Discover Top News Shooters / Video Journalists in Tucson, Arizona, USA

Pita Juarez is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in the border state of Arizona. Pita, a Guatemalan-American, is inspired by social issues affecting underserved and Latino communities. In her current role as Director of Communications at One Arizona, Pita supports the issues that matter to the immigrant community by highlighting Arizona’s stories of resilience in international, national and local media outlets. Pita is a contributing writer for Spanish and English publications and works across a variety of mediums including film and radio. Her work has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Hill, CNN Latino, Fusion, Univision, Remezcla and The Arizona Republic. In partnership with NPR One training, Pita develops and produces Mira Listen, a podcast "for Latino Millennials, by Latino Millennials" that serves bilingual, immigrant, LGBTQ, and activist communities. In 2015, Pita produced the independent documentary Salud Sin Papeles which motivated her to direct and produce her second documentary, You Racist, Sexist, Bigot, out in 2018. Pita takes pride in creating films that she hopes will engage and inspire diverse audiences to effect change in their communities.

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I am a videographer in Arizona. I can shoot, edit, color, and composite. I’ve done weddings, commercials, real estate, short films, mini-documentaries and more.

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Investigative Journalist with on camera & 'backpack' videography experience and research expertise.

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**Please view my portfolio at www.nickserpa.com to view my full collection of recent work** For over eight years, I've produced narrative-focused video content for brands like Starbucks, Gannett, United Way, and more. I specialize in finding people with stories to tell, and creating engaging and innovative videos to share those stories with the world. I currently work as a full-time video producer for the City of Peori, where I'm often responsible for all aspects of the video production process, from the initial pitch up through delivery to client Here's how I can help your organization: • Edit projects of any length and scope under tight deadlines, and with a high degree of polish. (Adobe Premiere/AfterEffects). • Film interviews and crystal-clear 4K footage for your project, including aerial footage (FAA-certified). • Design custom 2D animations in AfterEffects for implementation in your project. • Record professional-quality voiceovers by tapping into my network of talent. • Conceptualize, script, and aid in the producing of your next video concept. I'm based out of Phoenix, Arizona, willing and able to travel, and can dedicate up to 20 hrs/week to your project. My experience producing videos for brands, news organizations, nonprofits and government agencies ensures that I'm able to produce the right type of content for your organization. I'm also an FAA-certified drone pilot and fully equipped to handle most shoots independently. My equipment includes: • Panasonic S5 full-frame mirrorless, 4K 10 bit 4:2:2, 24 or 30 FPS. (Slow-motion available up to 60 FPS in 4K, 120 FPS in 1080p) • Dual Panasonic GX8s for B and C cams, 4K, 8-bit color • Mavic 2 Pro drone (up to 4K 10 bit 4:2:2) • Wireless lavaliers and/or shotgun microphone • DJI Ron RSC2 gimbal • Smallrig cage/Dual IS setup for stable handheld footage, and fluid-head tripods/monopods for everything else • External audio recorders • Lights Please let me know how I can help, and if there are any questions I can answer for you. Thank you!

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Liliana Soto is a multi-award winning Multi-Media/investigative Journalist and News Anchor with a Bachelor’s degree from The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Liliana worked as a multi-media journalist and weekend news anchor for Univision Arizona from October 2015 to January 2018. During her time at Univision AZ she earned recognition by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with eight Emmys. One of the most prominent Emmys was for her investigative report on a case of abuse of authority and discrimination by officers in the Phoenix police department against a Hispanic woman. Throughout her career in Phoenix, Liliana demonstrated outstanding work on both local and national platforms From June 2014 to October 2015, Liliana worked for Univision Austin as a multi-media journalist and fill-in anchor. She covered politics, education, immigration, and health. During her time in Austin, many of her stories were showcased in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and national platforms. Liliana was also assigned to news Correspondent for Texas regional newscast "Primera Edición"​ & "Conexión Texas" based in Houston. In Austin, Liliana led special investigative reports and stories by partnering with Austin’s American Statesman newspaper on a report about the deaths of homeless people in Austin. Liliana earned an Emmy and their digital partnership earned national recognition by the Online Journalism Awards in 2016. Liliana is a proud mother, wife and strives to motivate young mothers to pursue higher education. She is currently a freelance Video Journalist for various clients, including Telemundo Network.

