Discover Top News Shooters / Video Journalists in Johannesburg, South Africa

Hello My name is Zaheer Cassim. I run a multimedia production house called One Way Up Productions, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, After graduating from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism with a Master's in Digital Media, I worked for several international news organisations before settling back home in South Africa. Over the years, the company has evolved into a team of cinematographers, editors and visual effects artist and our work is predominantly corporate, however we have created documentaries for local non-profits and have freelanced several multimedia news stories published on the New York Times websites and SBS Dateline Australia. We have done work for corporate videos for international brands such as Apple, Liverpool, KPMG, Ernst and Young, to name a few and understand the demands of delivering high quality work in a short duration of time. My team are ready to go. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Corporate Videographer

I am a Johannesburg based Filmmaker, Director of Photography (DOP), Multimedia Journalist, Producer and Drone Operator. Over the course of my career I have worked in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Southern Africa with different international organizations including the UN Human Rights Office, Al Jazeera English, Global Citizen, TRT World, Goethe Institut, Vice News on HBO, Bloomberg, Amnesty International, Business Insider and Pacifica Radio. In 2017, together with partner Ntshepeng Motema, I co-founded Seithati Media, an audio-visual storytelling company producing film, video, television, and audio content. We create work that aims to reframe perspectives through delicate storytelling, moving emotions and fresh aesthetics. My standard kit: Two Sony 4K Cinema cameras, the FX6 and FX3, with tripods. I use Sony G Master f/2.8 lenses: 24-70mm &70-200mm. My sound kit includes a Sony UWD-D27 2 person lav mic set & Sennheiser MKE600 shotgun microphone, with Zoom H5 when sound needs to be recorded externally. My lights include Godox FL150 S LED key light along with 2 smaller Godox LEDs. Gimbal: DJI Ronin RS2. Drone: 4K DJI Mini 3 Pro.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• TV News Producer
• Podcast Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Video Editor - News
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Executive Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary

Dianne began her career in newspapers at the prestigious Cape Town newspaper The Cape Argus where she reported on high profile high court cases as well as human interest stories. The bright lights of television beckoned and she joined eNCA shortly before the launch of the 24-hour news channel. She returned to newspapers as a senior investigative and legal reporter at The Sunday Independent newspaper in Gauteng. After two years she returned to eNCA this time entering the online department as a senior reporter. She has won a number of awards for her work as a reporter. Dianne has worked as the News Editor of The Times and TimesLIVE. She has been the Head of News at POWER 98.7, a Johannesburg-based radio station and worked as Head of News and Current Affairs at Newzroom Afrika where she helped to set up the 24-hour news channel. She later took up the role of Special Project Editor at the channel. In late 2021, Dianne joined the Timeslive group multimedia team as Editor for Video.

• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host

Adam is writing this biography in the third person. :) He started making videos in high school with his friends - directing and producing a TV show at the age of 16. After completing his BA in Philosophy and Literature at the University of Pretoria, he turned his hobby into a profession. He works in three fields: documentary, advertising and institutional media. Work has taken him to Malaysia, Australia, Angola, The Seychelles, Madagascar, Patagonia, Chile and Argentina to name a few. His film "Exorcist of Apartheid" won best short documentary at the 2019 Jozi Film Festival. He has worked widely in the South African broadcasting space, working on shows for Showmax, kykNET and SABC2. Adam can also be seen acting in TV series and feature films. Most notably, Wonderlus (2017). He always has a notebook and a pen with him.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• On-Camera Talent

I am a Professional Videographer, Licensed Drone Pilot; Digital Strategic Marketer always seeking new challenges in the field of film &; video production, marketing, advertising and creative work on the Digital space. I aim to apply my technical knowledge and skills to create campaigns that are well-crafted and thoughtfully implemented. I have broad experience in the social media and creative teamwork that aims to create efficient and though-provoking campaigns for everyday products and services https://www.instagram.com/thulanisejo/

• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator

My name is Boris, born in Berlin, Germany. After working at TV Station "Deutsche Welle TV" Main Control Room as Transmission Controller, I moved to South Africa to do News Reports. Have done so in 22 African countries for a range of International broadcasters. In 2004, I founded "camera13", video and multimedia, a registered company in Johannesburg. I would describe myself as a Shooting Video Producer, Video Journalist and Editor.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Corporate Videographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Started out as a wedding videographer, moved over to more filmic wedding videos. I always liked making videos but my first day on set as a in the camera(as a 1st AC) and lighting(Gaffer and Key Grip) department. I knew that was perfect for me!

