Stephen Paul West (born 21 July 1974) is an American author, film director and professional photographer specializing in abstract portrait photography from the United States.
His novels reflect a social structure that is dark, almost Gothic, with themes similar to the Brontë sisters.
His female characters exemplify Byronic heroes. This anti-Victorian culture changes the female leads from a passive-reactive role into a larger dynamic-proactive role.
Biography
An Austin, Texas denizen, who is an active participant in artistic culture reflected by the expression Keep Austin Weird.
A strong supernatural undertone is threaded into his work, as in his contemporaries.
Stephen Paul West works with actors/models important in the region, including Brandon Sagar, sister’s Alisha and Sarahi Tyler, Cici Barone, as well as Niki Hawkynne.
His artistic work is a blend of photography, literary, film and music - and he crosses freely between all of the medium to express a single story. In this respect, he is a modern story teller who utilizes all contemporary technical facets of today's society.
Work
His first novel, “MaelStrom To London”, reflects the nature of a strong leading female, Emily Black, who must navigate a difficult social structure - a theme common in Historical Fiction, such as Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice. However, as a modern author his books share a modern, gothic, romance element similar to novelists as Libba Bray, A Great and Terrible Beauty, or Stephanie Meyer, Twilight.
He second work, "Bed of Stone - Heart of Wood", continues the gothically dark theme of Emily Black. This book reflects a darker overtone than is generally found in his work.
Filmography
*2008, Paradise
*2009, MaelStrom Diaries
Novels
*2007, Feral Princes
*2008, MaelStrom To London
Honours
*Innovation Forum with Governor John Engler, 2001
Bibliography
*Stephen Paul West, Threads of Time (1998)
*Stephen Paul West, MaelStrom To London”, 2009, ISBN 1439213224
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