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Features  
Patagonia Magica. Director of Photography. Director: Carlos Sorin
Disney Nature Feature/pre-pro
   
Voyage of Time. Director of Photography. (IMAX) Director: Terrence Malick
In Progress.
   
The Tree of Life. Director of Photography:
2nd Unit.
Director: Terrence Malick, 2009
DP: Emmanuel Lubezki
   
Chief. Short Film. Director of Photography. Sundance Official Selection 2008.
   
Heatstroke. Director of Photography. Rigel Entertainment/SciFi Channel, 2007
   
Tyrannosaurus Azteca. Director of Photography. Rigel Entertainment/Sci FI Channel, 2007
   
Tides of War. Director of Photography. Regent Entertainment/ Pacific Films, Ltd. 2004
   
Master and Commander. Cape Horn unit DP. Director: Peter Weir. 20th Century Fox, 2003
DP: Russell Boyd. Academy Award for Cinematography
   
The Land has Eyes. Director of Photography. Te Maka Productions, Inc., 2003.
Sundance 2004. Fiji’s submission for Best Foreign Film Oscar 2006
   
Dolphins. Argentina Unit Director/ DP (IMAX) MacGillivray-Freeman Films, 1999
Academy Award nominated IMAX film
   
Night Orchid. Director of Photography Down East Productions, 1997
Florida Film festival winner, Palm Springs Festival
   
Danger Island. 2nd Unit and underwater DP. NBC / Von Zerneck-Sertner. DP:Alan Caso
   
   
Documentary/Television  
   
DP and Director/Cameraman highlights:
 
Killer Whales. Pangolin Pictures/Discovery Channel. 2010
   
Kilauea: Mountain of Fire. PBS/"Nature" series, 2009
   
Oceans. BBC/ Discovery Channel series, 2008
   
Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Adventures:
   Voyage to Kure.
PBS/Ocean Futures, 2006
   
Violent Hawaii. PBS / "Nature" series, 2004
   
Secret Killers of Monterey Bay. National Geographic Explorer /BBC, 2002
Emmy nominee, CINE Masters Series Award, Innovative Photography – Missoula Festival
   
Dolphins: The Wild Side. National Geographic Special (NBC)/BBC, 1999
Emmy nominee - Directing, Jackson Hole Festival Winner
   
Great White Shark. BBC Wildlife Special /National Geographic Special (NBC), 1995
Emmy Winner – Cinematography, Best Program/Innovative Photography – Missoula Festival
BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography
   
Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise National Geographic Special /BBC NHU, 1991
Two Emmys, four Emmy nominations, Hawaii International Film Fest Winner, Gold – NY Fest
   
   
Selected credits: DP/Cameraman:
 
Soul Surfer. Camera operator (B) Stoked Productions, LLC (in progress)
   
Oka! Amerikee. 2nd Unit DP/camera op. Roland Films/ Feature (in prog)
   
Jaws: The Inside Story. DP/Cameraman Pangolin Pictures/A&E Biography Channel
   
Earth: The Biography BBC Bristol/National Geographic, 2008
   
Earth. Additional cinematography. Disney Nature feature
   
Lost. Camera operator (B). ABC series
   
Planet Earth. Director/Cameraman. BBC series
   
Trippin, with Cameron Diaz. Camera operator MTV series
   
Strange Days on Planet Earth. Cameraman National Geographic Television
   
Size Matters. Director/DP BBC/Discovery Channel
   
David Attenborough's 'Life of Mammals'. DP/Cameraman BBC /Discovery Channel series
   
Nova: Magnetic Storm. Cameraman. NOVA/PBS
   
Great Moments: Ultimate Blast. Director/Cameraman Terra Nova/ Discovery Channel
   
Bioterror. Cameraman Lone Wolf Productions/ NOVA
   
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack. Cameraman National Geographic Specials
   
