Discover Top Freelancers in Taipei City, Taiwan

Hi! I'm a freelance journalist based in Taiwan with professional experience working in Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Laos. My background is print, but I am a self-starter who is highly skilled at working alone, finding sources, and conducting thorough background work. Besides writing and editing as a journalist, I have also worked on several corporate campaigns through CNN Create and The Trust at Dow Jones.

• Field Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Social Media Producer
• Senior Editor

Nathaniel Brown is a filmmaker and photographer making work about place, belonging and community. He is a Fulbright Scholar, Pulitzer Center Grantee, fluent in Chinese, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Middlebury College. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vice, Vogue, Nowness, Dazed, CNN, and the South China Morning Post. He is HEFAT trained with experience reporting in hostile environments including the war in Ukraine. His clients include: Nike | Nowness | Vice | Eyesteelfilm | National Endowment for the Arts Adcouncil | The Kennedy Center | The United Nations | The World Bank | Jacob’s Pillow | Amazon | Verizon | Paco Robbane | CNN | SCMP | Great Big Story | Goldthread | BalletX | Asia Week New York | Centre Pompidou | Shanghai Center of Photography | UCCA | Sotheby’s | The British Council | IFF LEAP | IDEO His films have been screened at: Doc NYC, Hawaii International Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cannes Court Métrage, Dance on Camera, CINE Dans, CAAM Fest ,DOXA, RIDM, Reel Asian, Honorable Mention (Best Feature Film 2022), LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Asian American International Film Festival (Winner - Best Documentary 2021), San Diego Asian Pacific Film Festival, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Translator
• Fashion Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• Portrait Photographer

Born and raised in Taipei City, William Chen holds BA in Radio and Television, minored in Ethnology, and MA in Religious Study from National Cheng-Chi University. At that time he became one of the first group of students using DV and NLE to make their own short films other than filming for school assignment. In 2007 his animated short “Cultural Reproduction Machine” was screened in Urban Nomad Film Festival. In 2010 he co-directed feature documentary “Dreams, a journey toward Wan Wan” with award-winning director Jim Wang with a theatrical release. After that he mainly working in media industry and international indie productions. In 2017, he wrote the narration for Discovery Channel for program “Secrets of Pangolin”. In 2018, his short film “Uncle Buddy” was screened in Urban Nomad Film Festival and a feature documentary “Metal Politics Taiwan”, which he worked as assistant director and editor has been broadcasted on ARTE.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• Copywriter
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Executive Producer

I-Hwa Cheng is a Taiwanese photojournalist based in Taipei, Taiwan. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012 before beginning her photojournalism career. She started out as a staff photographer for the national newspaper the United Daily News in Taiwan for 5 years before venturing into freelancing. Currently she’s been working mostly for Bloomberg, Reuters and Agence France-Presse as a multimedia journalist producing both photos and videos. Her works have been published globally with titles including New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Initium Media, AFP, The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times,Libération. She also received two Honorable Mention from the International Photography Awards 2021 of her photography works.  She also has been working as a filmmaker with Eastern Standard Times which is a Los Angeles-based media platform sharing stories from Asia to the world. Other than journalistic assignments, she is also a documentary-style birth photographer specializing in raw, honest stories of new life and motherhood. Email: x Instagram: ihwacheng More video works: vimeo.com/ihwacheng

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Joyce Huang is a journalist based in Taipei, Taiwan. She currently works as a free-lancer, covering news about Taiwan and China, for VOA. Throughout her journalistic career in the past two decades, she has had experience working for or contributing to both Taiwanese and foreign news outlets. Those include Eastern TV, Public TV, the English-language Taipei Times, Radio Taiwan International, Time Asia, Forbes Asia, Al Jazeera English, Channel News Asia, Voice of America and the US's ABC News. She has also had experience working on the production of long-form documentaries, aired on Discovery Channel or Nat Geo.

