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] 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 is the president of ACRIA.[14] He has volunteered to take photographs on behalf of the Heart Gallery of New Jersey to help children find adoptive parents.[15]

Notes
  1. "Contributors," Sports Illustrated, Winter 2004 (Swimsuit Issue), pg. 12
  2. "Bio". stewartshining.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  3. "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.
  4. "Goddess of the Mediterranean". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  5. "Phuket, Thailand, October 2000". The Advocate. HighBeam Research, Inc. February 3, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  6. "By Stewart Shining, for Time Out (February 1996)". natalieportman.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  7. "World's Most Beautiful: Drew Barrymore". People Magazine. Time Inc. April 25, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  8. "Drew Barrymore - Stewart Shining Photoshoot Pictures". celebrians.com. August 19, 2007. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  9. "Jennifer Love Hewitt-RS 813 (May 27, 1999)". Rolling Stone. May 27, 1999. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
    "'N Sync - RS 837 (Mar 30, 2000)". Rolling Stone. March 30, 2000. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
    "Sarah Michelle Gellar-RS 840 (May 11, 2000)". Rolling Stone. May 11, 2000. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
    "Smallville-RS 892 (March 28, 2002)". Rolling Stone. March 28, 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
    "The Sweetest Thing-RS 894 (April 25, 2002)". Rolling Stone. April 25, 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  10. "Covers". stewartshining.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "Gorgeous Rachel Bilson Covers Lucky". Glam Media, Inc. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
  14. "New Optimism for AIDS Activist". Wall Street Journal. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  15. "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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