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Thomas Machowicz is an award winning filmmaker and photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the Owner and Creative Director of Songbird Productions, a commercial production company specializing in brand documentaries and storytelling. Thomas also works as a freelance photo and video journalist for news outlets such as The Associated Press, Reuters and Libération, specializing in topics on climate change, border issues, homelessness and social justice. He is also the President and Co-Founder of Sanctuary Doc, a long term, multimedia documentary which tells stories of compassion for animals within our world's greatest challenges. From war and conflict to climate change, deforestation, animal agriculture and more, Sanctuary creates short films, photo essays and articles documenting animals and the people who rescue them. Thomas is well connected in creative, social, political and journalistic communities across Arizona, making him a great choice as a producer or fixer.

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As both an undergraduate and graduate journalism student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, I have focused on refugee and migration topics. I am trained and have a degree in Broadcast Journalism and have worked for 3 news stations, two in Arizona, one in Nebraska. I enjoy telling long-form, emotional stories that help my viewers connect with the subject. I have completed 3 documentaries in the past 3 years and film, edit, produce all on my own. My first documentary, Speak, followed two Somali refugee students through the public school experience in Arizona. My second and third documentaries were conducted in Arizona and Croatia, where I was an assistant producer for a State Department Embassy project. The story topics explored Syrian Refugees using the Balkan countries as a route to Europe. As I approach my graduate graduation in May of 2018, I am excited and interested to find news and media organizations that find a passion in the same stories I do.

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My passion for communication and media began when I was a high schooler. I decided to major in English Translation as an undergraduate student. I mustered up all my courage and efforts to master my language skills. I then applied for a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While there, volunteering for radio stations which facilitated my way of being admitted to the journalism graduate program at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. There, I was news director at KVSC 88.1 FM and produced a lot of podcasts and audio packages as well as written stories. I also gained a lot of hands-on experience in video-shooting and editing by reporting for the school's television station i.e. UTVS. I dare to say that my skills are as competitive as that of a reporter for a public/private television or radio station. In nutshell, I can report and produce stories and documentaries on my own for radio and television as well as print.

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Valeria Fernández is a multimedia journalist with more than a decade of experience as bilingual documentary producer and journalist covering Arizona’s immigrant community and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Her award-winning, independent reporting has taken her to places such as Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay, and has focused on topics ranging from migrant kidnappings to racial profiling and discrimination against migrant women in jail. Fernández also contributes to CNN Spanish and Al Jazeera English, and has been published by newsrooms such as The Washington Post and The Associated Press Spanish. In 2012, she completed her first documentary, “Two Americans,” which contrasts enforcement actions by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and a 9-year-old girl – a U.S. citizen – trying to stop deportation of her parents. In 2014, she co-directed, filmed and edited six short films for an international web documentary, “Connected Walls,” on life at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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As someone who came to this country from India, I try to reveal parts of America that may seem ordinary to many at first but that, once exposed, touch the soul. I strive to bring intimacy and beauty to every story that I cover – whether in still or video photography, print or online. This point of view has served me well as I have built a strong track record for both enterprise work and breaking news stories in the communities where I have worked. Before coming to Arizona, I worked in Georgia for nine years. While there, I documented the lives of migrant farmworkers and followed the state National Guard, who was at the time preparing for war in Iraq. I traveled to Iraq twice and also responded to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, where I was part of a Pulitzer Prize winning team covering the gruesome aftermath of the storm. Now here at the Arizona Republic, I am currently working on a number of projects in addition to my daily assignments. I am working to tell the stories of undocumented Mexican families juxtaposed with the frequent use of excessive force by the Border Patrol and the complexity of the movement to reform immigration laws and policies. Our in-depth project has put a lot of pressure on the Department of Homeland Security and I believe it is part of the reason that they have written a new book of policies on how to respond to migrants encountered in the desert. I have also been asked to cover a number of ongoing social issues including Arizona’s embattled Child Protective Services department, laws that target the LGBTQ community and heroin use in our region. These special projects often require me to dedicate personal time in order to do them justice, but the work is worthwhile as it feeds my passion for the craft of photojournalism and telling compelling stories.ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS Rocky Mountain Emmy Award 2011-2012 - “Saving Arizona's Children" Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Part of the 2006 (Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald team covering Hurricane Katrina Pictures of the Year International 2013 Award of Excellence, News Picture Story 2015 Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism “Pipeline of Children” and “Revisiting the Pipeline” 4 times Arizona Photographers of the Year

