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I’m an Emmy Award winning cinematographer specialising in ocean conservation, natural history, and stories that explore the deep connection between humans and the wild. With over nine years of experience filming across continents, I bring a strong visual and ethical lens to storytelling that inspires environmental awareness and action.

 

As a National Geographic Society cinematographer, I collaborate with Pristine Seas to produce films that support the creation of marine protected areas across the Pacific. This work brought me to Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, where I’m committed to learning from Indigenous communities and becoming a trusted storyteller throughout the region.

 

My latest short, POLICE DIVE — filmed almost entirely underwater — earned a Capital Emmy for Best Cinematography and was supported by the Fresh Perspectives in Cinematography Grant from AbelCine, ARRI, and the ASC. I’ve also been recognized by the Jackson Wild Media Awards and selected for both their Cinematography Lab and the ASC Vision Mentorship Program.

 

Through my company, Around Land & Sea LLC, I produce independent films and collaborate with NGOs including Animals Asia and Fight Dog Meat. Whether embedded with environmentalists in the North Pacific or filming undercover wildlife trafficking in Vietnam for VICE, I aim to tell stories that protect what’s wild — and those who fight to preserve it.

AWARDS

POLICE DIVE

2025 National Capital Chesapeake Bay EMMY Awards for best Cinematography (Photographer:Program)

2024 Fresh Perspectives in Cinematography Grant Recipient

AbelCine cinematographer’s grant program in partnership with ARRI and the ASC.  

ASC Vision Mentorship Program 2023-2024

Receiving mentorship from Rodney Taylor, ASC.

The Awakening of the Vietnamese Elephant

2022, Honorable Mention at the Jackson Wild Media Awards. 

2022, Best Asia Short at Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF), USA.

2022, Best of Best at Animalis Fabula Film Festival, Austin Texas USA.

Uncle Max & Draken

2021, Best of Best at Animalis Fabula Film Festival, Austin Texas USA.

I'm Coming Home

2015, Golden Remi Award at WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.

Blue Chameleon
2014, Best Director Grand Award at California Film Awards.

LANGUAGES

Italian: Native

English: Fluent

Spanish: Fluent

French: Intermediate

Japanese: Basic

Indonesian: Basic

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