Global Citizen - Celebrities gala event coverage

Afghanistan's Blue Mosque:  A Shrine of Renowned Beauty

SAFFRON STORYHUNTER

T The New York Style Magazine - In Montauk, a Garden Runs Delightfully Amok

Surface Magazine - Nicolas Party's Audacious Sense of Color

The New York Times - The Truth Is Local

Commissioning Editor for The Trade & Development Bank's 35th Anniversary Teaser video to be premiered at the annual BOG (Board of Governors) meetings in Livingstone, Zambia.

Trade and Development Bank 35th Anniversary Video

"Twala Nze" by Kohen JayCee -Music Video Director 

You could easily spend days, weeks even, exploring the sprawling Ishak Pasha Palace. The Pasha family spent over a century building this spectacular structure, beginning in 1685. A unique combination of Armenian, Georgian and Ottoman architecture, the fortress in Doğubayazıt, Turkey, was abandoned when the Ottoman Empire fell. But it quietly stands guard over the remote hills of eastern Turkey to this day.


Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this abandoned Ottoman palace looks like a real-life Temple of Doom. 

Every child deserves a chance to access free, quality and inclusive education like Zainabu and Sauma.
We believe that governments must ensure that their tax systems are fairer, more progressive and better able to raise the funds needed to  ensure that all children – especially girls – are able to fully enjoy their right to a good quality education

Action Aid International

Discover the lesser-known stories of the world’s oldest continent. From ancient tribal villages and rural working farms, to breathtaking natural parks and big bustling cities. David explores the diverse cultures and culinary of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and South Africa with curiosity, and an open mind.  Watch on National Geographic People

La Dolce Africa

The Cash Plus initiative aims at empowering vulnerable adolescent boys and girls to tackle and overcome difficult challenges and improve their quality of life. The intervention aims to ensure that adolescents grow into healthy and productive adults through intensive life skills training, mentoring and coaching on livelihood enhancement, and sexual and reproductive health. These 2,500 adolescents will be supported to go back to school, start vocational training or grow a business whilst building their resilience to manage health-related circumstances that may block them from reaching their goals, such as teenage pregnancy, HIV, and gender based violence.

Unicef Tanzania

I headed up a team and worked with the client from start to finish. We handled everything from working on the script, storyboarding, organizing talent, day of production & post production. 

Commercial video for Factory45

Video showcasing medical manufacturing facility. 

Medical Manufacturing 

This campaign involved video & stills. Our team got together to produce an advertising campaign for bio tech company Luna DNA. Showcasing and introducing their team. 

In the end we delivered over 30 different video assets and 20 retouched still images to the client. 


Luna DNA


Janaina was a drug addict for 12 years and now sees her daughter going down the same path. The mother talks about prejudice, fear and love.

The mother's love

The UOL TAB team spent a day at Hospital Emílio Ribas, in São Paulo. The location was the first in the city to have 100% of the beds occupied by Covid-19 patients.

ONE DAY IN THE ICU OF HOSPITAL EMÍLIO RIBAS

A short documentary sketch about Evily - A bay area sound healer who recounts her spiritual journey into healing and pays tribute to her mother through her original compositions. Shot in Berkeley, USA. 

Evelie's Song

Babylonians were using the Pythagoras’ Theorem over 1,000 years before he was born

Kenya Barris and Rich Paul present Klutch Academy, a docuseries about six players on the road to the NBA draft that goes behind the business of basketball, premiering November 23 at 11/10 on BET. 

Klutch Academy 

A look at the history of lynchings in America as commemorated through souvenir postcards.

Premiered at Doc NYC 2021, AFI Docs Film Festival, 2021, streaming on Paramount plus. A production of Firelight Films in association with MTV Documentary Films. 

Lynching Postcards

America’s 1st Indigenous Beauty Brand | Ah-Shí Beauty

60 Second Docs - Indigenous-Owned Beauty Brand

Horoscope reading for Page Six, this is a pilot episode of a series.

Readings With Reda - Pilot

SV Clean Energy has invested over $1.6 billion in renewable energy projects totaling more than 700 megawatts (MW) of capacity and nearly 175 MW of battery capacity. These projects deliver on the community’s commitment to clean energy that brings jobs and economic benefits to the state. For more information on SVCE power sources please visit www.svcleanenergy.org/power-sources. 
 
The wind project featured in this video is AES Mountain View located in Riverside County.

SV Clean Energy Projects

In this tutorial, we will walk you through how to unlock your iPhone with Face ID even while wearing a mask with iOS 15.4 and later versions.

How To Unlock Your iPhone With A Mask (Face ID) - Tech Insider

Discovering changes in shark behavior.. Knee deep in Lemon sharks we investigate why these sharks are abandoning their solitary life to become part of a more efficient hunting group. 
DoP Eddy Raphael
For Nat Geo UK / Double Act UK

Shark Gangs Documentary NAT GEO

A collection of videos for Noelani Jewellery's  S022 Italy Campaign

Noelani Jewellery Germany  S022 Italy Campaign Film

DP Eddy Raphael traveled to Jamaica to film the formidable Climate Activist, Mikaela Loach. Mikaela returns to Jamaica from the UK and highlights both her love of Jamaica, and deep concerns for the future, with Climate Justice and Racial Justice at the top of the agenda. DP on land and underwater.

Mikaela Loach Climate Activist documentary for META

Acqua Di Gio Commercial - Giorgio Armani’s “Scent of Life” featuring Stephane Toureau, French National Freediving Champion. Filmed in Bahamas at Deans Blue Hole. DP [Underwater] Eddy Raphael, DP Sylvestre Dedis. Directed by Patrick Pierini.
digitalseaweed.com

Giorgio Armani - The Scent Of Life Commercial Acqua Di Gio

Miss Universe Titleholder Photoshoot

Filming, DOP and sound on creating e-learning content for London's biggest insurance companies.

E-Learning Content

Football Beyond Borders Showcase 2023 featuring  national England Football Team.

England Football Greats (behind-the-scenes vertical video)

Mark McAlister and John Hamen III had just landed in Yemen. They'd both been hired to renovate a hotel for the U.S. State Department in the Middle East. Amid a brutal civil war, they soon became bargaining chips. 

This is a story about what happens when your worst nightmare becomes national news – after the spotlight fades, but the suffering doesn't. This is a story about the hidden cost of war.

TAKEN: An American Hostage Story

Garri White and Doreen Samuel have corresponded for over 80 years. The pen pals have never spoken on the phone or met in person — until now.

Pen pals of 80 years, in different countries, meet for first time

Hundreds of Cincinnati Bengals fans worldwide share their reaction to the moment the Bengals beat the Kansas City Chiefs to play in the 2022 Super Bowl.

'We're going to the Superbowl!' – Relive the moment the Cincinnati Bengals made history

Into the heart of the Amazon with guides from Palmari Lodge.

Palmari Lodge & Research Facility

Created for the Greenbelt Foundation, this short documentary focuses on the Oak Ridges Moraine and its importance as an invaluable aquifer in Southern Ontario. 

Join hydrogeologist Steve Holysh to discover significance of one of southern Ontario's most remarkable landforms and the critically important role it serves for the future of water quality in the province.

Groundwater: Documentary for the Greenbelt Foundation

Join Canadian Explorer Jeff Fuchs as he travels the globe in search of stories that make our bountiful planet a beautiful world.

It's a Beautiful World: Guatemala (S2)

DC Protest - Monday

Drone reel from Berlin, Cologne, Havana, Amsterdam, Portland and Myersville.

Drone reel

Amelia Hauschild has ambition to ride in the Kentucky Derby one day, but she knows how tough it is to be a young woman in the sport of kings. In this short documentary, the 16-year-old has just gotten her apprentice jockey license, and competes in her first professional race at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Ariz.

