About Steve Haining

Steve Haining is a threetime Guinness World Record breaking portrait photographer, internationally award winning film director, producer and Director of Photography (DOP), as well as a Billboard and MediaBase charting musician.

Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Haining began his career in photography as a teenager, bringing a camera on tour with the rock bands he performed with. His passion for documenting life on the road quickly attracted the attention of other artists, eventually leading to contracts with record labels for promotional campaigns, album artwork and live photography for major touring acts. His reputation grew, and he became a trusted visual creative for some of the music and entertainment industry’s biggest names and organizations, including MTV, MuchMusic, Universal Music and Vagrant Records.

By 2015, Haining had established himself as one of North America’s sought after commercial and portrait photographers and relocated to the United States to expand his career internationally. His work has appeared in major publications including GQ, Nitrox and Canada Fashion Magazine, as well as on billboards, in books and across a wide range of national and international campaigns.

Haining’s photography career has also taken him into record breaking territory. He holds a Guinness World Records in underwater photography for the deepest underwater portrait photograph. He also became the first person in history to conduct a full scale professional production photoshoot beyond the no-decompression limits of scuba diving, combining his technical diving expertise with his creative vision.

Alongside his success in photography, Haining has built an extensive career in film and television as a Director, DOP and Producer. His work has appeared on major streaming platforms and broadcast outlets, including Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Hollywood Suites. From 2012 to 2018, he held multiple creative and production roles with MuchMusic, Canada’s leading music and entertainment television network at the time, where he gained invaluable experience working within large scale broadcast and entertainment productions.

Today, Haining continues to work across music videos, feature documentaries, genre films, episodic television and commercial productions, bringing a distinctive visual style and multidisciplinary approach to every project. His work has earned international recognition and numerous awards, while his ability to move seamlessly between photography, cinematography and directing has made him a versatile force within the entertainment industry.

Music, however, has remained a constant throughout Haining’s career. What began as a teenage passion for performing in rock bands eventually evolved into a parallel career in music. Over the years, he has performed with drum ensembles including SixStix, featured as part of the Toronto Raptors’ NBA halftime entertainment, and performed at major Warner Bros. film premieres, including Black Adam.

That passion ultimately brought Haining back into the rock world as the drummer for Canadian band Living Dead Girl. With the band, he has performed at some of North America’s largest festivals, has had several songs in the top 30 Billboard and MediaBase rock radio charts, appeared in major music publications, and appeared live on prominent radio platforms including SiriusXM Octane and LA Lloyd’s Rock 30.

From behind the camera to behind the drum kit, Steve Haining has built a career at the intersection of music, photography, film and entertainment continuously pushing creative boundaries while bringing the same energy, technical expertise and visual storytelling to every medium he enters.