• Reporter / Journalist

Joy Chang is a video journalist and producer. She writes, produces, films, and edits videos both independently and collaboratively. Previously based in New York, she has covered stories on China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US. She has worked with various international news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Welle, Radio Free Asia, CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), the South China Morning Post and more. She’s fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese; professional working proficiency in Cantonese.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer

I'm an independent video journalist and documentary filmmaker in Taipei. I am highly fluent in Mandarin, can read, write, or do live interpretation as required. I am a capable photographer and solo-shooter, or producer with a small team. My work covers democracy and human rights, as well as network news assignments.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP

Wen-Yee Lee is a video and broadcast based in Taipei, Taiwan. She has reported in Taiwan, China, South Africa and the U.S. Her work has been published on NBC, DW, Business Insider, Voice of America, Military Times and Star-Telegram. She has also covered Taiwan’s semiconductor industry for three years.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator
• Field Producer

I'm a Producer/Director/DP from Canada, now running a production company in Taipei, Taiwan. I shoot commercials, documentary, corporates and features. https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2531898?s=b8c56f93-de9b-2ec1-14eb-381f602910ef&site_preference=normal Our website is www.stonesoupproduction.com

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Corporate Videographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Colorist
• Copywriter

Foreign correspondent with more than 10 years of experience covering geopolitics, social issues, human rights topics and major political stories in East Asia, with a particular focus on how China is shaping the world. Based in Taiwan and am available for assignments.

• Reporter / Journalist

Born in 1988 in Algeria, Walid BERRAZEG is a French-Algerian independent documentary videographer and photojournalist. Today, he focuses his work on the East Asia region working on social and political movements with Taiwan as a base. His work can be seen on several media and news agencies such as AFP, CNN, AP, Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg, France TV, M6, VPro, NOS ...

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Product Photographer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Documentary DP
• Digital Content Creator
• Commercial DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• TV News Producer
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Assistant
• Sound Mixer

-French, based in Taiwan, Taipei -Drone expert -Filmmaker / photographer -10 years of experience in South East Asia and Europe

• Drone Operator
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP

I have been reporting from Taiwan and other Asian countries since 2008. Before moving to Taiwan, I worked for German public TV stations (NDR, ZDF) in Hamburg and Mainz.

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

Taiwan news anchor

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist

Olivier Marceny studied photography in Paris before moving to New York to study filmmaking.  After graduating, he started his career as a camera assistant to Albert Maysles of documentary duo, the Maysles Brothers. Shortly after, Marceny started directing music videos and photographing music bands for record labels and magazines. In 2003 he moved to Berlin after receiving the Nipkow Grant for fiction film writing. Upon returning to France in 2005, Marceny worked as a director of TV commercials and corporate films while indulging his passion for cinema and photography, taking assignments from international film festivals to shoot photo portraits of filmmakers and actors. Over the past decade Marceny has also been involved as a DoP in documentaries and short films such as Brooklyn02 and Valentine (both selected at Locarno and Venice Film Festivals). In 2014 he was cameraman and editor for the feature documentary Flowers of Taipei, directed by Chinlin Hsieh (Venice Film Festival 2014).

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

Pietro is a freelancer photographer since 2005, based in Shanghai since 2013, founder of Garda Media Production, a company specialized in video and photography productions He is an experienced photographer mainly working for commercial products photography also his skills for interior architecture and food photography. His strong passion for photography help him to delivers the highest quality images, he can provides complete services from beginning concept to the final idea, in order to satisfied clients requirements. He has a good character, especially on the set, where he can create a confort working atmosphere with the team and the customers. The daily goal for Pietro is to achieve stunning and unique images. His production team can provide branding and graphic solutions and video services. Pietro自2005年以来一直是自由摄影师，自2013年以来一直在上海工作。 他是一位经验丰富的摄影师，主要从事商业产品摄影以及他的室内建筑和食品摄影技能。 他对摄影的强烈热情帮助他提供了最高质量的图像，他可以提供从开始构想到最终完稿的全套服务，以满足客户的需求。 他具有良好的性格，尤其是在现场，他可以与团队和客户创造舒适的工作氛围。 Pietro的日常目标是获得精美绝伦的图像。

• Fashion Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Graphic Designer
• Full-Service Live Production

