Director of Photography

5 features, over 30 shorts, well over 50 hours of commercial and advertising.
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Silhouettes of a couple holding hands walking on a snowy path surrounded by trees, under a colorful, starry night sky with a visible shooting star and the Milky Way galaxy, with text overlay reading "Starry Eyed Christmas" and a tagline "Some love is written in the stars."
Poster for the film 'Experiments' shows a worried woman in a hospital bed surrounded by fire, with the tagline 'Sometimes it's not worth the money'.
Poster for the film SEWARD featuring a hockey puck on an ice rink with text about film recognitions and credits, including Tony Doupe, Carolina Kovacevic, Bradley Thompson, David Hogan, and Troy Lund.

Check out a few of the titles I worked on below and at the films page.

Close-up of a person's face with glasses, looking slightly upward, with multiple film festival award logos on the left side and the name of the director, Derek Johnson, on the bottom right.
A woman with curly hair lying in water with her eyes closed and resting on her arm, surrounded by water. The text on the image reads: 'A biography of photographer Linda Troeller.' The bottom of the image shows various platform logos including Vudu, Amazon, Xfinity, iTunes, Fios by Verizon, and Apple logo.
The image features promotional material for the film "Second Chance" presented by CK Films. The upper part shows a scene with a woman in a police uniform holding a cross, standing behind a young man in a black hoodie with his arms raised. The lower part shows a smiling man and woman watching each other, seated at a table outdoors. The background includes a sign reading "Church Parking Only" and text detailing the film's credits and production information.

A Lifetime Behind the Lens

From the moment I picked up a camera at five years old, I saw the world through composition, light, and movement. While most kids have albums of childhood photos, my story is told through the images I captured—always behind the lens, shaping perspective.

My approach to cinematography is deeply influenced by legendary visual artists and storytellers. The raw honesty of Robert Frank, the striking simplicity of Irving Penn, and the conceptual depth of Bruce Nauman have all shaped my eye for framing and emotion. On the cinematic side, I draw inspiration from the meticulous lighting of David Mullen, the immersive visual storytelling of Roger Deakins, and the interplay of shadow, texture, and motion that makes a frame truly alive.

With every project, I aim to bridge the gap between artistry and technical precision—crafting images that are both emotionally resonant and visually striking. Whether capturing cinematic interviews, dynamic b-roll, or narrative storytelling, I bring decades of experience, an intuitive understanding of light, and an obsession with detail to every frame.

A film crew is filming a man standing on a dock with water in the background. The crew member is wearing headphones and holding a boom microphone, while the man on the phone is smiling and wearing a jacket. The scene appears to be outdoors on a partly cloudy day.