Stephen Paar is a Los Angeles-based DP and member of the International Cinematographers Guild. He received his Master's in Cinematography from the American Film Institute in 2012.

Stephen’s latest narrative feature, Lorelei, won the Jury Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival and was in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film stars Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black, Den of Thieves) and Jena Malone (The Neon Demon, The Hunger Games), and was released theatrically and on Hulu in 2021.

Stephen has lensed over 200 shorts, music videos, commercials, dance videos and web series. He won Best Cinematography at the 2015 International Academy of Web Television Awards for his work on the Player Piano web series. As a commercial DP and camera op, he's worked for clients including Aldi, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gerber, JAFRA, Maxwell House, Plarium, Scion and more.

Stephen originally hails from the Midwest and got his BA from Columbia College Chicago. In his spare time, he enjoys reading science fiction and fancies himself a futurist.