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Grip
• Gaffer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

PEOPLE, STORIES, HUMAN STORYTELLER Director, Journalist, Filmmaker My storytelling reshapes perceptions of Africans. Combining a genuine connection to people with my careful craft in constructing stories, I produce emotionally engaging work. I enjoy complicating and deepening how we see ourselves as Africans. My career has taken me across the African continent, as well as to the Middle East and the United States working with organisations including Vice News, Al Jazeera English, France24, TRT World, the Music In Africa Foundation, Public Radio International and eNews Channel Africa. I have a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University in New York. In 2017, together with partner Nick Alexandra, I co-founded Seithati Media, an audio-visual storytelling company producing film, video, television, and audio content. We have done work for clients including the UN Human Rights Office, Amnesty International, Goethe Institut, Music In Africa Foundation, Motsepe Foundation and Global Citizen. Kit: Two Sony 4K Cinema cameras, the FX6 and FX3, with tripods. Sony G Master f/2.8 lenses: 24-70mm &70-200mm. Sound: Sony UWD-D27 2 person lav mic set & Sennheiser MKE600 shotgun microphone, with Zoom H5 when sound needs to be recorded externally. My lights include Godox FL150 S LED key light along with 2 smaller Godox LEDs. Gimbal: DJI Ronin RS2. Drone: 4K DJI Mini 3 Pro (and a 4K GoPro Hero 5).

• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Digital Content Creator
• TV News Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Company

Sifiso is an award winning Producer/Director for Anaphora Films. He has worked as writer and content producer on SABC talk and magazine shows. After studying Film & TV at Monash University, Khanyile directed Spiderman and Romeo, a ground breaking short documentary about the thrills and dangers of train surfing which screened at numerous local and international festivals and shown on BBC, and Sechuan TV (China). Khanyile also worked as local producer on numerous foreign productions, and produced for ABC News (America) for 4 years between 2012 and 2015. Khanyile produced his first drama film ‘His majesty’s Building (2012)’ and also completed a feature documentary on struggle icon Andrew Mlangeni (2014) and directed his feature debut, 'Uprise!' which has been selected in 12 international film festivals and won Best South African Documentary at the Jozi Film Festival. His most recent work has just won 'best documentary' at 14th Edition of Dieciminuti Film Festival in Italy. He has also directed 4 music video which were nominated for a few awards. Sifiso is a judge at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA) and has been jury member of the International Emmy Awards Competition.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer

Joseph Maramba is a multi-media journalist with over 15 years experience. In his early journalism years he worked as a writer at The Chronicle in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe before moving onto radio at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation's Spot FM Radio where he produced and presented various content on Farming, Health and Art. He later moved to a music radio station, ZBC's Power FM in Gweru and hosted a number of artists and authors on his radio shows before moving into Organisational Communications at The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's Harare office. There he worked on various forms of media both for print and online, producing film and photo documentaries for internal and social platforms. He later worked for Zimpaper's Capitalk 100.4FM Radio as a sports and a mid-day radio producer and presenter. His experiences have contributed to his versatility as he continued to produce his very own podcast called The Joe Mars Podcast in which he continued with having interviews with artists and authors from all over the globe. He is also a keen videographer and photographer, skills that he has picked up along the way, creating an events photography company in Harare and later moving it to Johannesburg, South Africa where he currently resides.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Matuba Mahlatjie is a South African-based freelance journalist with 17 years of experience in broadcast journalism. South Africa's first independent channel eNCA and the national broadcaster, SABC are among the local newsrooms Matuba has worked for. International news organisation he's worked for include CNN Johannesburg Bureau and CGTN's Nairobi headquarters. Extensive experience as a gatekeeper (News Editor at eNCA and Sub-Editor at the SABC) before falling in love with being in the field full time. Travelled extensively around the African continent, Europe and the US.

• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• TV News Producer
• Copy Editor

Rumana is a multimedia journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She has worked at major print and online news publications in South Africa like The Daily Vox and Independent Newspapers. Some of the publications she has published in are, Guardian UK, Al Jazeera, Mail & Guardian and Daily Maverick. Rumana specialises in video journalism and documentary making, writes, and takes pictures. She has a keen interest in gender, queer issues, protests, and access to social justice.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial

Nkosinathi Shazi is a young South African political and news reporter. I hold two University degrees in Journalism and over 10 years of experience. I love my country and I have big ambitions of taking over the world. My motto in life is ‘Being is Becoming’ and I strive to be the best version of myself and work with like minded people

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Multimedia Journalist and communication specialist with a passion for African and Middle Eastern development. Experienced in telling stories that inform, engage, and inspire audiences across the continent and the Middle East. Expertise in research, writing, editing, and multimedia production.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

