Steffie Shields is a photographer, writer and lecturer specialising in historic landscapes and plant portraiture.   Her work has been widely published. She specialises in landscape history with 'Capability' Brown her specialist subject, and is on University of Cambridge Tutors Panel, Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley. She is a member of the Capability Brown Tercentenary Steering Group working towards national celebrations in 2016.

Her 'Blanket-Stitch' was Commended in the 2009 International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY). 'The Glow' was Highly Commended in the 2012 IGPOTY competition.

Based in Lincolnshire, Steffie is a regular contributor of illustrated articles to Lincolnshire Life magazine, a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society, member of the Garden History Society, Garden Media Guild (Photographers' Group) and Professional Garden Photographers Association. She is Chairman of the (national) Association of Gardens Trusts (AGT)