American photographer
Stewart Shining is a New York City -based photographer of contemporary actors, musicians, and models. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair , Mademoiselle , Interview , Vogue , Allure , GQ and Seventeen . He has worked on ad campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch , Victoria's Secret , J. Crew , Ralph Lauren , Express , The Gap and Calvin Klein . In 2001, he photographed Elsa Benítez , Luján Fernández , Daniela Peštová , and Shakara Ledard for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue ,[ 1] and one of his photos of Benítez was selected for the cover.[ 2] He has continued to participate as a regular photographer for the annual Swimsuit Issue and shot for the "body painting" feature for 2011.[ 3]
Biography
Shining was born in 1964 to Streeter and Barbara Shining, and grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota.[ 4] [ 5] Shining said he started taking pictures when he was 12 years old after purchasing a second hand 35 mm camera .[ 4] His parents encouraged his pursuit of photography by building him a darkroom in their home.[ 6] He graduated in 1982 from Central High School in Rapid City, and received a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography from Parsons School of Design in 1986.[ 4] After his graduation from Parsons, he worked as an assistant for Bill King and then Bruce Weber . Shining said he learned "the art of photography" from Weber, and King gave him a "sensible business perspective".[ 4]
Career
His work has appeared in numerous publications, including: Vanity Fair , Mademoiselle , Interview , Vogue , Allure , GQ Seventeen ,[ 4] Out Magazine [ 7] and has produced numerous covers for Rolling Stone magazine including covers in back to back months in 2002.[ 8] He has also had numerous cover shots for Lucky , Self and Glamour .[ 9] He has shot a pre-teen Natalie Portman ,[ 10] and photographed Drew Barrymore when she was named People Magazine 's 2007 "World's Most Beautiful Person".[ 11] [ 12] Other subjects he has worked with include: Evangeline Lilly , Pink , Bridget Hall , Keira Knightley , and Alessandra Ambrosio .[ 13] In 2008, Shining took Alicia Keys ' publicity shots for As I Am ,[ 14] and also in 2008 his photos of Rachel Bilson appeared in Lucky .[ 15] In 2012, a photograph of Michelle Obama taken by Shining was featured on the cover of Essence 's book A Salute to Michelle Obama ,[ 16] and in 2014 he photographed Hillary Clinton for a cover of People Magazine .[ 17] In 2021, his first book was released, titled Alessandra by Stewart Shining which featured never before seen images of Alessandra Ambrosio.[ 18] One of Shining's favorite photos occurred on assignment in Phuket , Thailand when a model jumped in the rain-pelted ocean.[ 19]
He has worked on ad campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch , Victoria's Secret , J. Crew , Ralph Lauren , Express ,[ 20] The Gap and Calvin Klein .[ 4]
Shining serves on the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation,[ 20] and is the president of ACRIA .[ 21] He has volunteered to take photographs on behalf of the Heart Gallery of New Jersey to help children find adoptive parents.[ 22]
References
^ "Else Benitez" . CNN /Sports Illustrated . 2001. Archived from the original on September 28, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2008 ."Shakara Ledard" . CNN /Sports Illustrated . 2001. Archived from the original on September 28, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2008 ."Lujan Fernandez" . CNN /Sports Illustrated . 2001. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002. Retrieved March 21, 2008 ."Daniela Pestova" . CNN /Sports Illustrated . 2001. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2008 .
^ "Goddess of the Mediterranean" . CNN /Sports Illustrated . 2001. Archived from the original on September 25, 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2008 .
^ "Rookies Wearing Only Paint". Swimsuit Issue. Sports Illustrated . Vol. 114, no. 7. Photographs by Stewart Shining; Bodypainting by Joanne Gair. Winter 2011. {{cite magazine }}
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^ a b c d e f McMacken, Robin (June 24, 1993). "Behind the camera" . Rapid City Journal . p. C1.
^ Chermayeff, Catherine, ed. (2000). Fashion Photography Now . New York: Harry N. Abrams . p. 138. ISBN 978-0-8109-2712-4 .
^ Garrigan, Mary (March 23, 2003). "Shoot To Thrill" . Rapid City Journal . pp. C1, C8. story continued on page C8
^ "Contributors: Stewart Shining" . Out Magazine . Here Publishing. September 2001. p. 18. ISSN 1062-7928 .
^ "Jennifer Love Hewitt-RS 813 (May 27, 1999)" . Rolling Stone. May 27, 1999. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ." 'N Sync - RS 837 (Mar 30, 2000)" . Rolling Stone. March 30, 2000. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ."Sarah Michelle Gellar-RS 840 (May 11, 2000)" . Rolling Stone. May 11, 2000. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ."Smallville-RS 892 (March 28, 2002)" . Rolling Stone. March 28, 2002. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ."The Sweetest Thing-RS 894 (April 25, 2002)" . Rolling Stone. April 25, 2002. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ "Covers" . stewartshining.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ "By Stewart Shining, for Time Out (February 1996)" . natalieportman.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ "World's Most Beautiful: Drew Barrymore" . People Magazine . Time Inc. April 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ "Drew Barrymore - Stewart Shining Photoshoot Pictures" . celebrians.com. August 19, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ "Keira Knightley - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining" . celebrians.com. March 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ."Evangeline Lilly - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining" . celebrians.com. March 10, 2007. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ."Pink - In the Bathtub HQ Photoshoot Pictures" . celebrians.com. December 30, 2006. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 ."Alessandra Ambrosio - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining (POTW #5)" . celebrians.com. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ "Alicia Keys Stewart Shining Photo Shoot" . RnB Music Blog.com. January 8, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2008 .
^ "Gorgeous Rachel Bilson Covers Lucky" . Glam Media, Inc. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2008 .
^ Editors of Essence (2012). Bass, Patrick Henry (ed.). A Salute to Michelle Obama . Front cover photography by Stewart Shining. New York: Essence Books. ISBN 978-1-60320-168-1 . LCCN 2012949314 .
^ Lara, Maria Mercedes (April 12, 2015) [May 29, 2014]. "Check Out Hillary Clinton's 2014 People Cover" . People Magazine . Photo: Stewart Shining. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023.
^ Kratofil, Colleen (November 30, 2021). "Alessandra Ambrosio Says Posing Nude for New Book Is More Like 'Art' Than 'a Sexy Picture' " . People Magazine .
^ "Phuket, Thailand, October 2000" . The Advocate . HighBeam Research, Inc. February 3, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ a b "Bio" . stewartshining.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
^ Vilensky, Mike (May 19, 2013). "New Optimism for AIDS Activist" . Wall Street Journal . Retrieved May 29, 2013 .
^ "Photography To Help New Jersey Children" . Photo District News Pulse . The Nielsen Company . July 31, 2007. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2008 .
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