Stuart V. Jewell

Honolulu-born cinematographer, the son of an engineer who had contributed to the building of Pearl Harbour. Jewell was trained as a metallurgist and worked on the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, helping to produce weapons grade uranium for the atomic bomb. He changed career paths by the end of World War II, becoming a pilot and specialist in aerial and time-lapse photography. Under contract to Walt Disney for seven years, he was one of several cinematographers who worked on the iconic documentary The Living Desert (1953), filmed in the Sierra Madre. Jewell had a reputation for being obsessively patient, when on his nature shoots, at times remaining for days or even weeks in the same spot to capture the moment. After leaving Disney, he became a free-lance photographer, selling stock footage of animals, nature events and steam locomotives through an agency.