July • 2021
Jim was incredible! His work is outstanding and he is so thorough. He's easy to work with and I entirely trusted his vision for the b-roll we collected. The footage of the cement plant we toured for this story came out beautifully!
JAMES W.
Philadelphia, PA, USA
7 reviews$250 - $700 / Day
About
James Wasserman is an experienced and accomplished photojournalist working in stills and video for editorial and news outlets. Over the past ten years he has specialized in China/Asia stories but is now located in Philadelphia. Recent Clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, The Guardian, Apple, Audi, Mercedes, Siemens and Otis.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 6 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 3 reviews
- Production Company
Clients
Top Reviews
November • 2022
James was awesome, his work ethic is excellent and we would work with him again.
Top Projects
Produced for Kitchen Garden Series
Flax: Cultivated for Linen
Heidi Barr of Kitchen Garden Series is going to explore what it would take to bring back flax production to a region that once was a source of American flax production. She hopes to learn from this first planting what it will take to bring back local production from overseas.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Production Company
Tide Field-Stacy Levy-Art@Bartram’s
A commissioned work by Mural Arts Philadelphia about Stacy Levy's project called Tide Field, a site specific work on the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden up to center city, Philadelphia. Her art creates a colorful gauge that brings attention to the natural forces that we interact with everyday.
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Field Producer
Fairmount Park Conservancy-Every Season-Annual Appeals Series
Produced, Directed, Shot and was Associate Editor on Fairmount Park Conservancy's annual donation appeals. This is the first video in a four part series released over a month
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
Greater and Greener2021
A commissioned promotional video for the City of Philadelphia
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
Glowing Gardens. An artist profile about a piece commissioned by the Fairmount Park Conservancy
A piece for the Fairmount Park Conservancy focused on the Conservancy's art commission for their annual fundraiser/party called Glow. Artists David Guinn and Robert Goodman created a piece called Glowing Gardens that playoff the Horticultural Center's 19th century landscape design by using light and geometry creating a mesmerizing futuristic vision.
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
- Creative Director
Fairmount Park Conservancy-Every Body-Annual Appeals Series
Produced, Directed, Shot and was Associate Editor on a four part series for the Fairmount Park Conservancy Annual Appeals Series. Every Body was the second in a four part series .
- Documentary DP
- Production Company
- Video Editor - Documentary
Equipment
Video
- 2K video camera
- Full HD video camera
- DSLR or equivalent
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
- Sliders
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Field Producer
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - Documentary
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Production Company
- Creative Director
Miscellaneous