Resumé
A passionate nature advocate and explorer, and emerging wildlife cinematographer seeking opportunities to shoot, assist and trouble-shoot while on location with a sense of humor and a work hard ethic to make the production a success.
Relevant Experience
Director, Editor
Morro Bay Bird Festival Promotional Video
January-Febuary 2026
Filmed festival leaders, participants, and special events.
Managed logistics and on site talent releases.
Collaborated with festival to create a compelling showcase of the event.
Director
Flight Feathers | Self funded short film
June 2024-January 2026
Followed a hawk chick from long lens nest seqeunces through verite rescue, medical procedures, and aviary strength training.
Used blinds and remote cameras to safely film in the aviary, filmed sensitive medical procedures.
Led post production: hired talent and oversaw editing, original music composition, animation, and color correction.
Camera Operator
Wild Hope Episode 39: Thunder & Fire | Red Rock Films for PBS Nature
August 2024
2nd Camera Operator, Assistant Camera, and Data Wrangler.
Filmed with kids in an indigenous school. Long lens wildlife, documentary verite, interview setup/breakdown with EyeDirect.
Camera Operator
Wild Hope Episode 38: Significant Otters | Red Rock Films for PBS Nature
August 2024
2nd Camera Operator, Assistant Camera, and Data Wrangler.
Filmed from boats both humans and wildlife, as well as boat to boat. Long lens wildlife, documentary verite, interview setup/breakdown with EyeDirect.
Shot B-cam on ARRI AMIRA with Canon CN20 and Canon C500 with 70-200mm.
Prepared gear and assisted in the field with camera, lighting, and grip for long lens wildlife, farm/human verite, and macro shoots.
Remote 4K PTZ setup, troubleshooting, and operating (infrared & visible).
Tech for Phantom VEO 4k 1000fps shoots, both tethered and untethered.
Setup and monitored 4 A7S III remote camera traps (infrared & visible light).
Assistant Camera
The Biggest Little Farm Series | FarmLore Films
July-Dec 2021
Assistant and Social Media Manager
Professional Photographer and Guide Cindy Goeddel
2017-2021
Assisted with three week-long Yellowstone photography workshops.
Guided Cindy’s clients with camera settings, wildlife safely, and ethics.
Edited and taught Cindy's Lightroom workflow workshop.
Lightroom and tech support for Cindy and Clients (remote).
Photographer
2020 Black Lives Matter Protests
June 2020
Stayed ahead of march and walked nonstop for miles with two cameras.
Adapted to the ever-changing surroundings to create the best images.
Safely navigated situations with riot police while capturing images.
Core Team Lead
Sunrise Movement San Luis Obispo
2019-2020
Led a county-wide coalition for September 2019 Climate Strike.
6 months of planning with strike turnout of 500 people.
Head coordinator of weekly zoom calls with Santa Lucia Sierra Club, Women's March SLO, Climate Reality SLO, ECOLOGISTICS, ECOSLO, Surfrider SLO, SLO Climate Coalition, Extinction Rebellion SLO, and Indivisible SLO.
Speaker at 3 protests, including introducing the SLO City Mayor.
Producer, Cinematographer, and Editor
Student Film Backyard Wildlife: The Story of Local Nature
Nov 2018-
Jan 2019
Shot and edited 8 weeks and a budget of $300 (professional VO recording).
Won Youth Winner Wildlife Category at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
Skills
Soft Skills
Excellent written and oral communication.
Highly organized.
Focused on efficient workflow.
Enjoy working within a team.
Safety around dangerous animals - both domestic and wild.
Hard Skills
Davinci Resolve.
Adobe Lightroom, Bridge, and Photoshop.
Google Docs and Sheets.
Excel and Word.
Final Cut Pro X.
Slack.
Zoom.
Certifications
FAA Part 107.
REDucation training.
HydroFlex RAC mk5 training.
Equipment List
RED Gemini kit.
Canon L glass:
200-400mm.
500mm.
100-400mm.
70-200mm.
24-105mm.
Sachtler Video 20 II.
DJI Air 2S Drone.
DJI Ronin RS4 Pro.
MixPre6 and Sennheiser MKH 416.
Awards
Youth Winner Wildlife Category
San Luis Obispo Int’l Film Festival
2019
Finalist
Natural History Museum of London Youth Wildlife Photographer of the Year
2019
Semi-Finalist
Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice Awards
2019
Semi-Finalist
Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice Awards
2018