Discover Top News Shooters / Video Journalists in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Eric Benson founded Bus-Stop Productions and graduated from the the University of Northern Iowa majoring in Electronic Media Production, Electronic Media Leadership with a Minor in Journalism. Eric also has a degree in Visual Communication from Hawaii Pacific University. Eric served for twelve years in the United States Navy as a Photojournalist and Mass Communications Specialist serving in over 35 countries. His primary service was in Asia and the Middle East and has experience working with various news agencies to include CNN, MSNBC, The Associated Press, and Reuters. During his twelve years of service Eric has learned that wearing a number of hats, has given him an intricate understanding of how mass media and corporate public affairs work. Eric has experience with photography (both film and digital), directing, producing, editing, lighting, and audio. He has worked on Nikon and Canon platforms for photography with Canon and Sony in his experience as a filmmaker.

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I have a 20 year history in film making as a producer, cinematographer and everything else under the sun. I've developed and produced original programming for A&E Network, MTV, produced 4 full length films in distribution through Hulu, Amazon, itunes and many other platforms and co-wrote and produced a film that we sold to showtime. I'm currently co-producing and co-hosting a podcast called Paramerican Radio that we produce out of our office in the Watergarden building in Santa Monica and am in and often working in the Los Angeles area when I'm not in my hometown of the Quad Cities on the border of Iowa/Illinois around 2 hrs from Chicago.

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I’m a Mexican photographer, visual, multimedia, and storytelling artist, based in Iowa. With the mission to foster a sustainable, and inclusive world. I began making photographs as a teen. In 2002 I emigrated to Iowa, with the intention of studying photography, where I began to document the work of musicians and performance artists. In 2017, received a grant from the Iowa Arts Council to work on “Immigrant Luchadores”, a photo documentary, to give voice to Latino immigrants. This has become my long-term personal work, center on highlighting the life and struggles of Latinos, immigrants, and minorities in the US.

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As a multimedia journalist with extensive experience in all manner of visual and written storytelling, I strive to bring to life the stories I encounter. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, I am currently accepting editorial freelance projects in video, photo and written realms. I specialize in short-form documentary style video and photo essay projects. I have covered multiple facets of the COVID-19 pandemic, arts and culture, lifestyle and a great deal in between.

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I am an independent documentary filmmaker, video producer and photographer living in Iowa City, Iowa. I work on a wide variety of projects in the Midwest around the world. I have a B.S. in Environmental Science and a professional background as a photojournalist and documentary photographer. In my work, I try to combine a strong visual sense with intimacy and bit of humor.

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Hi, My name is Fred Ebong. I have been in the video industry for about six years. I currently run a video production agency in the midwest. We have done various work in that time, including documentaries, commercials, customer testimonials/case studies, and cooperate videos.

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KC McGinnis is a photographer, videographer, and 360° videojournalist based in the Upper Midwest (Chicago - Minneapolis - Omaha - St. Louis). I also blog about religion in photojournalism.

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FAA Certified Drone Operator. Videographer with over 10 years of experience in content creation.

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I'm a radio journalist and multimedia journalist ready to take on any work!

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I am an photographer, filmmaker and new media professional, and have worked as a producer, cameraman, and editor for many online documentary and storytelling collectives. As a documentary filmmaker, I collaborate with other storytellers from all across the world, working together to produce both original feature films and web documentaries. As a photographer, I specialize in portraits and advertising shoots. Since 1998, I have been hired by such clients as Atlantic Records, Animal Planet, Discovery Communications, Harley-Davidson, SC Johnson, Al Jazeera (London), and the National Gallery of Art (Washington DC). I recently worked at the University of Wisconsin - Madison's Wisconsin Center for Education Research conducting research in education and developing new forms of documentary-style field data acquisition. Currently, I am finishing my feature-length documentary film, Swim Jim Swim. I am a recipient of a Wisconsin Arts Board filmmaker fellowship and a Mary L. Nohl Artist Fund fellowship. My most recent book and exhibit, Motorcycles of Kerala, is a series of pinhole photographs taken during a trip to southern India.