About 10 years experience in news coverage, features story and sports

• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

I am a multi-skilled, motivated, creative, innovative, experienced media and communications professional, journalist and lecturer. I have worked in several mediums and for several broadcasting and production companies in both in South Africa and abroad. I covered a wide variety of topics. I am currently specializing in agriculture, science, tourism, lifestyle, aviation and environment. I just love visual mediums and I see video journalism and and the internet as the future. I am currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa, but I love to travel to lesser known places in the world looking for those interesting and lesser known stories about science, agriculture, tourism, environment, lifestyle and environment of not only my own country but also all other places where my work and life my take me. I can work in English, Afrikaans and German. I also understand Dutch. I have a BA (Business Communications) and a MA (Business Communications) degree.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Production Assistant

Philip Schedler is a Professional Photographer and Video Producer/DOP based out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Born and raised in Basel, Switzerland, he has lived in South Africa for over 35 years. On completing his qualification in Professional Photography, he began his career undertaking editorial and features photography for a number of local and international magazines. Titles have included GEO, Elle, Marie-Claire and National Geographic Traveller. He later progressed to include work for a number of local and international advertising and corporate clients including: Ford, Motorola, Panasonic, HP and Orient Express Hotels. Commissions and work assignments have taken him all over the African continent and many parts of the globe. Philip has produced and directed numerous short films and corporate videos and currently specializes in short features, corporate, industrial and mining videos with the main focus being high production value at a competitive cost.

• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company

I am a documentary producer and investigative journalist. I studied video production (University of the Nations) in 1998 specializing in Producing, directing and Script writing. To date I have produced, directed for productions in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria and the USA. My accolades include two scriptwriting Stone awards (National Television and Video Association of South Africa), A cable Award as well as international recognition as a published author. I love factual investigative stories hence my preference for Doccies and short stories. I have produced and worked with such broadcasters as IHA News International, Africa Today, BBC, SABC, Etv, as well as the premier investigative Carteblanche on the Mnet Channel and DSTV Bouquet. I have 14 years experience in producing and Directing, well travelled internationally and competent in both ENG and EFP production setups. I have both an eye and ear for a good story and I love to tell authentic African Stories.

• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Ilan Godfrey was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. At nineteen he moved to England to pursue his photographic profession. During this time he gained a BA (Hons) degree in Photography from the University of Westminster in London and was awarded the David Faddy Scholarship to continue his studies, receiving an MA degree in Photojournalism. He spent eleven years working between Johannesburg and London before returning to settle in South Africa in 2011 to focus on several long-term projects. One of which would evolve over two and a half years into the Legacy of the Mine. This resulted in Ilan receiving the prestigious Ernest Cole Award in 2012 to support the completion of this in-depth body of work. Legacy of the Mine was published as his first book in 2013 and was launched in conjunction with solo exhibitions across South Africa at the UCT Erma Stern Museum, Cape Town, KZNSA Gallery (KwaZulu Natal Society of Arts), Durban and the WAM Gallery (Wits Art Museum), Johannesburg. Ilan Godfrey’s current and ongoing personal photographic practice focuses on extensive issues that reflect South Africa’s constantly changing landscape, documenting the country with an in-depth, intimate and personal conscience. By conveying through long-term projects a process of exploratory narration with photography, he reveals varied aspects of societal change across the country. He works with various institutions and organisations worldwide and has been recognised locally and internationally by various photography awards, including most recently the POPCAP ’14 Prize Africa (winner, 2014) resulting in his work will be exhibited at seven major photographic festivals around the world, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (finalist, 2014), the OPEN Photo Award in conjunction with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (winner, 2012), the International Photography Award (honorable mention, 2009) and the Magenta Flash Forward Award (selected winner 2007 and 2008) among others. He has participated in the Toscana Photographic Masterclass in Italy (2008) and was a recipient of the Ivan Kyncl Memorial Photography Placement in London (2007). Ilan’s photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the National Portrait Gallery in London, Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, Wits Art Museum in Johannesburg and Musée du quai Branly in Paris. His photographs have been featured in a broad range of leading international publications

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer

I'm a Johannesburg based journalist working with photography, videography and the written word. My work has been published through local and international publications, primarily through the Associated Press, European Pressphoto Agency and Reuters. I worked for local South African publications such as The Citizen and The Sunday Times. I have also worked with various NGO's such as the UN and 350africa. I grew up in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and read literature, philosophy and psychology at university level, graduating with my Honors in neuropsychology. From there, I worked in multinational corporates for a period of two years, but found this unsatisfying. Throughout this period I had been working as a photographer as well, and began to pursue this full time. My work over the last few years has pivoted toward my interest and passion - press, investigative and documentary work.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator