D Stevens

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is orphaned as few or no other articles link to it. Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. (June 2008)

D Stevens (born Compton, California). A broadcast journalist, photojournalist, photographer and filmmaker. In early 1970 as Public Affairs Director KPFK-FM he won a Golden Mike award for exposing conditions at California's Soledad Prison and the cause célébre of the "Soledad Brothers" including George Jackson. He became a photojournalist for Newsweek International in London covering global hotspots including Northern Ireland and Uganda. His work has appeared in many international magazines and books including the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and book "Songs of My People" published by Time/Warner-Little Brown.

Stevens returned to the U.S. in the late 80's to become a commercial photographer in New York and later moved to Los Angeles freelancing for TIME Magazine and became a member of the Camera Guild (Local 600) working on major motion pictures including Boyz N The Hood, Menace II Society, What's Love Got to Do With It and commissioned to do many Hollywood Motion Pictures Posters and was the photographer for the 2001 Best Drama Key Art Award winning Best Drama Award for the movie "Love and Basketball" poster. Stevens directed and wrote the independent film entitled "The Pet" and was once attached to do a major film on the legendary Marvin Gaye.