Stephen Wayda
Principal photographer of Pamela Anderson in Pictures: Photographs Stephen Wayda (born December 12, 1946) is an American professional photographer, known for his photography for Playboy.
Stephen Wayda
- Name
- Stephen Wayda
- Born
- 12 December 1946
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Known for
- Playboy magazine
- Nationality
- United States
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Principal photographer of Pamela Anderson in Pictures: Photographs Stephen Wayda (born December 12, 1946) is an American professional photographer, known for his photography for Playboy.
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Stephen Wayda (born 1946) is a photographer, of American nationality. The photographer was born in Los Angeles. Stephen Wayda lived in Santa Monica.
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• Name — Stephen Wayda • Born — 12 December 1946 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Photographer • Known for — Playboy magazine
Early life and education
Early life and education
Wayda was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Southern California. After high school, he attended the University of Utah where he majored in journalism and political science. Wayda hoped to join the Navy ROTC and fly jets, but when his grandfather died and left him a camera collection, he taught himself photography.
Career
Career
Wayda worked as a newspaper reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune for seven years, where his photographs accompanied the stories he reported. While working for the Tribune, Wayda was honored for saving the life of Salt Lake City police officer Brent Elcock. Having developed a method to enhance the reproduction of photographs in the letterpress newspapers, Wayda began his commercial photography career taking newspaper photographs for Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI), a Salt Lake City based department store, working with models from a local agency.
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Wayda was introduced to the Playboy editor Marilyn Grabowski through the photographer Dwight Hooker. For forty years, Grabowski was the woman behind the centerfolds, defining the pages of Playboy. Playboy publisher, Hugh Hefner, said, "…from an inauspicious start, he has become the most published photographer in the history of Playboy. His iconic images have helped change the way the world looks at women, and the way women look at the world. His influence on photography can not be overstated. […] His contribution to photography will live on for generations to come." Wayda's photos have been featured on the cover of Playboy more than any other photographer. He was the principal photographer for Pamela Anderson, and his photographs are found in the book Pamela Anderson in Pictures. Wayda has photographed such celebrities as Jack Nicholson, Denzel Washington, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Tom Selleck, Demi Moore, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, the Game, Kid Rock, Travis Barker, Kim Kardashian, Brooke Burke and Jenny McCarthy. Wayda's photographs have been featured in fashion, lifestyle, and sport magazines.
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- 1.Hood, Abbey. Behind The Lens of a Playboy Photographer. The Beverly Hills Courier. May 28, 2010.
- 2.CBS New York. From Dali To Marilyn Monroe: Playboy Auctions Art.
- 3.Inside Ashley Dupré's Smokin' Playboy Shoot. People.
- 4.Electra Star Models. Our Photographers.
- 5.Jessamyn Cuneo. Playboy Photographer Stephen Wayda Has Dream Job. American Superstar Magazine. March 31, 2007.
- 6.Jeff Ferrantino. How To Shoot The Perfect Playmate Pictorial. American Superstar Magazine. March 31, 2007.
- 7.American Photo. Inside Photography. 7. Sep–Oct 2005.
- 8.Police Honor Newsman. The Salt Lake Tribune.
- 9.Jake Gyllenhaal Would Like to Thank His Abs. New York. June 4, 2010.
- 10.Amy Wallace. The Woman Behind the Centerfolds. Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2005.
- 11.Liz Smith. Liz Gets "Intimate" . New York Social Daily. March 28, 2013.
- 12.Kim Kardashian much easier to shoot for Playboy than 'guarded' Ashley Dupre. Daily News. April 24, 2010.
- 13.Ben Kaplan. Playboy 3-D: 'Like Avatar because of how the thing pops out'. National Post. May 12, 2010.
- 14.Juan Carlos García. Pilar Montenegro mostrará todos sus encantos en EU. Ticket. January 15, 2012.
- 15.Stephen Wayda – Fotografo Playboy. Numero f. February 13, 2007.
- 16.Stephen Wayda, Playboy Photographer.
- 17.Stephen Wayda.
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