The Apprentice: A Young Jockey Takes the Reins

In south Texas, where the population is mostly Hispanic, one in three people has the disease. Doctoral student Milena Melo's research is aimed at helping these immigrants, many of whom don't have access to healthcare. 

Univision Mini Doc: Diabetes plagues the Rio Grande Valley

For newly minted Dr. Peter Movilla, a Weill Cornell scholarship did more than pay for his medical education – it gave him an unlikely career as a women’s health specialist. Half of Weill Cornell Medical College students receive scholarships, providing them with a lower debt burden than those at peer institutions.

Scholarships Ensure Best Doctors, Patient Care

"Alive” is a short documentary produced by Retrato about Roy Wiggan, an aboriginal bossman from the Broome region, in Australia. An ancestral knowledge protector, Roy is shaken by the western influence on his people.


Alive - in the shadows of Australia

NBA2K Toa Baja Court Launch

Meg Vogel is an independent photojournalist and filmmaker.  Previously, Vogel spent eight years as a staff photographer for The Cincinnati Enquirer for eight years, where she honed her skills and developed a deep understanding of visual storytelling. 

Vogel was named one of the 30 Under 30 Top Women Photographers in 2018. Her work has been honored by esteemed organizations such as World Press Photo, the National Edward R. Murrow Awards, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the National Press Photographers Association, and the Associated Press. Vogel was a producer, editor, photographer, and cinematographer for her newsroom’s “Seven Days of Heroin,” project, which included a 30-minute documentary film. The project received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. She has presented the project across the country to healthcare professionals, students and Google News employees.

She graduated from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication in 2013. During her college career, she gained valuable experience interning at The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Post-Crescent in Appleton, Wisconsin and National Public Radio in Washington D.C. After graduating, she photographed and led trips for high school students with Rustic Pathways in Thailand, India, Tanzania and Nepal. Vogel taught photography classes in the colorful markets of Jodhpur, bathed elephants at a sanctuary and built water tanks in the shadow of Kilimanjaro. 

Vogel volunteers as a visual storyteller for Save the Rain, a nonprofit that specializes in building rainwater harvesting systems in the rural villages of northern Tanzania. She is an advisory member of Reporting on Addiction, a collaboration of the Opioid Policy Institute and 100 Days in Appalachia, to improve journalism about addiction. Vogel also mentors young photojournalists and local high school students.

Meg V.

Visual journalist (photo and video) currently based in Washington, DC specializing in documentary and editorial visuals whose work has been published on CNN, NBC News, AJ+ (Al-Jazeera), Fusion, NPR, and other news outlets in addition to working corporate clients such as the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The Human Rights Campaign, Starbucks, People Magazine, etc. 

Armando finished his tenure as a communications fellow in 2014 at the United Nations University for Peace where he also worked as their official photographer/videographer documenting the different dignitaries and events occurring at the University. He also received a Master's in Media, Peace and Conflict studies from the aforementioned institution and holds a Bachelor's in Political Science.

Armando's work has been exhibited in California and Washington, DC where he received 'Best in show' during the 'Exposed DC' exhibit at the Longview Gallery. He's also a proud alumni of the Eddie Adams Workshop XXIX.

For more on his work visit: www.okaybokeh.com

Armando G.

I'm an experienced Director of Photography for Documentary including Factual and Human Interest, Natural History, News, Journalism, Science and Tech, and film Commercials. I enjoy working with projects of all types and meeting people.

I can assemble a full crew,  or film as a one man band / self shooting PD, including full sound and lighting. 
I shoot with fast cinema primes/zooms or build smaller rigs for covert news coverage or underwater. 
Skills include Underwater Camera Specialist, Steadicam/Easyrig operator, DIT, data wrangling, multi-camera management and workflow.

