Produced for ProPublica
Midnight Rescue
A father dying from coronavirus, a distraught daughter and a midnight rescue.
- Documentary DP
Michael W.
New York, NY, USA
$500 - $1500 / Day
About
I am a national award-winning director of photography and editor based in New York City. For me, telling stories is an art and a calling. I care deeply about craft and meticulously tend the details. I’m especially passionate about stories grounded in social issues, environment, and science, but my interests are wide and diverse. My work has earned me a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Documentary and a National American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Kavli Science Journalism Award. I have also won six Emmy Awards. My work has been featured nationally and internationally through HBO Films, PBS, Nat Geo, Netflix, CBS, MSNBC, PBS Frontline, Vox, ProPublica, and the Cannes International Film Festival.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Clients
Top Projects
Wildlife Detectives
PBS Documentary. The story of the Northwest's most valuable and highly poachable marine resources and the officers charged with protecting them. Emmy Award Winner, Best Documentary.
- Documentary DP
Produced for PBS Newshour
Puerto Rico After the Hurricane
National PBS NewsHour. Nearly a year after hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island is still struggling to rebuild.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Undamming the Elwha
PBS Documentary. The largest dam removal project in America transforms a region. Emmy Award Winner for Best Documentary.
- Documentary DP
Produced for PBS NC
Ice World
It’s a mile long and 150 feet high, and covered in the most spectacular ice falls anyone has ever seen. And it’s all human-made. The Ouray Ice Park is the world’s premier location for ice climbing and attracts visitors from around the world. Nobody has ever attempted to create anything on this scale. How do they do it?
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- Series Producer / Show Runner
Produced for PBS NC
How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie
The prairie landscape has come to symbolize the American heartland. But an ecosystem that once covered a vast swath of the continent has all but disappeared. Just a tiny fraction remains. But researchers and conservationists in Oklahoma may have hit upon two surprising keys to saving this lost ecosystem: bison and fire. If they’re right, their efforts could help restore degraded grasslands around the world.
- Documentary DP
- Drone Operator
- Series Producer / Show Runner
Equipment
Video
- 2K video camera
- 4K video camera
- Full HD video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Sliders
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Production Assistant
- Corporate Videographer
- Field Producer
- Drone Operator
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - News
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- Fixer
- Series Producer / Show Runner
Miscellaneous