As a travel photographer, I am always envious when I see photos of beautiful and interesting travel destinations on social media…Scotland is one of those picturesque locations. Mountains, valleys, beautiful remote landscapes, hairy coo’s… So, I decided to travel to Scotland on a photo adventure and see if I could capture some of that beauty. […]
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Thales/SpaceX/Irridium documentary…
A friend (and Los Angeles based cinematographer) Gareth Taylor reached out to me a few months ago about a job covering the launch of a Space X rocket and the Iridium Satellites. The details were vague at that point but the job would for a company based in France and we would be filming a […]
We shot A Dark Thriller feature film in Maine…
I was in Vietnam when Cory Pyke reached out to me about a feature to be shot in Maine in October (2018). Cory told me that Ed, the Executive producer and DoP (Edwin Stevens) had told him that I was the guy he wanted to mix this movie. So after a few weeks of negotiating […]
Vietnam
Everyone has their personal reasons for traveling….and Vietnam was a special destination I felt I needed to visit. As far back as several decades, I can remember wanting to travel to Vietnam. From the first time I saw the 80’s Vietnam war movies, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket I have always been fascinated by this […]
Joshua Tree – A Mushroom Journey
I have done a few films with Sean and Cass. For me, the kind of films that they make are the kind of films that need to be made. Not because of money or fame or shock value. The films they make are social currency. They allow people to understand what is possible in this […]
Vegan fashion documentary – Vaute Couture
Vaute Couture: 2017 I have to say right out that this production renewed my faith in production life…a little bit. I’ve been on the road most of this year and although I love the travelers lifestyle, it can be rough at times. You don’t get to sleep in your own bed. You don’t get to […]
Hermanos – A short film by Timur Botzkin
Usually when I am asked to work on a short “independent” film I immediately think about low budgets, inexperienced filmmakers and chaos on set. However, I was really surprised on the set of Hermanos. The film was directed by an 18 year old kid, and he was a really amazing director! This is so rare […]