Discover Top Freelancers in Cary, North Carolina, USA

Producing, Directing, Shooting, and Editing for over 15 years, with Emmy nominations, Telly awards, festival documentaries, nationally broadcast programs, news stories, and features. Sony FX6, Sony FX3, Sony A7IV, Full lighting and audio kits.

• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Post-Production Manager
• Fixer

I am a highly experienced and versatile filmmaker with a speciality in commercial and documentary editing. I bring creative thinking and nearly a decade's worth of experience in TV promotions, documentary, commercial production, and digital content creation to the table.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Colorist
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Winner of four regional Emmy Awards. Clients include ABC/Hulu, Smithsonian Channel/Paramount, Edutopia, Women’s Refugee Commission, and many nonprofits and universities. I hold myself to high standards and fully embrace the projects I support.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Executive Producer

Michael is an award winning filmmaker who focuses on feature docs. His films "Horns and Halos" and "Battle for Brooklyn" were both short listed for the Academy Award. He is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow. His book of photos, "Malls Across America" was published by Steidl.

• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary

Retired from a 25 year journalism career in 2020 to pursue cattle ranching. Finding no cows native to South End I turned my focus to freelance writing, design and editing. I’m happy to help with projects until I get my hands on a few cows. HMU at x.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Art Director
• Graphic Designer
• Typographer
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor

I am a Charlotte, NC-based freelance writer/editor. My work has appeared in Coastal Living, Southern Living, Forbes Travel Guide, Fast Company, SELF, Prevention, Everyday Health, ELLEDecor.com, domino, Women's Health, Shape, and more.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1976 with a BA degree in psychology. I began my filmmaking career in 1977 after completing the Professional Filmmaker’s Workshop at NYU in the summer of 1977. It was the summer of Son of Sam and the big New York Blackout. It all made for a very memorable summer in my life. I returned to North Carolina and begin pursuing my career. Over the past 32 years I have had the pleasure and opportunity to act as Director of Photography on four regional Emmy winning documentaries and several others that received prestigious awards. I have traveled to and worked in 35 different states and over twenty countries on five continents. On a trip to Kenya I had the opportunity to photograph wild animals roaming about the Masai Mara National Reserve, while there to document the installation of a swinging bridge over a river to help the Masai villagers travel safely during rainy seasons. In India we visited and documented the Banjara Tribe, a nomadic tribe known for their colorful celebrations. I have also traveled to Zambia, South Africa, Jordan, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal and Tibet where I have had the opportunity to photograph many indigenous peoples any many compelling stories of life in other cultures. In the last few years I have concentrated on long form documentaries that explore various people’s cultures and how those cultures are intertwined with society in general. Below is a complete list of feature length documentaries I have served on. The passion for my vocation has grown steadily throughout my career and remains with me to this day.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer

Zac Gooch is a storyteller. He doesn't use a pen or paper. He uses raw moments and moving pictures to weave a tale that can only be told through the lens. At the age of 17, Zac started shooting at WVIR in Charlottesville, VA. During his time there, he learned the basics of photography. He covered hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. He was there when the Queen of England came to visit Virginia. He also traveled to New Orleans to cover the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In 2008, Zac decided to take a job at KTUU in Anchorage, AK. While working in Alaska Zac had the opportunity to travel and cover major news events like global warming near the Arctic Circle and Governor Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential bid. At the end of 2010 Zac moved with his wife to Bakersfield, CA and took a job as a staff photographer at KBAK. While working in California,Zac helped produce a half hour special called When Kern Burned. It won an Edward R Murrow, NPPA Best Documentary runner up, and two Emmy a

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

Dilshad D. Ali is the Blog and Content Editor of The Haute Take, the media arm of Haute Hijab, which covers all things pertaining to Muslim women. Prior to Haute Hijab, Ms. Ali was the managing editor of Patheos Muslim at Patheos.com and the editor of Altmuslim, a microsite at Patheos, where she managed a team of nearly 30 columnists, contributors and bloggers, as well as blogging on the intersection of faith, family and autism at The Muslimah Next Door. She has covered Muslims and Islam in America for more than 20 years for a variety of media outlets, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, Religion News Service, Islam-Online.net (before it became About Islam), Newsweek, Azizah Magazine, Illume Magazine, Islamica magazine and Beliefnet. Ms. Ali has appeared on CNN, MTV, NPR. She has expertise in editing, reporting, writing, managing teams of writers and journalists, project management, social media campaigns and more.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Senior Editor

