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

Stephen’s narrative feature, Lorelei, won the Jury Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival and premiered 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. He just completed principal photography on a thriller, Switchback, due for release in 2026.

Stephen has lensed hundreds of 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 DoP and camera op, he's worked for clients including Aldi, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gerber, JAFRA, Maxwell House and more. He also shot the MSNBC series Fearless: How 10 LGBT Activists Made It Better. As a gaffer, he’s lit music videos for many artists, including Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Maluma, and Rosalía.

Stephen originally hails from the Midwest and got his BFA in Film from Columbia College Chicago. In his spare time, he’s an avid reader of science fiction. The work he’s proudest of is raising his young daughter.