Shane is a Los Angeles-based British Cinematographer and Photographer, shooting both feature films and television commercials.
He fell in love with cinema and decided to become a Cinematographer after seeing Hitchcock’s Vertigo aged 12 at The Phoenix Cinema in London, the oldest independent cinema in England.
During this time he also amassed a large comic collection, spending hours reading in what was effectively a study of visual storytelling through storyboards.
His creative journey continued as a London Graffiti Artist in the late 1980s where he received recognition as one of the top young artists in the movement exploring colour, contrast and form.
He then studied Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The University of Westminster (formerly PCL) in central London, specialising in Cinematography and graduating in 1996.
He worked his way up the ranks starting as a Camera Trainee then 1stAC on feature films and television commercials in Britain, eventually Operating for Sam McCurdy, BSC and Nic Knowland, BSC. By 2000 Shane was working steadily as a Director of Photography shooting extensively throughout the world.
Both his cine and stills work display a wide range of styles and techniques as he tailors a unique look for the specific requirements of each project.
His photography ranges from matte black & white portraits to ultra saturated cross processed or hyper contrast bleach bypassed images.
In 2003 he shot the Tango ‘Seal’ commercial for Partizan London which won the Cannes Lion Film Gold award.
In 2007, Shane’s work earned him the award for Best Cinematography at the Beverly Hills Film Festival for Tug, a dark fairytale film set in the 1890s.
Tug also won the Luminaria Award for Excellence in Cinematography at the 24fps International Film Festival in 2007.
In 2008 he shot The Street for BBC1, which won the BAFTA for Best Drama, RTS award for Best Drama and Special Mention at Rose d’Or.
Also in 2008, Shane was nominated for Best Cinematography at the AOF Film Festival for The Rainbow Tribe.
In 2009, Shane lit Forget Me Not which was the Grand Prize Winner at the London Independent Film Festival 2010, Best Of The Festival at the Palm Beach International Film Festival 2010 and won the Audience Award at the London United Film Festival 2011.
He is represented by WPA in Los Angeles and McKinney Macartney in London.