About Steve Haining

 With a Guinness World Record for Deepest Underwater Portrait Photoshoot, 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 countless 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 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.

    Working with the top celebrities and companies across the globe is an impressive feat for a young independent photographer. Steve Haining also has a strong passion for fine art. He has shot remarkable landscapes in over 30 countries and has had his work in galleries in the USA, Canada, Europe and the UK with pieces selling up to $200,000! He recently started a personal series of underwater portraits at atop some of the most iconic shipwrecks in North America, a feat that won him the Los Angeles Photography award, gained international recognition, and sparked the attention of the Guinness Book of World Records. The underwater series is planning for a gallery launch upon its completion.

    When he's not working on commercial or personal projects, Haining has spent almost every moment of his free time teaching photography and film making as a form of self-expression and mental health support. He has ran workshops lasting anywhere from one day to six weeks in over fifty remote First Nations and Inuit communities;  and done art-based social work in dozens of maximum-security youth prisons and alternative schools. He has also ran intensive workshops with amateur and professional photographers both underwater and on land in Canada, the USA, Iceland and Barbados.

    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.

    Steve Haining continues to set a high bar in photography and film every time he gets a chance to, and this year is no different as he sets off to direct a pilot season of another television show, a new documentary, as well as the completion of his next gallery series.