Shearer, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is known for his work in entertainment portraiture,[1] key art for film and television, Oscars, advertising, album covers,[2] and backstage documentary coverage.[3] His past credits include the SAG Awards, The Oscars, MTV Video Music Awards, the Grammys, and the CMA Awards.[4][3]
Shearer has worked for Getty Images since 2005 and co-founded Invision Agency in partnership with The Associated Press. In 2015, he left the company to became the Nashville Bureau Chief for Getty Images.[5][6]
He captured the now-iconic photo of Britney Spears and Madonna kissing on stage at MTV Video Music Awards in 2003.[7] In 2015, Shearer's photograph was used as the cover of Shadows in the Night.[8] He was described as Dylan's "more or less Dylan's official photographer".[9][2] In 2023, Shearer's photo of Taylor Swift was chosen as the theatrical release poster art for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.[4]