Clients include BBC, CNN, ITN, Bloomberg, Nat Geo, Discovery, RawTV, SKY, Nutopia, Double Act, plus many others. Advertising and commercial clients include Ogilvy and Mather, to Publicis and AMV BBDO.

Equipment List includes: 
Red 6K DSMC3 Camera
Panasonic 4K-6K GH5/S/GH6 Cameras
Tokina/Leica Cine lenses and zooms
Atomos Recorders / SnallHD monitors
Tripods/Monopod/Steadicam
Sound Design MixPre6 /Lavs/Boom +
Directors Monitor, wireless RX/TX
Atem Mini streaming mixer 
Led light panels full kit with grip/elec
Led Tube lights kit
Nauticam Underwater camera rigs
Mac laptops / Scuba gear / Underwater lighting / Generator / 4wd SUV / Radios / Tents etc

Eddy R.

Masoud Soheili is an Iranian filmmaker, photographer and festival director. He has won more than 40 awards from over 300 film festivals with his movies "Blue-eyed boy" (2014) and "Elephantbird"(2019).
He was a member of 9 film festivals, including the Yogya Netpac Asian Film Festival (2015) , Avanca International Film Festival in Portugal (2016 and 2018), SAARC Film Festival in Sri Lanka (2017), International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in India (2018), Malatya International Film Festival in Turkey(2018), Dhaka International Youth Film Festival in Bangladesh (2020), Accra Indie Film Festival in Ghana(2022), Chaktomuk Short Film Festival in Cambodia (2022) and Azemeis Film Festival in Portugal(2022). Masoud is the co-founder and creative director of the "Asia Peace Film Festival" in Islamabad, Pakistan, and programmer of the "Changing Perspective Intentional Film Festival" in Istanbul, Turkey. He also worked as a festival director of the Inaugural "Safe Community" International Film Festival in Mashhad, Iran (2017).

Masoud S.

My work and skills are ever evolving and hard to pin down. I take on a wide variety of projects in the visual world. From documentary & commercial video to product & portrait photography. I have a team of experts that can be hired for big productions when needed. 

We have a production studio near downtown San Diego. But, do not be fooled by that, 70% of the time my shoots are in the field. 

My website bio reads: --> 

Drew McGill carves awe-inspiring portraits and adventure imagery. 

Drew has been shooting photographs and video for over 15 years. His love for imagery and stories started in high school, and has only multiplied since then. Shooting motivates him and keeps him inspired through its fluid, ever-changing, and never mundane nature.

After earning a BA in Photojournalism from Brooks Institute, Drew’s professional career has taken many different paths. His diverse experiences have influenced a craving to shoot environments and people from all walks of life.

Drew M.

Graduated in photography from the University of  Vale do Itajaí (Univali). I've been working since 2007 in the field of visual journalism, having worked in the documentary team at UOL, in the newspapers, Notícias do Dia and Diário Catarinense as a photo reporter. I collaborated with institutions as UNFPA Brazil and Rotary International, as well as with MOL's magazines Sorria and Por Example. Winner of the 2011 Fiesc Journalism Award, highlighted in the SAE Brasil National Award, and an honorable mention in the Tim Lopes National Journalism Investigation Contest. In 2012, I was part of the group of photojournalists selected by the Thompson Reuters Foundation for an improvement in photojournalism (São Paulo) and the 2015 class of the immersive course Kalish storytelling through visual editing (Rochester, United States). Also participated in workshops such as Final Edition (UnionDocs, New York), Multimedia Storytelling (International Center of Photography, New York), Universo da Cor, with Walter Firmo (Florianópolis) and Narrativas Visuais, with Claudi Carreras (Florianópolis).

Eduardo S.

Self-shooting director producer with 15+ years experience who specialises in documentary-style interviews, short-form informative content with a human centered story.  

Available for a range of brand focussed, event and corporate promotional-type videos. 

Filmed projects in the Middle East, North America, South America, across Europe and Southern Africa.

