About Me

I am an Emmy Award Winning and BAFTA nominated US-based freelance wildlife documentary cinematographer with a background woven of ecology, film and remote field experience. I focus on blue-chip natural history and human/wildlife conservation productions using a variety of kit - from long-lens to drone, gimbals to phantom - to help raise the bar and enhance a production’s cinematography and storytelling. I am also adept at lighting and blocking for shoots that involve a mix of documentary and narrative elements.

Home is in Seattle, Washington, while I maintain ties in Florida and spend Southern Summers in the Falkland Islands.

After receiving my Bachelor’s of Science in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I worked as an ornithology field technician, photography/art reproduction editor, and interned with National Geographic photographer Carlton Ward Jr. I went on to receive my Master’s in Wildlife Filmmaking from the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK in conjunction with the BBC NHU. My background and experience to date helps me read animal behavior, work with experts and talent, look at wildlife from a different perspective, and reveal stories and characters in the events that unfold. Recently, I was selected as a mentee for the 2025 American Society of Cinematographers Vision Mentorship Program.

I entered the filmmaking scene by producing and shooting a short documentary of my own in conjunction with the BBC, called Rancheros del Jaguar. Since then, I have filmed for PBS, National Geographic and Disney+. I’ve filmed in locations across North America - from Florida to California to Alaska - and around the world - from Mexico to Madagascar. I also have polar experience filming in Antarctica. Much of my recent work has been in the Falkland Islands filming the five species of penguins and other marine life that lives there. I also work as a video engineer aboard Robert Ballard’s Exploration Vessel Nautilus, operating live cameras on remotely operated vehicles that dive to over 3000 meters into the deep sea.

For nearly 4 years, I was a cinematographer and gear lead on The Biggest Little Farm: The Series (coming soon) for National Geographic/Disney+, a follow-up series to the award-winning documentary The Biggest Little Farm. I worked closely with the story team to develop characters and capture emerging stories. Through this series I filmed wildlife, farm life, humans and even wildfires in a variety of long-lens, macro, sync, narrative, and drone shoots. I’ve become quite adaptable to ever-changing situations and creative in the face of new challenges.

Other productions I have DP’d for include In Her Nature (PBS), Wild Hope (PBS), and Patchwork Wild for the Florida Wildlife Corridor, to name a few. I have experience working with ARRI, RED, Canon and Sony cameras, as well as specialty cameras such as Phantom, camera trap systems, and Panasonic PTZ camera set ups. I am an FAA certified drone pilot and operate DJI Inspire and Mavic drones. I am also a Wilderness First Responder through National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).

Through my career I have benefited from many mentors, including Mark Emery Films in Florida, so in my free time I like to mentor aspiring camera operators through several organizations, living by the “lift as you climb” motto I learned from my boss Ed McNichol on the E/V Nautilus. I am involved as the Secretary of the board for the Wildlife Cinematographer Diversity Fund (WCDF), a non-profit that oversees the Wildlife Camerawomen Group and seeks to support and foster talent among underrepresented groups in wildlife cinematography. I’m also involved as a mentor with Nature Environment & Wildlife Filmmaking (NEWF), a South African-based organization seeking to grow African wildlife production talent. Additionally, I’m a partner photographer with Girls Who Click, providing mentorship and learning opportunities for young women in conservation photography and filmmaking.