Having shot for virtually every major magazine, from Vanity Fair to Vogue, Shining’s work has also appeared in countless books about fashion and style. In addition to his advertising work for the agencies Shahid and Co., Saatchi, and Lloyd & Co., his fashion film collaborations have been shown at the ASVOFF Festival at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He studied at Parson’s School of Design in New York City and divideds his time between NYC and Los Angeles. Shining is also a Trustee of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, and on the Board of Directors of ACRIA.