State of the Planet with David Attenborough. Cameraman BBC series
   
Life in the Freezer: Antarctica. DP/Cameraman BBC series
   
Killer Wave: Power of the Tsunami. DP/Cameraman National Geographic Television
   
Passion for Africa. DP/Cameraman National Geographic Television
   
The Living Edens: Palau. Director/Cameraman. Al Giddings/ABC-Kane
   
In the Wild: Dolphins with Robin Williams. Cameraman PBS/Tigress Productions
   
Hawaii: Born of Fire. Director/Cameraman Peace River Films/NOVA
   
Explorer Specials: Volcano/Africa.
Director of Host Wraps.
National Geo Explorer/TBS
   
Global Sunrise. Cameraman BBC Special
   
Mysteries of the Deep, with Robert Urich. Director. National Geographic Explorer/TBS
   
Trials of Life, with David Attenborough. Director/Cameraman BBC/ TBS series
   
Islands of the Fire Goddess.
Director/cameraman
BBC/PBS Nature
   
Lost World of the Medusa.
Director/ Cameraman.
BBC /PBS Nature
   
Aliens from Inner Space. Director/Cameraman BBC - Wildlife on One
   
Fastest Claw in the West. Cameraman BBC - Wildlife on One
   
Portrait of America: The Territories. DP/Cameraman Turner Broadcasting
   
   
Additional Television Series
Inside NFL (HBO), Frontline (PBS), The Living Planet (BBC), Horizon (BBC), Sportsworld (NBC), The Infinite Voyage (PBS), Land of the Eagle (BBC), Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (syndicated), Ripley’s Believe It or Not (ABC), Empire of the Sun (Discovery/BBC), Spirits of the Jaguar (BBC), Island Son, starring Richard Chamberlain (2nd unit) (CBS/Lorimar), Beyond The Break (2nd Unit).
   
   
Commercials/Corporate
Director of Photography:  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts (including "Detour", 2007 Best of Show Pele-winning short), 2005 Hawaii International Film Festival trailer, Bank of Hawaii, Island Air, Taco Bell, KFC, Volkswagen, Foster’s Beer, AIG, American Savings Bank, Central Pacific Bank, Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Hilo Hattie, Oceanic Time- Warner Cable, AT&T Wireless, PBS-Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente, Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaiian Airlines, Maui Hyatt Regency Hotel, Hawaii Visitors Convention Bureau Internet spots.(HAF 2008 Pele Awards – Best of Show Adveritising - Broadcast.)
   
Director-cameraman:  
American Savings Bank ("Kalo"), American Savings Bank: The Grow Campaign, The Waikiki Aquarium.
   
   
Awards
2005 US International Film & Video Festival, Cinematography award. Violent Hawaii.
2005 Ashland International Film Festival. Nominee Cinematography. The Land Has Eyes.
2004 Rhode Island Film festival. First Prize Cinematography. Silent Years.
2003 CINE Masters Series Award for best film in broadcasting, Secret Killers of Monterey
2002 & 1996 Missoula International Wildlife Film Fests: Innovative Photographic
Techniques, Secret Killers, Great White Shark
2000 EMMY Nomination: Directing, Dolphins: The Wild Side
1999 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Fest: Best Animal Behavior, Dolphins: The Wild Side
1999 New York Film Festival: World Medal, Dolphins: The Wild Side
1995 EMMY: Cinematography, Great White Shark.
1995 British Academy Award (BAFTA) nom: Cinematography, Great White Shark.
1993 BAFTA: Cinematography, Life in the Freezer.
1992 Telluride Film Festival Tributee, honored for wildlife filmmaking
1991 EMMY: Outstanding Cultural Programming, Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise.
1991 EMMY Nomination: Directing, Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise.
1991 EMMY Nomination: Cinematography, Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise.
1991 Hawaii International Film Fest - Best Hawaii Production, Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise
1990 BAFTA: Cinematography: Trials of Life
1989 EMMY Nomination: Cinematography, Islands of the Fire Goddess
   
   
Memberships
IATSE, Local 600 as Director of Photography.
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
   
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