Daniel Ceng is an award-winning Asian photojournalist covering politics, social issues, spot news, wars and more across the world, including Europe, Middle-East, Asia and Southeast Asia. ​ He has been working with several wire news agencies and media outlets, including The European Pressphoto Agency, The Guardian, AFP, The Associated Press, ZUMA Press, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Initium, with experiences covering Turkey Syria Earthquake, US Philippines military exercises, Taiwan-Beijing tensions, serious flooding and typhoons in Hong Kong, and deadly train derailment in Hualien. The prestigious titles he earned include Winner of the Year in Photojournalism in The European Photography Awards, 2nd and 3rd prize in International Photography Awards, 2nd place in Budapest International Foto Awards and numerous awards in Tokyo International Foto Awards, New York Feature Awards, Hong Kong's FOCUS AT FRONTLINE, Taiwan Press Photo Contest.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Translator
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

STASCH RADWANSKI (British passport holder.) BA Photographic Arts UNIVERSITY WESTMINSTER. London, UK Post Graduate Studies (Masters) NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL of GREAT BRITAIN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS: 37 Cleo Awards. 5 ‘Spikes’ Asian Advertising Awards 38 Hong Kong 4A’s awards. Cannes, New York and London Advertising Awards. Phoenix Award Singapore: Lifetime Achievement Award. 2010. Director/Cameraman for clients... Community Chest, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Diners Club, Dove Soap, Duracell Batteries, DHL, Giordano Sportswear, Gilbey's Gin, Globe Telecom, Handyplast, Hallmark Cards, DHL, Haagen-Daaz, Henessey, Honda motorcycles, HSBC, Japan Airlines, J&J, Johnny Walker, Kowloon Dairy Milk, Korean Airlines', KFC. Lane Crawford Store, Lifebuoy, Lipton Tea, Marlboro, Maja Soap, McDonald's, Mild Seven, Mitsubishi Lancer, MTR Hong Kong, Nutra-Sweet, Nippon Paint, Ocean Park, Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Pacific Place Hong Kong, Reebok, Scott’s Emulsion, Toblerone, Toyota, United Airlines, Winston.

• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Product Photographer
• Creative Director
• Commercial DP
• Art Director

I am a French production manager with 8 years’ experience in organizing film shootings all around the world. I know the production line perfectly, from cost estimation to project delivery. I have coordinated the production of documentaries, short-films and over 200 episodes of TV and Snapchat shows, managing all the workflows simultaneously, improving processes and acting as an intermediary between the creative and technical crew and the producer, the client or the channel. I am currently living in Taipei in order to learn Mandarin language and to apprehend the Taiwanese culture and way of life. Therefore, I am open to new missions and work opportunities. Application skills : • Project management (finances, planning, recruitment, teamwork, logistics) • Budget monitoring (from cost estimation to final account balancing) • Administrative follow-up (employee contracts, wages, expenditures) Soft skills : • Dependability and involvement at work • Flexibility and adaptability • Curiosity and willingness to learn Hobbies: Movies / Natural wine (WSET 3 certificate) / Audio podcast "échappées libres" & "states of flow" / Effective altruism / Languages (French - native, English - fluent, Spanish - conversational, Russian - CEFR level B1 and Chinese - CEFR level B1)

• Line Producer / On-Location
• Executive Producer
• Production Assistant
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fixer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

I am a filmmaker specializing in presenting stories in the form of documentaries. Since 2015, I have been leading the production of several films and collaborating with individuals overseas. Currently, I am the head of Fitu Rua Film Productions, a team primarily focused on shooting documentaries and stories in Taiwan. In 2022, we produced the independent documentary “25 kg,” which received the Outstanding Selection at the New Taipei City Documentary Awards in Taiwan. It was also selected for the 13th CCDF and received honors at film festivals in New Zealand, Canada, India, South Korea, and other places. Currently, apart from searching for the next topic for a documentary feature, I also assist many teams as a director and cinematographer. Additionally, I am a skilled carpenter, specializing in crafting furniture from solid wood.

• Corporate Videographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• Translator