Stewart Shining

Stewart Shining is a New York City-based photographer of contemporary actors, musicians, and models. Shining, who grew up in city-state|Rapid City|South Dakota, ["Contributors," "Sports Illustrated", Winter 2004 (Swimsuit Issue), pg. 12] 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.cite web|url=http://stewartshining.com/bio.htm|title=Bio|accessdate=2008-03-23|publisher=stewartshining.com] In 2001, he photographed Elsa Benítez, Luján Fernández, Daniela Peštová, and Shakara Ledard for the "Sports Illustrated"s Swimsuit Issue, [cite web|url=http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/elsa/elsa_1.html|title=Else Benitez|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2001|publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated
cite web|url=http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/shakara/shakara_1.html|title=Shakara Ledard|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2001|publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated
cite web|url=http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/lujan/lujan_1.html|title=Lujan Fernandez|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2001|publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated
cite web|url=http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2001/swimsuit/gallery/daniela/daniela_1.html|title=Daniela Pestova|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2001|publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated] and one of his photos of Benítez (pictured right) was selected for the cover. [cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/2001/0201.html|title=Goddess of the Mediterranean|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2001|publisher=CNN/Sports Illustrated] He has continued to participate as a regular photographer for the annual Swimsuit Issue in subsequent years.

One of Shining's favorite photos occurred on assignment in Phuket, Thailand when a model jumped in the rain-pelted ocean. [cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-112796925.html|title=Phuket, Thailand, October 2000|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2004-02-03|publisher=HighBeam™ Research, Inc.|work=The Advocate] His photo credits are lengthy and varied. He has shot a pre-teen Natalie Portman, [cite web|url=http://www.natalieportman.com/npcom.php?page_number=679|title=By Stewart Shining, for Time Out (February 1996)|accessdate=2008-03-23|publisher=natalieportman.com] and more recently, when Drew Barrymore was named People Magazine's 2007 "World's Most Beautiful Person" Shining was chosen as the photographer. [cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20034523_20036558,00.html|title=World's Most Beautiful: Drew Barrymore|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2007-04-25|publisher=Time Inc.|work=People Magazine] [cite web|url=http://celebrians.com/drew-barrymore-stewart-shining-photoshoot-pictures.html|title=Drew Barrymore - Stewart Shining Photoshoot Pictures|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2007-08-19|publisher=celebrians.com] He has produced numerous covers for "Rolling Stone" magazine including covers in back to back months in 2002. [cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392278/1999_rolling_stone_covers/photo/10/large/eminem|title=Jennifer Love Hewitt-RS 813 (May 27, 1999)|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=1999-05-27|publisher=Rolling Stone
cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392350/2000_rolling_stone_covers/photo/6/large/dmx|title='N Sync - RS 837 (Mar 30, 2000)|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2000-03-30|publisher=Rolling Stone
cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392350/2000_rolling_stone_covers/photo/9/large/dmx|title=Sarah Michelle Gellar-RS 840 (May 11, 2000)|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2000-05-11|publisher=Rolling Stone
cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5398999/2002_rolling_stone_covers/photo/6/large/|title=Smallville-RS 892 (March 28, 2002)|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2002-03-28|publisher=Rolling Stone
cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5398999/2002_rolling_stone_covers/photo/8/large/|title=The Sweetest Thing-RS 894 (April 25, 2002)|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2002-04-25|publisher=Rolling Stone] He has also had numerous cover shots for "Lucky, Self and Glamour". [cite web|url=http://stewartshining.com/covers01/index.htm|title=Covers|accessdate=2008-03-23|publisher=stewartshining.com] Among his recent photo shoot subjects are Evangeline Lilly, Pink, Keira Knightley, and Alessandra Ambrosio. [cite web|url=http://celebrians.com/keira-knightley-hq-photoshoot-pictures-by-stewart-shining.html|title=Keira Knightley - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2007-03-28|publisher=celebrians.com
cite web|url=http://celebrians.com/evangeline-lilly-hq-photoshoot-pictures-by-stewart-shining.html|title=Evangeline Lilly - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2007-03-10|publisher=celebrians.com
cite web|url=http://celebrians.com/pink-in-the-bathtub-hq-photoshoot-pictures.html|title=Pink - In the Bathtub HQ Photoshoot Pictures|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2006-12-30|publisher=celebrians.com
cite web|url=http://celebrians.com/alessandra-ambrosio-hq-photoshoot-pictures-by-stewart-shining-potw-5.html|title=Alessandra Ambrosio - HQ Photoshoot Pictures by Stewart Shining (POTW #5)|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2007-04-26|publisher=celebrians.com] In 2008, Shining took Alicia Keys' publicity shots for "As I Am". [cite web|url=http://www.rnbmusicblog.com/alicia-keys-stewart-shining-photo-shoot/|title=Alicia Keys Stewart Shining Photo Shoot|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2008-01-08|publisher=RnB Music Blog.com ] Also, in 2008 his photos of Rachel Bilson appeared in Lucky. [cite web|url=http://www.glam.com/blogs/glamblush/gorgeous_rachel_bilson_covers_lucky|title=Gorgeous Rachel Bilson Covers Lucky|accessdate=2008-09-01|date=2008-02-11|publisher=Glam Media, Inc.]

Shining serves on the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, and he has volunteered to take photographs on behalf of the Heart Gallery of New Jersey to help children find adoptive parents. [cite web|url=http://www.pdnpulse.com/2007/07/index.html|title=Photography To Help New Jersey Children|accessdate=2008-03-23|date=2007-07-31|publisher=The Nielsen Company|work=Photo District News Pulse]

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External links

* [http://stewartshining.com/ Personal website]