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Hugh Stewart Grew up On A Farm In New Zealand.

He Left For Europe Straight Out Of School And Was Living In A Notorious London Squat In The Early 1980s When He First Picked Up A Camera And Started Taking Portraits Of His Friends.  After A Few Years Of Travel He Found Himself In Sydney In Need Of A Job So Put Together A Portfolio And Received His First Assignment For Australian Vogue. This Led To Further Commissions For Magazines And Advertising Agencies Which Encouraged Him To Head Back Overseas Resulting In A Couple Of Decades Working As A Professional Photographer In London And NYC.

Particularly Well Known For His Celebrity Portraits Hugh Has Photographed Johnny Cash, Michael Caine, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Paul Newman, Ed Harris, Kenneth Branagh, Naomi Watts, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Catherine Deneuve, Clint Eastwood, Julian Schnabel, Rod Stewart, Sir John Mills, Sir Ian Mckellen, John Updike, Leonardo Dicaprio, Bill Nighy, David Hare, Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Emma Thompson, The Duchess Of Devonshire And Five Australian Prime Ministers.

His Portraits Have Been Exhibited Internationally Including In The National Portrait Galleries Of London And Canberra. In 2020 He Was Highly Commended In The National Photographic Portrait Prize In Australia. View all portraits here

Another Of Hugh’s Specialties Is Shooting On-Set Portraiture And Stills For Movies, Having Worked Extensively With Director Baz Luhrman On Films Like Romeo And Juliet, Moulin Rouge And His Forthcoming Film About Elvis Presley.

He Also Directs TV Commercials And Short Films And Has Recently Completed Work For Clients Such As RM Williams. Glenfiddich Whisky, ACON And Bill Granger. View films here

Commercial Clients Include Sony, Microsoft, Levis, J.Crew, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Australian Tourism, RM Williams, HBO, Netflix, Warner Bros, Sydney Theatre Company, Mastercard As Well As Two Campaigns For Chanel No.5.

The Maverick Soul Is A Book Co-Created By Hugh And Miv Watts. Published By Hardy Grant In The UK And Available Worldwide.

Hugh Lives In Sydney With His Wife And Three Children And Continues To Work Between Australia, The US And Europe.