Grant Baldwin is a liability-insured freelance photojournalist based out of Charlotte, NC. He has an Associates Degree in General Education (Conc. in Photography) from Central Piedmont Community College and has been working professionally in the field since 2011. His focus is editorial and brand photojournalism in which he creates visual narratives utilizing expertise found in many overlapping photographic disciplines. Observing the complexities of a fluid subject through the lens of background research, past experience, and intuition, Grant captures visual narratives for a variety of editorial, corporate and non-profit entities. He excels equally well at providing same-day image turn around service covering short term events taking place over a few hours as he does at covering long term subjects over days, weeks, or months. Whether working with news media outlets or assisting a corporation or non-profit in telling their story to the communities and client base they serve, Grant prioritizes journalistic integrity and personal neutrality in his work.

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

I'm a two time Emmy-nominated filmmaker with over a decade of experience, predominantly in non-fiction film and television. I directed and produced his first feature documentary by traveling the world with only a backpack and a Canon DSLR camera. That film, Raise Up: The World is Our Gym won “Best of the Fest” at the Hip Hop Film Festival and received global distribution through Red Bull Media House. I've produced work for Travel Channel, Sportsman’s Channel and Redbull TV, been featured in Huffington Post, Men's Health, and other national media, and I choose to focus on telling stories of subcultures rooted in health, history, sports, and social issues.

• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer

Youssef Chouhoud is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Christopher Newport University, where he is affiliated with the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution. His research examines public opinion among (and toward) minorities in the United States and also models support for democratic norms in the Middle East. He also has an extensive record of public scholarship on American Muslim attitudes and behaviors. Prior to joining CNU, Dr. Chouhoud was a Provost’s Fellow at the University of Southern California, where he received his Ph.D. -

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• Reporter / Journalist

Charlotte native photographer currently shooting dance and travel photography/videography for UNC Charlotte. I have two years of experience, including contributions to the Niner Times while studying at UNC Charlotte. I've documented parades, protests, events, galas, and travel photography. I am also a drone operator, using both FPV and Mavic Pro for landscape, cityscape, and videography. IG: @miguelsonit

• Event Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Drone Operator
• Portrait Photographer
• Video Editor - News

I have been a photographer since the mid 70’s although I took a break for a number of years as I worked in the entertainment industry working predominantly in lighting. I have been a lighting designer for over 40 years and migrated back into photography around 20 years ago. I have worked as a photojournalist for over 15 years predominately with the Fort Mill Times and the Rock Hill Herald. I shoot almost everything from wildlife, landscape, photojournalism, portrait and a lot of sports.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Founding Partner @ Boldrush.org ✓ 2 Emmys ✓ 3 Addys ✓ 6 Tellys ✓ 4 AVA Awards ✓ 175M+ YouTube/Facebook views Specialty Skills: ○ Cinematography ○ Visual effects ○ Object removal/replacement ○ Motion tracking ○ Compositing (realistically mix animation & video) Computer animation since 12 years old, filming since 14 years old, 15+ years of professional directing experience.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer

SHOTBY32 is my Photography/videography business I been doing photography all my live but didn’t know I was good at it until I bought my first camera in 2019 . So I been grinding and working for 3years now .. and I love that my work ethic is showing off ..

• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Molly Ruggere is a freelance writer, copywriter/editor, PR consultant, certified life coach and founder of Counterculture Club, an alcohol-free social community that offers events, membership and coaching.

• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Digital Content Creator

Entertainment writer for newspapers and magazines. Over 20 years of experience. Subjects include music, film, books, professional wrestling, pinball, nightlife, children, pets, fashion, and local business.

• Reporter / Journalist

Writer, editor and adventurist whose work concentrates on marginalized voices and intersectional convergence. Her work has appeared in the Courier, The Crisis, Charlotte Observer and Our State magazine.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I have over eight years of experience working across content and SEO. I have worked in the auto, real estate, and sales tax industries, specializing in content research, SEO, writing new content, UX, and optimizations.

• Copywriter
• Content Strategist