Discover Top Freelancers in Mcallen, Texas, USA

Víctor Castillo is a bilingual news reporter, specialized in the U.S.-México border, covering stories on immigration, border security, human trafficking, human smuggling, drug trafficking, politics, economy and news happening along the southern border He was recently featured on Border Wars by National Geographic. He's done work for Univision, MundoFOX, Televisa, Telemundo, FOX, CBS, CNN, PBS and Voice of America. The United Nations Office against Drugs and Crime, invited Castillo to Colombia to speak about human trafficking and illicit trade of undocumented immigrants along the Texas-Mexico border. Victor Castillo is a Texas Associated Press Broadcasters award-winner and recently honored with the 2014 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for his contribution with interviews for PBS Frontline documentary “Rape in the Fields” and the Spanish version for Univision “Aquí y Ahora” documentary “Violación de un Sueño”

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Translator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Event Photographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Production Company

Journalist/shooter on U.S.-Mexico border, McAllen, Brownsville, Texas. Experienced editorial videojournalist. Incorporates cinematography into run and gun shoots. Gear: Sony FS5 - large sensor 4K up to 120 FPS, 2K up to 240p, 10bit 422 Atomos Ninja 5+ enabling Prores Raw recording Sony A7IV mirrorless camera - 4K, slow motion, advanced face tracking, and continuous focus Mavic Air 2 - tracking, helix shots and more, FAA certified DJI RSC2 handheld gimbal for mirrorless cameras DJI FPV drone - fast-moving, quick turns for fast action Sony 200-600mm long lens for wildlife 2x lens extender, 2x center scan, 2x Sony clear image zoom - capable of achieving up to 4800mm shot with no loss at 1080p Sony A7R for photos, time lapses and extreme lowlight Flir Scout thermal imager for nighttime surveillance and images Browning game camera for wildlife Edelkrone slider Panasonic GH5ii with Ronin RS2 for smooth moving wide shots LR Timelapse software for 8k timelapses with max detail U.S. Army infantry-trained for hostile environments and first aid

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP

Lowy+Lacar is an award-winning photography and filmmaking team specializing in authentic, documentary style storytelling. We started our careers as photojournalists, and have seen the impact of compelling storytelling. We believe in stories that not only inform, but also pique our curiosity, inspire us, create a ripple within our communities, and make lasting impressions. We work with big and small brands, startups, non-profit organizations, etc. Ben Lowy started his career as a conflict photographer in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, he swims with sharks. He has eaten monkey brains and boiled larvae. He’s climbed a mountain or three. He’s flown backwards off an aircraft carrier, and crawled through a 20 year old tunnel 1000 ft. underground. He’s done many things in the name of photography, and hasn’t been kicked out of the house yet. Marvi Lacar is the brains behind the braun, the Head Office, the M, the Batman to his Robin. Photojournalism has led her down a long and twisted road that has helped her make lasting connections with people and creatures around the world. She now directs and produces with her partner, Ben, who believes her superpower is telling stories that make grown men cry.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Reporter / Journalist

I currently reside in South Texas, more specifically in the Rio Grande Valley. The area sits along the US/Mexico border along the Rio Grande River. I began my career in news when I was 18yrs. old at KGBT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Harlingen, TX. Within three months of my employment, I found myself covering the landfall of Hurricane Dolly in the area as also began to cover "splashdowns" which a term coined for when drug smugglers would drive their vehicles into the Rio Grande River in order to save their drug loads from being confiscated by US law enforcement agencies. In 2010 I switched stations and began working at Entravision - McAllen which owns the Univision & Fox affiliates in the area. There I have been able to shoot and edit stories that have made their onto the "top story" slot of 'Primer Impacto' and 'Noticiero Univision'. Most recently I collaborated in acquiring footage and interviews for the Frontline/Univision documentary 'Violacion de Un Sueño'.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I am a photojournalist and video journalist primarily focusing on immigration issues in the South Texas Border with Mexico known as the Rio Grande Valley. Equipment Cameras: Sony FX9 Sony a7riii Lenses: Cinema lens 28-110 mm f/4.0 24-70mm f/2.8 70-200mm f/2.8 35mm f/1.4 Wireless lavaliere mic Sennheiser AVX MK2 Shotgun mic Sennheiser MK600

