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Michael H.

Portland, OR, USA

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$700 - $3000 / Day

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About

Michael Hanson is an Oregon-based photographer/director represented by National Geographic Creative. His awards include POYi, Communication Arts, PDN30, America's Top Travel Photographers, and Images of the Year for Portraiture, along with others from National Geographic, PDN, Banff, Rangefinder, FYI Folio, American Advertising Federation. Michael's photography career began after playing Minor League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves. His work has taken him to over 25 countries around the world. He completed his first book, a project documenting urban farming in America, titled Breaking Through Concrete in 2010 and directed and DP'd his first documentary film, Who Owns Water, on a river in his native South. In 2018, he DP'd and walked across Costa Rica for an upcoming documentary film. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Outside Magazine. Michael's fine art work is in the permanent archive at the Sir Elton John Collection.

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Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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Documentary DP
Creative Director

Clients

Top Reviews

  • January • 2022

    Michael did a fantastic job on this story and was very responsive to our feedback. We would definitely work with him again.

    Matthew at LXTV

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Equipment

Camera

  • 4K Camera
  • Action Camera
  • Drone Camera
  • DSLR Camera

Audio

  • Directional Microphone
  • Lavalier Microphone

Miscellaneous

  • External Recorder
  • Slider
  • Stabilizer

All Services

Production Support

  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • Documentary DP
  • Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
  • Commercial DP
  • Drone Operator
  • Field Producer

Post Production

  • Video Editor - News
  • Video Editor - Documentary
  • Video Editor - Commercial

Miscellaneous

  • Creative Director
  • Production Company