Discover Top News Shooters / Video Journalists in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

I am Journalist and filmmaker with a passion for cultivating positive social change. Based out of Washington, DC, I am available for both foreign and domestic projects. As a filmmaker, I posses the skills to shoot and edit video as well as successfully market its message to the public. I currently work on the production team at the documentary journalism collective Discourse. To date, I have filmed multiple video packages for local companies and organizations, two international short documentaries as well as many news packages and short films.

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Steven G. Smith Pictures Smith is a prize-winning professional photographer based out of the Hartford, Connecticut area. Smith works in still and motion photography. He is fluent in digital storytelling, HD video, audio gathering and multimedia production. Smith and Walter Gallacher recently won a best in category award at the New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles. Smith and Gallacher won for WILDFIRE, their short multimedia film on forest fires in the American West. Smith was awarded as producer & photographer and Gallacher was recognized as writer and narrator.

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Daniel Lombroso is a freelance director and journalist. For five years, he was a staff producer at The Atlantic, where he directed shorts exploring Russian espionage, the Israeli settlement movement, far-right Christian media, and more. Lombroso graduated from McGill University with a degree in political science and lives in New York City. His debut feature film, WHITE NOISE, based on his four years reporting inside the alt-right, premiered at AFI DOCS and IDFA to critical acclaim. It is the first-ever feature film by The Atlantic.

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I'm a video journalist and content consultant based in Brooklyn, New York. I'm curious about the emerging ways content is created, consumed and responded to. I work primarily in editorial video, and breaking news. On the commercial side, I do video content development and strategy for brands. I work with outlets such as The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, The Intercept, New York Magazine, Teen Vogue, Ruptly (RT), Discover ID, and The Guardian. Favorite band is a tie between Murder City Devils and A Place To Bury Strangers.

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I am a multimedia journalist from Colombia. I'm currently based in New York City. I speak Spanish, English and German. I have written and shot for publications like Telemundo News, NBC News, Seventeen Magazine, The New York Times, People en Español, Columbia Visuals, CJR, The BronxInk, Next City and BizBash Media. My work has brought me to Mexico City, New York, Buenos Aires, Vancouver, Caracas and Sao Paulo. I received a masters degree in Digital Media from Columbia Journalism School in 2013. I graduated from Universidad Católica Argentina in 2009 where I studied Journalism.

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Imran Ansary is a Broadcast Journalists of Bangladesh. He is working for `EkusheyTelevsion' as a USA Correspondent. UN , USA state department activities are the main areas of his work. Mr. ansary makes several documentary on Human rights issues. He studied from University of Dhaka at the Department of Political Science. And received training on Political Reporting from International Institute for Journalists, Germany. He is Fellow of CSE and UNEP. He is the General Secretary of `Climate Communicators Forum of Bangladesh'.

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Kasey Martin is a visual artist and story teller based in Brooklyn, NY.  Her films and photography have a documentary focus with recurrent themes of authenticity and inclusion. She believes in the power of visual storytelling as a catalyst for social change.   Martin completed her Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications at Christopher Newport University in 2012, her Master’s of Arts Degree in Filmmaking at Kingston University London in 2017, and her certification in Motion Graphics at Pratt Institute in 2018.  

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I am the director and cinematographer of the documentary feature “Marina Abramovic The Artist is Present” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and on HBO and won an Emmy and a Peabody award. I directed and shot the highest rated primetime special of 2013 on ABC “David Blaine Real or Magic” and of 2016 "David Blaine Beyond Magic." I have also produced, directed, shot, and edited documentaries about blindness, guns, disease, spies, drugs, prison, hackers, soldiers, athletes, politicians, musicians, the circus, theater, and more.

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I am a photographer / cinematographer with experience primarily in the outdoor, ocean, adventure sector. Originally from outside New York City I've spent over 20 years working in and around the ocean and in large surf around the world. I have a business degree in information systems from Wake Forest and Lehigh Universities and I spent 7 years working with IBM prior to transitioning to a self-employed visual journalist. I am a licensed commercial UAV operator of the FAA in the USA as of October 2016.

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Vashni Balleste is from upstate New York and studied broadcast journalism at Xavier University. She has been a freelance photographer for Ebony Magazine and written for tennis.com and latina.com. Balleste is a UNCF grant recipient and documented political issues at the borders of Haiti for American Friends. She has directed music videos, contributed to publications such as Sofar Sounds, BalconyTV, and Data News Weekly. A culture enthusiast and documentarian, Vashni’s goal is always to build platform for often silenced voices.

