September • 2022
Mike followed direction well and submitted his images within the expected deadline. Hope to work with him again in the future!
Mike K.
Seattle, WA, USA
12 reviews$1200 - $3000 / Day
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Mike Kane is an editorial and commercial photographer and video producer in Seattle whose mission with image-making has always been to tell stories. After a good run as a newspaper staffer, Mike became a freelancer and now works with a range of regional and national clients. His pictures have been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association, Society for Professional Journalists, Hearst Newspapers Journalism Fellowship, Nieman Foundation at Harvard, Poynter Institute, Duke Center for Documentary Studies, and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
Top Services
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- 6 reviews
- Documentary DP
- 2 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
Clients
Top Reviews
July • 2019
Professional, thoughtful, and easily pivots to gather the story. One of the best.
July • 2019
Hard working, pleasant, attentive and precise. Mike is one of the best.
Top Projects
Making it in Trump's America: The Cost of Repealing Obamacare
In 2017 I was tasked to accompany Marguerite Casey Foundation senior writer Paul Nyhan on a 4-day reporting trip to Alabama to produce videos on Obamacare and criminal justice reform. This is one of 2 videos that I produced on that trip. I wrote, produced, shot and edited this piece.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Creative Director
Making It in Trump's America: Reforming Criminal Justice
In 2017 I was tasked to accompany Marguerite Casey Foundation senior writer Paul Nyhan on a 4-day reporting trip to Birmingham, Alabama to produce videos on Obamacare and criminal justice reform. This is one of two videos I produced on that trip. I produced, shot and edited this piece.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Creative Director
5.0 Produced for Starbucks Coffee Company
On call retainer and Uvalde shoot fee
- Documentary DP
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Produced for Arnold Ventures
LEAD Program
This was a great opportunity to collaborate again with Jen Sizemore, now at Arnold Ventures down in Houston. I was asked to produce, shoot and edit a short piece examining Seattle's innovative arrest deferment program, LEAD. Shooting took three days and post about five.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
5.0 Produced for Starbucks Coffee Company
Skydiving Starbucks partners: Above and beyond
I traveled to Colorado with the Starbucks comms team to help produce and shoot an uplifting video about a Starbucks regular that had a unique effect on the folks that work at his favorite store.
- Documentary DP
Produced for Starbucks Coffee Company
Starbucks Stories: Portrait of a Transgender Partner
I worked on this with Starbucks Stories writer Linda Dahlstrom in 2018. Together we teased out the story on location and I produced, shot, and edited the video. The shoot was over a 3-day period, with post-production completed within two weeks.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
Equipment
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- 4K Camera
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- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
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Miscellaneous
- External Recorder
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Production Support
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Portrait Photographer
- Event Photographer
- Digital Content Creator
- Gaffer
Production Support
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - Documentary
Post Production
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Creative Director
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