Worked on producing videos for: BBC, VICE, AJ+, Vox, Global Citizen, UNICEF, the V&A Museum, London School of Economics, YouTube Studios, Cisco and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Can drive to any location in the U.K. and also edit in my mobile studio. Able to provide rapid content turnaround times and create effective on the ground coverage. Team-player.

Fully-vaccinated and boosted. Covid-19 Video Production Guidelines Compliant.

Kit: Canon cameras with c-log (4:2:2: 10-bit) versatile and beautiful cine lenses, professional wired shotgun mics + radio mics, LED lights as well as gimble and teleprompter available. 4K GoPro.   PicoMic 2 Pro & Receiver Kit mic system (smallest clip-on lavs in the world).

Equipped with the latest technology for video, sound and editing, when you need it produced, shot and edited.

Advanced Final Cut Pro X video editor. FCPX provides ultra fast edits.

Afshin Robin R.

I was born in in Milan (Italy) and discovered my passion for filmmaking and
photography at a very young age, when there were no computers or digital cameras yet.
I managed to pay for my university studies by doing video installations for museums, art exhibitions, live concerts and shows and achieved a MA in educational sciences (University of Bologna) and a MA in digital technologies, communication and education (University of Manchester).
Thanks to my profession, I traveled all over Europe working with major musicians and dancers from all over the world. 
After finishing the university I left for a two months trip to Africa but till today, 12 years after, I never left the continent.
In 2007 I founded the International organization Cultural Video Foundation, with the aim of using multimedia as a tool to inform, connect, advocate and educate disadvantaged people all over the world.
Since then I have been working all over Africa for different UN agencies and International TV stations, finally settling in Dar Es Salaam since January 2015, where I live with my two kids.
I define myself as a media activist and "film for change" can easily resume my vision.
In this information society knowledge is power, but it is also a precious good and I am dedicating my passion and profession in spreading media and information literacy, as a basic human rights and an invaluable skill for today's and tomorrow's citizens.

Alessandra S.

I create handcrafted documentary films full of heart and empathy.  Films that inspire and resonate long after viewing.  Stories of heroes and victims, science and progress, climate and environment.

With more than 20 years as a photojournalist and filmmaker, my passion for storytelling has taken me from the burning ghats of Varanasi, India, to a smuggler's tunnel in Nogales, Mexico. Capturing the complexities of the human spirit and creating images that move others to act is the greatest gift of my profession.

During my newspaper career, I was twice named Scripps Howard photographer of the year and earned dozens of national and international awards. I work for newspapers, including The Washington Post and NY Times, magazines and media outlets, as well as commercial and nonprofit clients. I also teach video storytelling and serve as a board member of the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.

I have made two very successful feature length documentaries – one about a homeless man running from his demons and finding grace in unlikely places, and another about finding solutions to racial inequality following the death of George Floyd.  My short films have earned three Emmys and a national Addy.

I live in Boulder, Colorado and welcome any assignments or inquiries, near or far.

Lance M.

     Derek is a freelance video producer based out of Long Beach, CA. His creative journey began in the US Navy as the command photographer for USS Howard (DDG 83) a guided-missile destroyer. While onboard he engaged in documenting such activities as hunting submarines, foreign government training exercises, and volunteer work in underprivileged communities abroad. 
     Beginning in 2017 he began his freelance career back stateside working with local wineries and small businesses in the bay area while completing his bachelor's degree in Radio, TV, and Film from San Jose State University. While in college he won awards for Best Cinematography and Scriptwriting for films he produced for college film festivals. 
     His freelance career started to pick up speed in 2018 when he signed with Silicon Valley Clean Energy as their content creator, from 2020-2021 they completed a first of its kind, 5-hour training course on home electrification, serving as a tool to educate contractors and homeowners about living the all-electric lifestyle. Derek has been involved with productions with some of the top tech companies in the bay area including LinkedIn, Intuit, PayPal, and Apple.
     If you need a top-tier, professional, and easy to work with video producer, then Derek is no question the choice for you.

