Work Experience:
Freelance TV Camera Operator 2017 -2021 - clients including BBC, ITV, MTV, Al Jazeera, Sky TV and Bellator MMA.
Soul & Surf (Sri Lanka) - Creative Director/Photographer (2017 - 2018)
ITV Studios - Camera Department (2007 - 2017)
MTV UK - Camera Department (2004 - 2007)
Freelance - Portrait, Action Sports and Event Photographer (2003 - 2021)
Action Sports Experience:
Sponsored Skateboarder - Etnies, Slam City Skates, Panic Skateboards
Sport Climber (single and multi-pitch) and boulderer - climbed up to 8A+ Sport and V8 boulder grades, rope access work/multi-pitch gear and rope management
Experienced surfer traveling to remote parts of the world chasing waves
Freediver - currently holding SSI Freedive qualification with a 5 min 30 second static breath hold, 40m free dive
Muay Thai and MMA enthusiast/practitioner
Photography Skills:
Photoshop (including professional grade retouching), Lightroom, Photo Mechanic
Experienced in a wide variety of professional camera gear including Canon professional cameras including the 1DX series (including FTP transfer and remote cameras for sporting events/news coverage)
TV Camera/Videography Skills:
Live broadcast, outside broadcast and studio based television camera work including ENG, multi-camera, single camera, technocrane, jimmy jib, hot head remote cameras, long lens sports, and handheld camera work - over 13 years experience as a camera operator (please contact me for a full list of credits)
Experienced UAV (drone) pilot using a variety of drones including DJI Inspire 2 both as single pilot/operator and using the dual controller option
Video editing using Avid, Final Cut and the Adobe editing suite
Experienced in operating all current broadcast television cameras/lenses and cinema cameras/lenses
Business Skills:
Working to strict deadlines and delivering content fully edited and uploaded within tight schedules
Working as part of a larger team under creative guidelines
Working alongside editors, writers and directors
Working alongside celebrities and their management teams
Creating images/content for brands which is consistent with their current image and helping brands shape their image with the use of stylised visual content
Education:
UAV AIR PFCO Drone Training Course
BA (Hons) Editorial Photography, University Of Brighton
GNVQ/Foundation Art & Design