Stewart Shining

Stewart Shining is a New York City-based photographer of contemporary actors, musicians, and models. Shining, born in Burlington, Vermont, and who grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota,[1] studied at the Parsons School of Design in the early 1980s and has been commissioned by both Vanity Fair and Vogue. He has worked on ad campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret, J. Crew, Ralph Lauren and Express.[2] In 2001, he photographed Elsa Benítez, Luján Fernández, Daniela Peštová, and Shakara Ledard for the Sports Illustrateds Swimsuit Issue,[3] and one of his photos of Benítez (pictured right) was selected for the cover.[4] He has continued to participate as a regular photographer for the annual Swimsuit Issue and recently shot for the upcoming "body painting" feature for 2011.

One of Shining's favorite photos occurred on assignment in Phuket, Thailand when a model jumped in the rain-pelted ocean.[5] His photo credits are lengthy and varied. He has shot a pre-teen Natalie Portman,[6] and more recently, when Drew Barrymore was named People Magazine's 2007 "World's Most Beautiful Person" Shining was chosen as the photographer.[7][8] He has produced numerous covers for Rolling Stone magazine including covers in back to back months in 2002.[9] He has also had numerous cover shots for Lucky, Self and Glamour.[10] Among his recent photo shoot subjects are Evangeline Lilly, Pink, Keira Knightley, and Alessandra Ambrosio.[11] In 2008, Shining took Alicia Keys' publicity shots for As I Am.[12] Also, in 2008 his photos of Rachel Bilson appeared in Lucky.[13]

Shining serves on the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation,[2] and he has volunteered to take photographs on behalf of the Heart Gallery of New Jersey to help children find adoptive parents.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ "Contributors," Sports Illustrated, Winter 2004 (Swimsuit Issue), pg. 12
  2. ^ a b "Bio". stewartshining.com. http://stewartshining.com/bio.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  3. ^ "Else Benitez". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/elsa/elsa_1.html. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
    "Shakara Ledard". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/shakara/shakara_1.html. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
    "Lujan Fernandez". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/lujan/lujan_1.html. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
    "Daniela Pestova". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/daniela/daniela_1.html. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  4. ^ "Goddess of the Mediterranean". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/2001/0201.html. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  5. ^ "Phuket, Thailand, October 2000". The Advocate. HighBeam Research, Inc.. 2004-02-03. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-112796925.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  6. ^ "By Stewart Shining, for Time Out (February 1996)". natalieportman.com. http://www.natalieportman.com/npcom.php?page_number=679. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  7. ^ "World's Most Beautiful: Drew Barrymore". People Magazine. Time Inc.. 2007-04-25. http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20034523_20036558,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  8. ^ "Drew Barrymore - Stewart Shining Photoshoot Pictures". celebrians.com. 2007-08-19. http://celebrians.com/drew-barrymore-stewart-shining-photoshoot-pictures.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  9. ^ "Jennifer Love Hewitt-RS 813 (May 27, 1999)". Rolling Stone. 1999-05-27. http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392278/1999_rolling_stone_covers/photo/10/large/eminem. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "'N Sync - RS 837 (Mar 30, 2000)". Rolling Stone. 2000-03-30. http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392350/2000_rolling_stone_covers/photo/6/large/dmx. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "Sarah Michelle Gellar-RS 840 (May 11, 2000)". Rolling Stone. 2000-05-11. http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392350/2000_rolling_stone_covers/photo/9/large/dmx. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "Smallville-RS 892 (March 28, 2002)". Rolling Stone. 2002-03-28. http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5398999/2002_rolling_stone_covers/photo/6/large/. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "The Sweetest Thing-RS 894 (April 25, 2002)". Rolling Stone. 2002-04-25. http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5398999/2002_rolling_stone_covers/photo/8/large/. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  10. ^ "Covers". stewartshining.com. http://stewartshining.com/covers01/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  11. ^ "Keira Knightley - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining". celebrians.com. 2007-03-28. http://celebrians.com/keira-knightley-hq-photoshoot-pictures-by-stewart-shining.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "Evangeline Lilly - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining". celebrians.com. 2007-03-10. http://celebrians.com/evangeline-lilly-hq-photoshoot-pictures-by-stewart-shining.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "Pink - In the Bathtub HQ Photoshoot Pictures". celebrians.com. 2006-12-30. http://celebrians.com/pink-in-the-bathtub-hq-photoshoot-pictures.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
    "Alessandra Ambrosio - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining (POTW #5)". celebrians.com. 2007-04-26. http://celebrians.com/alessandra-ambrosio-hq-photoshoot-pictures-by-stewart-shining-potw-5.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  12. ^ "Alicia Keys Stewart Shining Photo Shoot". RnB Music Blog.com. 2008-01-08. http://www.rnbmusicblog.com/alicia-keys-stewart-shining-photo-shoot/. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  13. ^ "Gorgeous Rachel Bilson Covers Lucky". Glam Media, Inc.. 2008-02-11. http://www.glam.com/blogs/glamblush/gorgeous_rachel_bilson_covers_lucky. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
  14. ^ "Photography To Help New Jersey Children". Photo District News Pulse. The Nielsen Company. 2007-07-31. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080312195053/http://www.pdnpulse.com/2007/07/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 

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