Discover Top Documentary DPs in Columbus, Ohio, USA

I am a filmmaker and creative director. I've worked as a video producer for the Chicago Tribune and Kartemquin Films (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters and Life Itself), as an assistant editor on the MSNBC original series Ricochet about Chicago gun violence, and have worked behind the camera as a run-and-gun-style documentary filmmaker for organizations like TIME, BBC, Education Week and more. I have a Master's in journalism with a specialty in film and broadcast from Northwestern University's Medill program, as well as a degree in Geography with special research in Geology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I've used what I've learned in both disciplines to make documentary films focusing on social issues, dissent, travel and environment. I work as a Writer/Creative Director for a video production company that offers animation and live action (documentary and concept-driven work) and bring my experiences as an on-set and in-the-field filmmaker to inform important creative decisions that help bring a concept to life.

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

We capture the spirit of the occasion, and weave together a compelling narrative from your chosen perspective. From corporate conferences and trade shows to community gatherings and athletic competitions, our event-based documentary film service goes beyond traditional coverage, delivering a film that focuses on your messaging told as a captivating story that resonates with your audience. We believe that sharing knowledge is the key to empowering individuals and inspiring creativity. Our dedicated team specializes in creating instructional and how-to videos that cater to a diverse range of audiences. Whether you need step-by-step tutorials, educational content, or practical demonstrations, we will craft visually captivating videos that simplify complex concepts and engage your viewers. We specialize in capturing the essence of educational group travel experiences that ignite curiosity and foster personal growth. We embed with your group of travelers, who are immersing themselves in a themed travel adventure centered around education. We document the transformative moments, insightful interactions, and profound discoveries. Additional Services - video closed captioning, video translation and/or interpretation, voice-over recording, full music studio recording capability and finishing Our experience is in creating content for broadcast, commercial, and educational television. We specialize in direct to business content creation. Our team is backed by years of experience working together and multiple Emmy Awards for video production.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Colorist
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor
• Post-Production Manager
• Sound Mixer

Maddie McGarvey is a documentary photographer based in Columbus, Ohio. Her work often examines Appalachia, rural America, poverty, grief, resiliency, politics, and how policy directly affects those living in this country. She has spent over a decade documenting a grandmother raising her four grandchildren in Southeast Ohio, and takes special interest in long-form storytelling. McGarvey holds a degree in photojournalism from Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, among others. She has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, Best of Photojournalism, and as one of TIME’s 51 Instagram Photographers to follow in the USA.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Fashion Photographer

James M. Dobson is a multimedia journalist dedicated to telling the stories of breaking news through photographs and compelling video. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, James seeks to report on local and global events with clarity and fairness, respecting all sides of an issue. James has collaborated on projects with CNN, Discovery Channel, and Africa Geographic. His photographic work has been published in several large-market newspapers across America, including USA Today, Louisville's Courier-Journal, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and The Hutchinson News. James also won Best in Show in the 2017 Kansas Press Association Awards. Currently, James is a staff photographer for WAVE 3 News, a television station in Louisville.

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

This March I went to the Florida Keys as an instructional associate for a climate change reporting class, but I had the chance to do some in-depth reporting of my own. I never expected to come across Stuart Pimm, one of the most revered conservation biologists of our time, on a little island in the Dry Tortugas. He rolled out of bed, one of the few in the secretive dorms inside Fort Jefferson, and agreed to an on-camera interview. He looked like a shipwrecked sailor. There I was, asking him about the fate of the place we were standing. I love reporting and using multimedia to tell stories, especially stories about the environment. I also have a passion for editing with Final Cut X. For those reasons I am applying to be a storyhunter.

• Documentary DP

I am an award-winning journalist with over 15 years of experience in the industry, based in central Appalachia. At heart I'm a newspaper writer. My writing has been published in major publications including The Guardian, The New Republic and Rolling Stone Country. But I've also had success (and a lot of fun) producing audio stories for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and short documentary films for media outlets and corporate clients. I have also worked as a fixer for outside journalists, drawing on a lifetime of connections to help my clients find authentic stories in this often misunderstood slice of America.

• Podcast Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Copywriter
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial

Ben Harper is a DP and Editor based in Cleveland, Ohio. Ben is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Journalism. After beginning his career in television reporting, Ben moved to his true passion, working behind the camera. In the past 20 years he has filmed in 42 states and more than two dozen countries. Throughout most of his career, Ben has worked on small teams and is capable of stepping into multiple roles throughout the production process. He is passionate about visual storytelling that impacts the audience in a meaningful way, and also in helping others make media that does the same. Ben has been honored with a national event filmmaking award and in 2018 with an Emmy.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer

- I’m a filmmaker with five years of experience in small crew content production and 2 years of experience on feature film sets with an emphasis in camera and documentary work. 2016 I created two music videos for ‘The Voice’ contestant Jonathan Hutcherson and the year before I created several small documentaries for a Chicago based non-profit. In 2017 I was hired as a video producer for an online educational resource that required me to travel to Europe and South Eastern Asia to film interviews as the DP. I was also the 1st AC on a feature film in Kentucky 2nd AC on three separate productions.

• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Fixer

Filmmaker with a passion for exploring new forms of interactive storytelling. Produced award-winning multimedia with strong storytelling, photography, video, and interactivity. Created editorial and commercial content for various platforms including: broadcast, print, online and mobile. Conducted multimedia training and workshops for various organizations and clients including: the Ohio Newspaper Association, Ohio News Photographers Association, Columbus Association of Black Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Kiplinger Program at Ohio State. Over twenty years experience in broadcasting, digital journalism, and communications.

• Documentary DP

Megan Jelinger is an American Photojournalist from Ohio. She quickly found her passion for visual storytelling in 2016, as she had the opportunity to document social issues in Middle America and American politics. This led her to spend time in the occupied West Bank; furthering her career internationally by documenting conflict, breaking news, and in-depth narratives. Megan has been published by a list of outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Bloomberg, and CNN. Currently, she resides in Dayton, Ohio continuing to document in-depth stories and breaking news for several international outlets.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer

AICP and Telly Award-Winning commercial and unscripted producer/director/dp. Art Center College MFA in film and tv. Also, former creative director for the Mark Burnett Content Studio. Vast experience working with Fortune 500 brands in short form broadcast and digital content. My production philosophy is simple... on budget, on time and the biggest bang for your buck. Fully equipped with 4K cameras and gear. Frequent traveler abroad for production work with crew in several countries. Passport + TSA Global Entry.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Digital Content Creator
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Executive Producer
• Post-Production Manager

I fell in love with photography in the dark room at the community college and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in photojournalism. After graduating I completed several photography internships at newspapers in Florida and Michigan. In 2014 I completed a masters program in New Media/Photojournalism from the Corcoran College of Art and Design. I also completed a video internship at USA Today. I am currently a freelance photographer and videographer in Greenbrier County West Virginia.

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

Jim is a filmmaker who has written, directed & produced two feature films currently in international distribution. Jim is member of the Directors Guild of America. Prior to ARTE FILMS, Jim founded Amatulli & Associates, Inc., a communications services firm that developed marketing, training and business communication programs on film, video, print and electronic media. Jim is a U.S. citizen, and recently received his Italian citizenship. This dual citizenship will offer opportunities for European co-productions and film incentives.

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

I've crossed all the production lines a cameraman can cross. I've awards for my lighting, shooting and directing. I've shot crocs in Venezuela, swimsuit models in Hawaii, ghosts in Australia and disasters in the U.S. I've traveled with two American presidents and work often for ABC, NBC, CBS, Discovery, Travel and History Channels. I also do commercials and corporate projects for companies like Procter and Gamble, Ethicon, Ford and Mazda. I'm available with your equipment or with any of mine; HD, lighting and audio and other crew members if you need.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer

The Prosper Media Group incorporates a full service Kentucky video production facility that is dedicated to providing video production services of the highest quality and standard. Having produced 4 different educational television series across over 40 different episodes and being nominated for four Emmy awards, our creative team has over 40 years of combined production experience within a variety of multimedia formats, including marketing, scripting, videography, post-production editing and project management.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Full-Service Live Production
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant
• Sound Designer

Starting with school plays when I was young, I have always loved being "behind the scenes". Whether I am shooting stills, video, or doing technical work, my goal is to be a neutral observer. In tandem with this passion, is a love for story telling. As someone who enjoys learning above most other activities, helping others to learn through visual storytelling is important to me. Equally important is telling the story that YOU want told. Great stories are often the result of collaboration, let's work together today!

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Production Assistant
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer

Tom Uhlman Media Productions can provide a full range of visual content to take advantage of todays marketing styles at an affordable price. With our experience in still photography for over 30 years and video for over 10 years, we can create content that can be utilized on the web, in the office and for broadcast. From head shots to video that can bring a personal touch to your business and help your clients know who you are.

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

I am an experienced filmmaker and video content creator from Louisville, KY. I have worked on a variety of video jobs from doing commercials for large companies, short films, and working on million dollar film projects. I have studied for a few years on my own in cinematography and storytelling to help me tell stories and a very visually appealing way. I do video and photography work full-time so I can fully dedicate myself to any project I’m on.

• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Event Photographer
• Grip
• Digital Content Creator

Craig is a dynamic DP in the Cleveland area with over 12 years in the game. He's been involved on commercials and corporate projects with brands such as Macy's, Aspen Dental, Kay Jewelers, Louisville Slugger, the VA, and Continental tires. Shoots on Red and Arri Alexa cameras. MoviPro owner. FAA licensed Drone Operator/Owner.

• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

At the age of 14 I was taken from set to set by my brother who needed extra hands. From then I have spend the next 15 years learning and becoming specialized in audio and production managment. At the same time I got my economic degree, and now use what I learned to build budgets and take charge of allocating capital. I have a great attitude and will work hard to complete anything I start.

• Sound Mixer
• Drone Operator