Rob Stewart (film producer)

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Rob Stewart, 2012

Rob Stewart (born December 28, 1979 in Toronto , Ontario ; † January 31, 2017 at Alligator Reef , Florida ) was a Canadian film producer , photographer and conservation biologist .

Life

Stewart grew up in Toronto. He began photography at the age of thirteen and soon specialized in underwater photography and videography . Stewart began to work as a diving trainer at the age of eighteen, but later became a part-time and full-time photographer for various nature magazines. Stewart earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Western Ontario .

Stewart later found a mentor in Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society . In 2002 he accompanied the crew of the Ocean Warrior to film them in their fight against illegal shark catches.

Awards

Stewart received over 30 international awards for his film Sharkwater , and his second film, Revolution , received 19 awards. Stewart has received the Genesis Award (2009) and the Environmental Vision Award (2008) for his work.

death

At the end of January 2017, Stewart went on a trip to Alligator Reef with a crew and the experienced diving instructor Peter Sotis to shoot for his new film Sharkwater: Extinction . After two successful dives with a rebreather , had no experience in the Stewart, first appeared Sotis and shortly after Stewart a third time. Sotis first went aboard the ship, where he collapsed and was supplied with oxygen by the crew. After the excitement subsided, it was noticed that Stewart was gone. An immediately initiated, large-scale search operation, which also included helicopters, an airplane and a remote-controlled underwater vehicle , was unsuccessful. The search was ended on February 3 at 4:30 p.m. local time, just under 72 hours after his disappearance. A few minutes later, a diving team found his body on the ocean floor, 90 meters from his last known position at 65 meters.

publication

  • Sharkwater: The Photographs. Key Porter Books, Toronto 2007, ISBN 978-1-55263-971-9 , (English).
  • Sharkwater 2

Film about Stewart

  • Passion for Planet Documentary, Germany, 2016, 97 min., Script and director: Werner Schuessler, production: ¿are u happy? films, Indi Film, SWR , SRF , series: natur exclusiv , first broadcast: 23 August 2017 on Das Erste , table of contents by ARD , preview on SWR. Portrait of the wildlife and nature filmmakers Rob Stewart, Jan Haft , Rita Banerji, Mark Shelley, Michael and Rita Schlamberger.

Web links

Commons : Rob Stewart  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Adam Skolnick: What Happened to Rob Stewart? In: Outsideonline.com. February 3, 2017, accessed February 7, 2017 .
  2. ^ Rob Stewart - Director & Producer - Biography. In: therevolutionmovie.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
  3. ^ Paul Watson : Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart was an aquatic guardian angel for the “demons” of the deep. The Globe and Mail , February 4, 2017, accessed February 7, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Stewart, Rob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian film producer, photographer and conservation biologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario , Canada
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 2017
Place of death Alligator Reef , Florida , United States