Steve Proehl is a Bay Area aerial photographer based in Sebastopol, CA. His helicopter work has been published in magazines and book form for the past 35 years. "Over Cape Cod", "Over New York" and "Over New England" published by Houghton Mifflin and Harper Collins all enjoyed multiple printings and became pledge gifts for WGBH, Boston's PBS TV station. His stock photography is represented by Getty.

Steve has been taking aerials in recent years for the solar industry.