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Fábio Erdos is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker and photographer member of Panos Pictures, one of the world's leading independent and award-winning photographic agencies. In 2019, Fábio won a World Press Photo award for the film "Marielle and Monica", produced for The Guardian, and in 2021 he was invited to serve as a jury member for the World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest. His films have been shown at several festivals, like GLAAD (New York), One World Media (UK), La Gacilly Photo Festival (France), the Museum of Tomorrow, the Museum of Modern Art (Rio de Janeiro), and he was shortlisted for the IDA Documentary Awards. ​ Previous to his film and photography career, Fábio worked for the international non-profit ActionAid for many years, where he gained experience in grassroots work on poverty and social inequality. During this time he worked in rural communities in Northeast Brazil, a region that suffers from one of the worst droughts in the last 50 years, in Haiti, a year after the devastating earthquake of 2010, and in the rural communities of Mozambique. These experiences inspired him to pursue filmmaking and photography as a way to convey contemporary socio-environmental issues.​ ​ Fábio focuses on documenting stories through a personal and intimate narrative, aiming to bring awareness and, most importantly, impact on social and environmental issues.

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I'm a freelance photographer, videographer, designer, and editor located in Iowa, USA. I'm also working on my M.A. in photojournalism at the School of Visual Communication. Previously, I was the Photographer, Videographer, Editor and Designer at Ohio University's Russ College of Engineering. As a DAAD internXchange fellow, I interned at the Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, a Tagesspiegel paper covering Brandenburg, Germany's capital city. For several years before that I worked in Berlin, where I first traveled on a Fulbright Fellowship. I received my B.A. in German and Literature, Science and the Arts from the University of Iowa. My research interests are focused on immigration, justice, history and public policy. My work has appeared in publications such as Archaeology, The Athens News, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, The Daily Mail, The Houston Chronicle, Ohio Today, PBS NewsHour Online, Smithsonian Online, The Texas Tribune. It has been recognized by Photo Philanthropy, as well as the NPPA.

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Dale is a cinematographer with over 20 years experience specializing in documentary and testimonial driven campaigns. His company, Crossroads Productions, operates as a full-service production company. With a national network of trusted creative partners, we are able to facilitate any size video production. From national spot work to live streaming events, Crossroads Productions has been a trusted ally for agencies, independent producers and broadcast clients. He has the pleasure of working with major brands such as American Family Insurance, Keen Footwear, Sub-Zero and Wolf Appliance Company, Harley-Davidson, Mazda and Duluth Trading Company capturing honest and beautiful images that convey a powerful message. He has an extensive list of broadcast clients such as ESPN, Discovery, Big Ten Network, PBS and PBS Kids.

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My name is Jimmy Ho, I am a videographer and filmmaker located in Des Moines, Iowa. I am extremely passionate about telling a compelling story through high quality visuals. I am very detailed technically with image quality. In my experience I have shot over 13 of my own weddings in the past year. I've produced directed and edited a variety of work such as; kickstarter campaign videos, wedding videos, music videos, corporate promotional, product promotional, etc. I have a wide range of equipment and knowledge and am always soaking in information to learn more.

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Worked as a Multimedia Journalist at Northwestern University's Medill News Service while receiving my Masters. I reported on health, politics, culture and business and focused on documentary filmmaking. I majored in Biology at Loyola University Chicago while working as a research assistant studying cataracts at Rush University Medical Center. I taught ESL students in Egypt for two years while working as a freelancer writer and content editor.

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I'm Robert Newell. I'm a videographer, editor, photojournalist and drone operator. But most of all, I am a storyteller. My passion is going out in the world and using my skills in communication to share stories with everyone around the world. I love being able to collaborate with others to craft compelling, informative and entertaining pieces.

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In the last year Kurt: delivered three 20-minute documentaries to his clients for which he directed, produced, shot, and edited; he DPed five additional projects; and released a short documentary of his own that was picked up by a distributor (not public yet). Let's collaborate!

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After 11 years of working post and production in Chicago, my family and I have relocated to Iowa. I enjoy using audio and film to tell the stories of humans.

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I'm a filmmaker in Des Moines, Iowa. I've shot, directed, and edited mini-documentaries, commercials, music videos, and over 30 short comedy films. I also compose original music for many of these.

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I'm an experienced field producer, segment producer, writer and corporate video director.

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