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Liz Scherffius is a trilingual freelance journalist and a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting fellow. She specializes in documentary film and investigative data journalism. As a video journalist for the BBC, she covered immigration, civil liberties, and women's issues. Originally from southwestern Montana, Liz pursued Latin American Studies as an undergraduate at Pitzer College, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Upon graduation, she began her journalism career in Argentina and Ecuador. As a Master’s candidate at the Columbia School of Journalism, she made a 30-minute documentary film about refugee resettlement in New York City. The film, A Table for All, was a 2018 Official Selection of the NYC Independent Film Festival. Liz completed her Master's degree in December 2017 and she is based in Washington, D.C and Tucson, AZ.

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David Routt is an experienced top line editor/motion graphics designer as well as an award-winning writer-producer-director of many different genres, including (but not limited to) documentary, corporate and commercial. I offer full-service production via Paint It Black TV, based in Phoenix, Arizona but can take my robust skill sets on the road for mobile edits or productions. Paint It Black TV is a team of professional visual storytellers working out of the Phoenix area, providing robust experience in many genres of video production, including documentary, marketing and commercial. We are flexible and easy to work with - always keeping client needs in primary focus.

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As an international videographer and former travel show host, I've released more than 30 films from 43 countries on four continents. As a university professor of journalism and documentary studies, I've taught everything from cinematography and nonfiction film production, to podcasting and multimedia design. And as a business owner, I've founded two production companies (Moving Stills Media, and Legally Insane Films). My latest documentary, Big Trouble in Little Quartzsite, has won 9 awards in the 2021-2022 film festival circuit, including Best Feature, Best Director and Unanimous Jury Selection. See my IMBb page: imdb.com/name/nm5607989/ and inquire for reels.

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My name is John de Dios and I am a multi-media storyteller having had the opportunity to tell my stories using text, photos, audio, video, page and some web design. I am a freelance video producer for National Geographic News; the digital media director for the Genetic Literacy Project; the main photographer for the University of Arizona Office of Communications; and I have had work published on outlets like Scientific American Blogs, Arizona Republic, Tucson Weekly, Arizona Daily Star, Fox News Latino, and the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. I am a former educator and I've done plenty of mentoring for young photographers, videographers, journalists all over the world.

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Hi! I am an award winning filmmaker based in Phoenix, Arizona. I shoot, direct and edit primarily. Some of the companies I have worked for include the Arizona Cardinals, Mesa Channel 11, uLive, PAC 12 and the Phoenix Suns. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and an Associate degree in Film Production from Scottsdale Community College. I have years of experience shooting short form documentaries and promo videos. I look forward to working with you!

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I am a passionate storyteller who loves to represent diverse voices, tell complex stories, and draw audiences in through great video and sound. I am a documentary filmmaker who specializes in short stories and character portraits. I have a background in news and NPPA story style. I currently shoot with a HPX-250 and a Canon 6D. My previous clients include Tribune Media, Knight Broadcasting, Meredith Group, Alliance Bank of Arizona and Phoenix Business Journal. More than just a camera operator I am a storyteller who wants my audience to connect with my work through feeling.

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I am a visual journalist based out of Phoenix specializing in documentary video and photojournalism. I enjoy telling stories that involve strong human interest and compelling/quirky characters. My kit includes a Canon 7D, 16-35 2.8, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8, 50 1.4, Sennheiser wireless lav, Rode shotgun mic, Zoom recorder and Manfrotto tripod/head. I also have access to a C100, a 6D, and LED lights.

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