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Trey Yingst is a reporter, videographer and editor based in Washington, D.C. He has a passion for storytelling, particularly when it comes to underreported issues. Trey uses his cameras to connect people through empathy and understanding. As a multimedia journalist, he is constantly experimenting with the latest tools in media. Trey is a Tedx speaker, member of the National Press Club and member of the journalism honor society Kappa Tau Alpha. His assignments include Baltimore, Ferguson, Gaza, Uganda and Ukraine.

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Hello! My filmmaking endeavors run the gamut from personal documentaries to phone commercials. In each project, I dedicate myself to telling a compelling story. My short films have screened at NewFest, Inside Out Film Fest and on PBS and MSNBC.com. My commercial work includes spots for Sony, ESET Antivirus and Cate McNabb. I am currently in post-production on my first feature, a narrative film starring Brian J. Smith (Sense8). I'm also a recipient of the Cinereach Film Fellowship and a graduate of Cornell University.

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Kristyn is a freelance documentary photographer and filmmaker using her insatiable curiosity to tell people’s stories in new and innovative ways. With an interest in human rights, community dynamics and inequality, her work has brought her into rural villages in Africa, onto the back of a dog sled in Iceland, and through some of the poorest areas of the Philippines. She seeks to meet new people, learn about how they live & work, listen to their experiences and find ways to impact change by bringing their stories to others around the world with respectful and meaningful imagery.

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Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Kevin Torres is a Media Specialist with 10 years of videography, photography, and media content experience. He is a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology, and received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. Torres has been with Oye Group (non-profit 501c3) since 2014 as videographer and Technical Director for various festivals and original productions such as; Conversation Pt 1: How to Make it in Black America (2015), Last Night at the Palladium (2016), & Oye for My Dear Brooklyn (2018).

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I specialize in producing videos for business websites, blogs and social media with a focus on your core message. Whether you want to demo a product, tell your vistors who you are, explain your website, educate your customers about your business and products or promote an event; we can help. Every business wants to connect to their customers in the most efficient way possible. For this reason, video has become a crucial element on business websites, blogs and social media. My services are turnkey all the way from script writing, filming, animation, editing and everything in between.

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My name is Karina E. Cuevas and I am a native New Yorker. I have lived in NYC for most of my life, except I went to high school in the Dominican Republic. Went to undergrad at Penn State where I majored in journalism and french. Masters in Journalism at Columbia University in May 2014. I want to tell the kind of stories you don't hear in the news very often or at all. Stories like domestic violence in the Dominican Republic and how in six years there have been 1,336 gender relates homicides. Maybe I'm being overzealous, but I want to give a voice to those who are afraid to speak.

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Experienced audio/video professional with 15+ years in editing and recording of major news events, daily television, and music award programs. I am proficient in post production, and have supervisory experience, as a Chief Audio Editor having managed the technical staff at Albanian Radio Television, the largest broadcaster in Albania. I have the ability to professionally manage multiple job functions simultaneously, the ability to maintain deadlines, and experience dealing with management & Senior Executives in a one on one or as group approach.

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I am a versatile video producer with the ability to shoot, produce, and edit video content (documentary and scripted). I make short form video content that's easy to consume that lives on social media as well as corporate websites. Clients I've worked with include: -Toshi Reagon -The Bennett Sisters -Brooklyn Ballet -AfroPunk -Trade Union Cafe -Naked Beauty Podcast Below is my Equipment List: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (DSLR) Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II Blackmagic Pocket Cinema (2K) Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 Lens

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My names is Javier Vera-Abbassi, I am a creative director and freelance reporter. I work in video production with experience in film production, tv, social content and news coverage, both editorial and multimedia. I have worked as an editor for over five years in various environments spanning different media industries including artist coverage at Sony Music and Baebel Music, cultural news coverage for Televisa, and documentary work for LITV. My skillset include scriptwriting, camera work, research and analysis, and editing.

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What's in my core camera kit: 1x Blackmagic Pocket 4K, 2x Rode Lavaliers. Warm hello to all assignment leads and editorial producers! I'm a professional live producer, camera operator, field producer, and full-kit videographer, having spent the last decade working with documentary teams, and as a video journalist for the Huffington Post, NowThis News, and various political campaigns. I have traveled to 18 countries, many for documentary style projects, serving as a field producer and audio tech or camerawoman.

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