted glass to find the right reflections, & talked on the phone as we tried to line up a photo from a distance apart.
August 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What followed was a photo session led by inspiration in a space that previously held deep trauma for him. We followed pieces of graffiti, toyed with the spray of passing boats, twisted glass to find the right reflections, & talked on the phone as we tried to line up a photo from a distance apart.
Treble NLS suggested we return to the place where he was handcuffed in the midst of a mental health crisis for portraits for @venuri.bsky.social's story on how involuntary ‘302’ hospitalizations fall more heavily on Black patients. Trusting his vision, I met him at the edge of the Mon Wharf. 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Treble NLS suggested we return to the place where he was handcuffed in the midst of a mental health crisis for portraits for @venuri.bsky.social's story on how involuntary ‘302’ hospitalizations fall more heavily on Black patients. Trusting his vision, I met him at the edge of the Mon Wharf. 🧵
Can't get over this photo: Steelworkers in a Greek restaurant in Aliquippa, PA. Jan. 1941.
📸 by Jack Delano, part of the Farm Security Administration collection at the Library of Congress.
(Anyone know how the FSA photographers would light their photos back in the day? Realizing so many are lit...)
📸 by Jack Delano, part of the Farm Security Administration collection at the Library of Congress.
(Anyone know how the FSA photographers would light their photos back in the day? Realizing so many are lit...)
August 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Can't get over this photo: Steelworkers in a Greek restaurant in Aliquippa, PA. Jan. 1941.
📸 by Jack Delano, part of the Farm Security Administration collection at the Library of Congress.
(Anyone know how the FSA photographers would light their photos back in the day? Realizing so many are lit...)
📸 by Jack Delano, part of the Farm Security Administration collection at the Library of Congress.
(Anyone know how the FSA photographers would light their photos back in the day? Realizing so many are lit...)
Photos from scene: Rescuers were continuing to search for one missing worker at the Clairton Coke Works hours after mid-morning explosions rocked the Mon Valley plant. The blasts killed one person and injured 10. www.publicsource.org/us-steel-cla... @publicsource.org @chwolfson.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Photos from scene: Rescuers were continuing to search for one missing worker at the Clairton Coke Works hours after mid-morning explosions rocked the Mon Valley plant. The blasts killed one person and injured 10. www.publicsource.org/us-steel-cla... @publicsource.org @chwolfson.bsky.social
As midnight struck last night, about 10 students rolled a wooden fence in the glow of a red stoplight to Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh campus. They wheeled the fence to the CMU president’s office & rammed the pieces together with the butt of a pickaxe. (1 of 2 for @publicsource.org)
July 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
As midnight struck last night, about 10 students rolled a wooden fence in the glow of a red stoplight to Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh campus. They wheeled the fence to the CMU president’s office & rammed the pieces together with the butt of a pickaxe. (1 of 2 for @publicsource.org)
Pittsburgh Police tussle w/ protesters as people leave an energy & AI summit at CMU. Trump’s visit & boasts of surging development come after he has sparred with higher ed institutions over funding, diversity and international students. More at @publicsource.org www.publicsource.org/trump-mccorm...
July 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pittsburgh Police tussle w/ protesters as people leave an energy & AI summit at CMU. Trump’s visit & boasts of surging development come after he has sparred with higher ed institutions over funding, diversity and international students. More at @publicsource.org www.publicsource.org/trump-mccorm...
Photos from protests of President Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh today as police blocked a road to Carnegie Mellon University, where he announced $92 billion in energy and AI projects in Pennsylvania. More from @publicsource.org: www.publicsource.org/trump-mccorm...
July 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Photos from protests of President Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh today as police blocked a road to Carnegie Mellon University, where he announced $92 billion in energy and AI projects in Pennsylvania. More from @publicsource.org: www.publicsource.org/trump-mccorm...
Some July 2017 photos from the Pittsburgh area 8 years ago that popped up with the changing of the calendar page. The Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo takes place again next weekend, and I'm sure the little puppy Ace in the last photo is now about the size of the 2 year old Justin, Jr. there!
July 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Some July 2017 photos from the Pittsburgh area 8 years ago that popped up with the changing of the calendar page. The Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo takes place again next weekend, and I'm sure the little puppy Ace in the last photo is now about the size of the 2 year old Justin, Jr. there!
It's not every day you get to wade in a wave pool in your work clothes, making this the 1st time I poured water out of my press credential lanyard. More at @publicsource.org about our public pools, w/ dreams for free swim lessons in a city known for its rivers. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...
June 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It's not every day you get to wade in a wave pool in your work clothes, making this the 1st time I poured water out of my press credential lanyard. More at @publicsource.org about our public pools, w/ dreams for free swim lessons in a city known for its rivers. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...
Olivia chose the location, her childhood place of refuge at her neighborhood library, where one of the librarians took her under her wing. I love working with people to make portraits that speak to their experience and working with Olivia on her visit back from the West Coast was so inspiring.
June 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Olivia chose the location, her childhood place of refuge at her neighborhood library, where one of the librarians took her under her wing. I love working with people to make portraits that speak to their experience and working with Olivia on her visit back from the West Coast was so inspiring.
