Photographer | Director | Adventurer
Steve Haining
Photographer
With the Guinness World Record for Deepest Underwater Portrait Photo-shoot, and dozens of awards in photography, cinematography, and film directing, Steve Haining is an impressive icon in the visual arts medium. Steve’s early career started over a decade ago when he exploded into the photography world shooting for some of the biggest rock bands and solo acts. His career took him on dozens of world tours, shooting ads and album art for gold and platinum winning artists while working with record labels such as Universal Music, BMI, Vagrant, as well as heavy-hitters in the television music industry like MTV and Much Music.
By 2015 Haining had built a reputation with hundreds of published images in countless magazines worldwide that lead to brands having interest in his work. From that moment on, his photography shifted into building incredible creative ads for companies around the world. The success in the commercial industry continued to grow to the point where he shot ads for renowned companies such as Toyota and Tim Hortons; and has had pieces published in GQ Magazine, and covers of Canadian Fashion Magazine.
Film Production
Feature Films | Documentary | TV | Advertising
Around March 2015, Steve begun getting a lot of requests to do cinematography for TV commercials, music videos, and small ads. Clients wanted his photography look in their video work. Haining loved the challenge and jumped into the role the way he approaches everything, and the success was instant. This opened up a new passion for Haining in film making. Since then, Haining pushed hard into documentaries, TV shows, and genre movies taking on roles as a director, producer, and a cinematographer.
His debut documentary “The Long Ride Home” won several awards including a half dozen “Best Feature Documentary” awards at notable film festivals, the “Canadian Cinematography Award,” and “Best Director.” Haining went on to direct a sequel that won as many awards, and both films got distribution deals with AMAZON Prime, AppleTV, Cineplex, and more streaming services. His first genre movie, a horror film titled “Lianne”, is set to premiere this Halloween and already has a distribution deal before making it to a single film festival!