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Transcriber

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

His journalism career began in Mexico, for Milenio Diario de Monterrey, El Norte and Reforma newspaper, where he was political and police reporter, as well as special assignments to different coverage in Mexico and abroad. He was a reporter, producer, executive producer and news director at Televisa Monterrey. In the United States there has been reporter, producer and news executive producer at Telemundo and Univision networks. He has been a freelance correspondent for Reuters Television and The Associated Press. He specializes covering social conflicts, migration and drug trafficking stories. He was a war correspondent in El Salvador, Peru, Guatemala and Honduras. He won an Emmy for best politic series on 2012 with the story about drug trafficking, "Ruling in Hell" and nominated for an Emmy award for best crime series. He was news director for Telemundo 40 McAllen, Texas, USA. Currently is a freelance producer/correspondent for Univision News in the Mexico-Texas border.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer

Isaac Garza is a Director of Photography and has been for over 30 years. He specializes in corporate branding, commercials and documentary work. Isaac started his career in 3/4 inch video tape and quickly moved to super 16mm film by purchasing an Arriflex 16BL by getting a lien on his car. Isaac is very proficient in multiple camera formats including Sony, Red, Panasonic, Canon and Arriflex. Isaac recently completed work in international journalism by documenting immigration issues along the Texas-US and Mexico border for Austrian and Japanese television. Isaac has also worked for national companies such as Dodge Trucks, Proctor and Gamble and Turner Classic Movies; as well as regional south Texas companies such Lone Star National Bank, Doctors Hospital Renaissance, City of San Antonio, HEB Groceries, and CPS Energy. He worked for five years with the Selena Quintanilla family shooting and producing in-house videos as well as music videos for Pete Astudillo and Jennifer Pena. His work on these videos was nominated for several Tejano music awards. On his spare time, Isaac is an avid cyclist and wildlife photographer where he won third place in the ValleyLand Fund Photography Contest in the small insect division.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Gaffer
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

I'm a journalist with 15 years of experience. I took my work to the next level opening Centena Digital, a production company that offers digital content to help businesses grow. Centena Digital is detail- oriented with strong organizational skills, making sound judgments under pressure and within tight deadlines.

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

I'm a young filmmaker from Laredo, Texas. I knew at the age of 5 I wanted to make films so from 5-24 I've watched hundreds Upon of hours of hours of footage making of documentaries and made about 46 short films from 2007-2015 and a few music videos for local artist. I love film words can not discribe how much I do, I don't what I'd do if I could never film.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Jose Sanchez is an EMMY winning journalist and Documentary Filmmaker from South Texas. His passion for visual storytelling started when he was gifted a vhs camera for his fifteenth birthday. Several cameras, countless filmmaking books and storytelling experiences later, Jose has turned his passion into a career telling stories of people from across Texas.

• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Executive Producer

My name is Jose Jimenez. I am a 32 year old ex Law Enforcement Agent turned Freelance and Wedding photographer from Laredo, TX. Ive been photographing for 13 years. My latest work was here in South Texas along side the United States Border Patrol. I documented the illegal immigrants crossing our borders from Mexico into the United States.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Christian Salinas is a freelance videographer and documentary filmmaker based in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. He specializes in producing short-form documentaries, and promotional videos optimized for websites and social media.

• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP

I tell the stories of artists, brands, makers, and non-profits through professional photography and short documentary videos. I have worked as a staff photographer and videographer for newspapers and universities and hold a Masters of Fine Arts from Lesley Universtiy

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I'm a sports anchor/reporter for Fox 2 KFXV in the Rio Grande Valley, TX. I know how to write, shoot, edit and perform on-camera. These are part of my daily tasks as I produce a three-minute sportscast daily.

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

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• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial