They moved from Michigan to Seattle in 1899 and after working for local photography studios for several years, they opened a studio in 1902[1] and photographed Seattle and the Puget Sound region.
They helped pioneer the area's commercial and photojournalism fields.
"[2] Their studio produced more than 60,000 black-and-white photographs of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
[2] They had a contract as photographers for the Seattle Times from 1906 until 1923.
[2][1] Webster & Stevens reprinted work by other studios and developed a photo library they marketed to newspapers and magazines