Scenes from Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's primary election night party, where Pittsburgh's 1st Black mayor lost after 1 term to Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor. “We didn’t put a crack in the glass ceiling. We shattered it,” said Gainey
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May 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Scenes from Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's primary election night party, where Pittsburgh's 1st Black mayor lost after 1 term to Allegheny County Controller Corey O'Connor. “We didn’t put a crack in the glass ceiling. We shattered it,” said Gainey
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And this is why you always leave for your assignments early. Just arrived at Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s primary election night party in the South Side with @chwolfson.bsky.social for @publicsource.org.
The polls have closed. Follow the results with us here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...
The polls have closed. Follow the results with us here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...
May 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
And this is why you always leave for your assignments early. Just arrived at Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s primary election night party in the South Side with @chwolfson.bsky.social for @publicsource.org.
The polls have closed. Follow the results with us here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...
The polls have closed. Follow the results with us here: www.publicsource.org/live-electio...
the beautiful way she wrote about the dance of becoming a mother while losing her father, and what it means to be "a woman in between." Read her incredible writing and see more photography, plastic film camera and otherwise, at @publicsource.org here:
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May 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
the beautiful way she wrote about the dance of becoming a mother while losing her father, and what it means to be "a woman in between." Read her incredible writing and see more photography, plastic film camera and otherwise, at @publicsource.org here:
www.publicsource.org/grief-birth-...
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We connected around being pregnant through the pandemic lockdown and the strange things that happened to our identities as we faced these huge life changes in the quiet isolation of home. But most striking to me was...
May 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We connected around being pregnant through the pandemic lockdown and the strange things that happened to our identities as we faced these huge life changes in the quiet isolation of home. But most striking to me was...
This Mother's Day I was reminded of Amanda Filippelli's essay on making peace with loss to embrace motherhood. I loved collaborating with Amanda for photos– I used a Dinah camera & some old film to make double exposures to create a feeling of transformation and nod to the space between birth/death 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This Mother's Day I was reminded of Amanda Filippelli's essay on making peace with loss to embrace motherhood. I loved collaborating with Amanda for photos– I used a Dinah camera & some old film to make double exposures to create a feeling of transformation and nod to the space between birth/death 🧵
For next time, I'm going to keep our chest freezer filled with bags of water that will freeze & keep that colder longer & we can transition that ice to the cooler we used as a fridge. I'll move the fridge food to the cooler sooner to not lose as much. What I need to learn more about is...
May 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For next time, I'm going to keep our chest freezer filled with bags of water that will freeze & keep that colder longer & we can transition that ice to the cooler we used as a fridge. I'll move the fridge food to the cooler sooner to not lose as much. What I need to learn more about is...
Spent 6 days w/out power here at our Pittsburgh-adjacent apt & there's still work to do, but we learned a lot about community & how to weather (see what I did there) the challenge. A part of me that got a little sad this morning missing the cozy morning coffee with neighbors around the camp stove. 🧵
May 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Spent 6 days w/out power here at our Pittsburgh-adjacent apt & there's still work to do, but we learned a lot about community & how to weather (see what I did there) the challenge. A part of me that got a little sad this morning missing the cozy morning coffee with neighbors around the camp stove. 🧵
Garfield’s & Bloomfield’s fragile, art-focused business corridor has been rattled by seemingly uncoordinated utility construction. We talked to about 15 businesses along Pittsburgh's Penn Ave, who said they were in "survival mode" amid construction disruptions. www.publicsource.org/penn-avenue-...
May 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Garfield’s & Bloomfield’s fragile, art-focused business corridor has been rattled by seemingly uncoordinated utility construction. We talked to about 15 businesses along Pittsburgh's Penn Ave, who said they were in "survival mode" amid construction disruptions. www.publicsource.org/penn-avenue-...
Listening to the Pirates game by candlelight during a power outage from last night's storm in the Pittsburgh region.
The storm's high winds caused power outages for some 400k people which may last days, so I'm sure more of these quietly resilient scenes will come. Feel free to share yours here. <3
The storm's high winds caused power outages for some 400k people which may last days, so I'm sure more of these quietly resilient scenes will come. Feel free to share yours here. <3
April 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Listening to the Pirates game by candlelight during a power outage from last night's storm in the Pittsburgh region.
The storm's high winds caused power outages for some 400k people which may last days, so I'm sure more of these quietly resilient scenes will come. Feel free to share yours here. <3
The storm's high winds caused power outages for some 400k people which may last days, so I'm sure more of these quietly resilient scenes will come. Feel free to share yours here. <3
Mayor Ed Gainey gave a bus tour of affordable housing across Pittsburgh last week. The mayor invited opponent Corey O’Connor on the tour during a heated television debate that questioned his effectiveness on affordable housing to the city. @chwolfson.bsky.social dug into claims from both campaigns.
April 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Mayor Ed Gainey gave a bus tour of affordable housing across Pittsburgh last week. The mayor invited opponent Corey O’Connor on the tour during a heated television debate that questioned his effectiveness on affordable housing to the city. @chwolfson.bsky.social dug into claims from both campaigns.
Tell me you live in Western PA without telling me you live in Western PA
April 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Tell me you live in Western PA without telling me you live in Western PA