Derek M.

Thinker, doer, connecter, maker, and photographer. I am a Korean American immigrant with a love for visual storytelling. I believe strongly in the power of an engaged community, whether with my neighborhood, my city, my country, or my planet. I always work collaboratively so I can better express my clients' values and ethos. I believe the process of making the work is intrinsic to the final outcome and surround myself with like-minded team members. Rhode Island School Of Design BFA Photo.

 Some publications I’ve shot for are New York Times Magazine, T Style Magazine, Time, Newsweek, New York Magazine, New Yorker, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Details, Bon Apetit, W Magazine, Domino, Cosmopolitan, House & Garden, Elle Decor, *wallpaper, Monocle,  Oprah, Real Simple, Martha Stewart, Dwell, Fader, Esquire.  Mostly, I enjoy working one on one with people and getting to know them and fulfilling their visual needs. 


Juliana S.

Hello there! I'm Casey, a  Commercial Director/DP, with a focus on Post Production, Currently based in Germany. 
I primarily focus on creating short form content for Brands, Individuals and Fashion Companies for their various social media platforms. 
I am also a Co-Director of the AMVCA Award winning feature Film "PROMISES". 

https://clugada.myportfolio.com/work

Casey L.

Vatsala is a cinematographer and director based out of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Her films have premiered in competition at Sundance, Tribeca, AFI Docs, Cinequest, Doc Fortnight: Museum of Modern Art (NY), and on platforms such Netflix, Amazon, PBS, CBS etc. Clients include Facebook, Google, Sony, Eventbrite, HBO Docs, MTV Films, VICE/ Refinery 29, Good Company, Godfrey Dadich Partners, Attn: Inc, Tribeca Studios, Firelight, ITVS, TIME, BET, AwesomenessTV,  Salesforce and 23andme.

Her work is informed by years of experience working across narrative and documentary film, photojournalism and fine art, as well as from her dual cultural identities as an Indian and queer woman of color living and working in the United States. 

Vatsala is a recipient of the American Society of Cinematographers' Vision Mentorship program (2020) and is a member of the International Collective of Female Cinematographers. She received her MFA in Cinematography from the Film and Television Institute, India. 

Vatsala G.

Mitch is an award-winning Director/DP with experience working on unscripted narratives for television, independent distribution, digital and commercial use. His clients have ranged from media distributors such as Global Heroes to environmental non-profits including the Greenbelt Foundation and Wilderness Committee. 

Mitch's work heavily emphasizes in-depth storytelling and journalistic practices, themes that stem from his origins as a Toronto Metropolitan University journalism graduate and his years of industry experience as a feature writer and reporter for SwimSwam News/Magazine. 

Transitioning his storytelling style to a visual medium, Mitch has brought the same journalistic integrity from his writing and applied a critical eye for detailed visuals and sharing emotion on-screen to connect audiences with important causes. 

Mitch is eager to work on projects that cover themes of nature, natural history, wildlife, adventure, travel and science.

Mitch B.

I'm Lucas Mullikin, award winning visual storytelling Swiss Army knife. My work strives to breakthrough traditional storytelling paradigms. Producing content that drives audiences' sense of understanding. Inspiring interest and fostering perspective whenever opportunity arises. 

For over a decade,  I've been working full-time as a journalist, director of photography, producer, production engineer, sound tech, photographer and editor.

I'm constantly looking to elevate stories that bring light to circumstances often overlooked in mainstream media. Focusing on narratives outside the norm while exploring the elements that make us who we are. I strive to have my work to raise awareness on wide range of issues affecting communities across the planet.

I own Panasonic full-frame 6K mirrorless cameras. Zeiss and Sigma Arts lenses. Sennheiser and Zoom audio equipment. Aputure lighting. Live-streaming, instant delivery gear and much more.

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