Discover Top News Shooters / Video Journalists in Alajuela, Costa Rica

Mareesa Stertz has worked in the industry for over 12 years. Her passion for film began with a Betamax camcorder at the ripe age of six, led to a degree in Cinema at San Francisco State University, and has taken her shooting all around the world. She has created and produced a documentary series on healing that is premiering on Gaia TV in 2020 and her work focuses on imaginative inspiring stories that expand the mind and bring people together. Mareesa’s work has been featured by Viceland, CBS, IFC, SPIN, INDIE NATION and has been shown in numerous film festivals around the world. Clients include, Viceland, Participant Media, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, TEDX, Ableton Live, New York Film Academy, and more.

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• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News

Ozzie Hoppe is a bilingual (English & Spanish) photographer / videographer based in Costa Rica and NYC. He has recently published his work in the Wall Street Journal (USA), Bloomberg (USA), Condé Nast (USA), Outside (USA), The Guardian (UK), National Geographic Traveller (India), Al Jazeera Media Network (Qatar), Roads and Kingdoms (USA), Rotary International (USA), Gulf News (Dubai), Damaged Goods Magazine (New Zealand), Surfline (California), La Repubblica (Italy), Zupi (Brazil), and Outlook (India). Ozzie has also worked with clients ranging from Airbnb Magazine, AMC Networks, TripAdvisor and BBC. Ozzie was raised on a healthy diet of surfing and hitchhiking during a childhood that was spent between Costa Rica, New York, Hawaii, California and Texas; all serving as a starting point to traveling throughout the world. Ozzie has since lived in every continent except Antarctica. He recently completed a profile on the up and coming hip hop scene in Medellín, Colombia. Ozzie focuses on portraiture and lifestyle photography as well as documentary projects.

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I work as a freelance news producer, camerawoman and editor based in Costa Rica. As a producer I’ve coordinated several stories related to climate change, green energies, community activism, technology and sports; overseeing all details from logistics and scouting to interview coordination and translation (Spanish/English). Visiting remote parts of the country and seeing life from different perspectives are the absolute best things about field production. I've also worked on some assignments, shooting and editing raw packages for TV and Internet broadcasting.

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• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Translator
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For the past 6 years I have worked as a creative director at a non profit and doing freelance on the side. Currently I am working as a freelance shooter, producer and editor. I am passionate about stories that can move people and challenge their way of thinking.

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• Fixer
• Production Assistant
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• Drone Operator

We are independent filmmakers based in San Jose, Costa Rica. We have over 10 years of experience working on visuals that tell compelling stories and that inspire individuals.

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• Motion Graphics Designer
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Gordon Durnin has been involved in professional television production in Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States since 1987. Working as a self-employed freelancer and an employee of Al Jazeera English (for almost 9 years), Mr. Durnin has helped produce thousands of news, feature and documentary pieces for major networks worldwide. Highly developed technical skills in all aspects of ENG and Documentary production, together with fluency in Spanish, Portuguese and English and an intimate understanding of the history, geography and politics of the Americas make Mr. Durnin ideally suited to work in the field. A witness to the effects of war, the drug trade, poverty and natural disasters as well as the more recent rise of the political left in Latin America during the Bush and Obama Presidencies, Mr. Durnin remains one of the few journalists whose experience transcends post-Cold War “Globalisation” and whose knowledge of the roots and dimensions of current affairs provides deeper context and perspective in his reporting. Now based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mr. Durnin continues to travel extensively throughout the Americas.

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Roberto Carlos Sánchez @rosanchezphoto is a photographer whose work focuses on photojournalism, commercial and documentary photography. Official Photographer for the Presidents of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera 2014 to 2022 Freelance stringer - contributor for news press agencies His work has been featured in national and international publications and media news, also has been commissioned for human rights, environmental and social issues for NGOs like UNHCR and PNUD Refugee Agency and Development Program, WRI Shift AcademyCities. Interested in the social communication through photography, Roberto put all his vision, passion and sense to achieve with success the work assigned to him. For more information on Roberto's work, regarding on scheduling an assignment, commission, feel free to contact.

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• Landscape Photographer
• Fashion Photographer

Berny Araya with over 25 years of experience in the audiovisual field which gave coverage to historical national and international news events. As a producer, editor and cameraman has covered for international news networks such as ECO Televisa Noticiero Telemundo Miami, Telenoticias CBS, Univision, ABC, NHK Japan, ZDF Germany, NBC, Rede Record Brazil, TVE Spain, CNN, TVCHILE, CCTV China, Russia RT, Telesur Venezuela ... Worked as Managing Director and cinematographer for the Presidency of the Republic for various president terms in Costa Rica and in 2001 founded his own television company Digital Vision SA, where he is currently the General production Director of more than 15 institutional documentaries, governmental and commercial advertisement videos. General Director of the most complete stock videos of Costa Rica. costaricahh.tv.

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• Sound Mixer
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Graduated in Communication and Cinema from the University of Chile and in Music Theory from the Pedagogical Institute of Chile; experience in cinematography for film, camera, editing, video editing, sound design and direct sound (fiction and documentary). In 2012 he attended the Advanced Workshop on Cinematography for Film and Television at the ICAU (Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual of Uruguay) and the agency Loop in Montevideo.

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• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• TV News Producer
• Social Media Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
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• Motion Graphics Designer

I'm a multi-skilled photographer and video producer. Capabilities: -Lighting and conducting two-camera video interviews with broadcast-quality audio, solo -Licensed drone operation -B-roll videography -Editorial photography -Portrait/headshot photography -Video editing, quick-turn if necessary Comfortable with all kinds of conditions. Adaptable. Useful when you need stills and video on the same project but with a small footprint.

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• Drone Operator
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A one-man-band filmmaker with 14 years of experience. Andres has covered events in 15 countries and worked for 5 in the UK. He's is extremely curious with a passion for learning. Whether you need an editor for fast-paced environments, A motion graphics artist, a videographer or a project manager, Andres can definitely help.

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• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - News
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Through photos and videos I love communicating, not just what I say or think but what I see and other people live. From using drones, dslr, go pro, streaming equipment in the middle of the jungle, to covering international events. The main topic here is I love what I do.

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• Senior Producer / Project Manager
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• Translator
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
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• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• HD Live Operator
• Social Media Producer
• Digital Content Creator
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• Corporate Videographer

I'm a Brazilian journalist and filmmaker based in Costa Rica with over 15 years of experience producing a range of non-fiction narrative formats in collaboration with media organizations from different parts of the world.

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Video Journalist, photographer and illustrator. Enthusiast watercolor. Passionate about visual communication. Columnist and producer of 89dB TV at 89decibeles.com, and journalist collaborator for Su Casa magazine.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
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Filmmaker and editor based in the quiet rural coastal town of Brasilito, Costa Rica. Background in short film production, music videos, documentaries, commercial production, and television.

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• Drone Operator
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• Non-Fiction Film Director
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• Landscape Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer

Video producer and journalist. Editor. Photographer.

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Tv Sports journalist Televisa México 1994-2019 TV Más Costa Rica 2022

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