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Lara Stone photographed in Paris by Steven Lyon

Represented artist · United States

Steven
Lyon

Photography, film and activism shaped by one lifelong obsession: light.

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Lara Stone · Paris, 2006

Steven Lyon working with a film camera

The artist

An artist of
light and shadow.

Steven Lyon is a photographer, filmmaker, writer and visual artist whose work explores beauty, narrative and emotional truth.

Born and raised in Southern California, Lyon first gained international recognition after being discovered by Andy Warhol on Sunset Boulevard. After years in front of the camera, he moved behind it, spending more than twenty-five years in Paris developing a distinctive photographic language informed by film noir, European cinema and German Expressionism.

His photography has appeared internationally in Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ and has been exhibited throughout Europe. Working from his downtown Los Angeles studio, Lyon remains closely connected to the craft and ritual of analogue photography.

Nationality
American
Practice
Photography · film · writing
Known for
Film noir · portraiture · wildlife
Representation
Studio 54 Fine Art · Artnet

The practice

Light as
narrative.

Lyon’s photographs move between the intimacy of portraiture and the scale of the African savannah. Chiaroscuro, human emotion and the tactile character of film give each image its timeless presence.

“I see my art as a symphony of light and shadow.”
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Rock Star, Paris 2008, by Steven Lyon

Selected works

Portraits in light.

Initial selection from four decades of photography.

Serena Williams, Miami, 2006, by Steven Lyon01

Serena Williams

Miami · 2006
Fine-art photograph

Lara Stone, Paris, 2006, by Steven Lyon02

Lara Stone

Paris · 2006
Fine-art photograph

Eva Bohetova, Lombardy, Italy, 2009, by Steven Lyon03

Eva Bohetova

Lombardy, Italy · 2009
Fine-art photograph

Rock Star, Paris, 2008, by Steven Lyon04

Rock Star

Paris · 2008
Fine-art photograph

Selected career

1990s

Transitioned behind the camera in Paris, developing a film-noir photographic language.

2004

Photo Magazine and Fujifilm-supported exhibition at Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris.

2013

Founded Lyonheartlove, connecting photography, film and wildlife advocacy.

2026

Live · Nude · Girls, Tracy Park Gallery, Malibu, California.

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