Contests, love them, hate them. I just sent in my $190 for the AI/AP contest to cover 2 series of work. Regarding my business and AP/AI it is obvious who has the better business model here. Last year they had over 10,000 entries, at $35 each, a nice sum. Then if you win and are [...]
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Video Pushes, Audio Pulls, interview in Storyteller
The good folks at StoryTeller contacted me a couple of months ago to ask me how I go about making films. I love doing interviews, for the same reason I love mentoring: by explaining I understand. I learn more about what I do from telling other people about it than from anything else. So if [...]
Making a Lifestyle Documentary Film: Best Coast The Sun Was So High
First, find the vision, then figure out how to technically follow through. The hard part is the seeing, the easy part is figuring out the process. You can always get help with the technical, but the vision is your alone. Venice Skate Park, those gorgeous ribbons of polished concrete set in the beach 200 ft [...]
Best Coast video chosen to be screened at The Creators Project-Beijing
My short film “Best Coast” was chosen to be screened this past weekend at the Creators Project 3 day event in Beijing. Out of the thousands of entries received from around the world, only a few were picked to be screened. Spike Jonze and Takashi Murakami did presentations along with a dozen other of the [...]
Pop Photo Interview
Here is a link to my interview in Pop Photo this month I am incredably excited to be part of this and deeply humbled that they chose me to be interviewed. What I really hope is that from this more people will be making movies. So many people are intimidated by the process, and it [...]
Good news about the Time Magazine Rescued Fighting dogs story
Last week I recieved word from PDN that my series on Rescued Fighting Dogs from Time Magazine had won in their annual contest in the editorial catagory. Wonderful news, and I am thankful and grateful to PDN. Then on Friday we received the following email and photo: Hello, We recently adopted a pitbull (our third [...]
Winner of the Living Art contest
I just learned that MOVING PHOTOGRAPH was the winner of the Living Art contest. A huge thanks to Alexx Henry, first for having the generosity to a hold a contest, and then for picking me. I am honored. Hearing Alexx and the other speakers at the Collision Conference changed the direction of my career. I [...]
About
David Harry Stewart is a photographer and director. He comes from a small town in western New York. He started taking pictures at the age of 8, first with a plastic Kodak 126, then a Polaroid Swinger. He did his first national ad campaign at age 23, then moved on to Paris to work for fashion magazines. Returning to New York he has a successful and award winning career, working for magazines like Interview, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, New York Magazine, Time and The New York Times Magazine. Agency work includes Saatchi, Deutsch, BBDO, Leo Burnett, and Ogilivy, for clients such as American Express, Nike, Coke, Corona and Bank of America. Awards include Communication Arts, The Art Directors Club, Photo District News, The Living Photograph Motion Awards, and American Photography. He splits his time between Los Angeles and New York.
