Stephen Ironside is an award-winning, internationally-known photographer and videographer born & raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a passion for telling narrative-shifting stories that promote cultural and environmental conservation, awareness, and respect. Self-taught and working professionally as a full-time commercial photographer since 2010, he aims to make the world just a little bit better through well-crafted imagery that inspires in others a love for the nature and the diversity and resilience of the human spirit. He has displayed work in multiple gallery shows, and his first short documentary, “A Safe Place to Sleep,” was shown in the Fayetteville Film Festival in 2023.

This website is transitioning to Stephen’s passion work. For commercial, editorial, B2B, event coverage, and other work, check his new brand, Iron Lotus Creative.