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Joe Pierce

@joe.pierce

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Sometimes I walk backwards for a living.
Local 600 ICG | SOC Associate
Operator on Josephine +
Voicemails for Isabelle

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Beyond proud to see JOSEPHINE take home the Sundance Grand Jury & Audience Awards.

I joined the team for a few days as Steadicam Operator and got to witness firsthand how much care and intention went into every frame.

Huge congratulations to Beth de Araújo, the cast, and the entire crew and support team here in the Bay Area, what a film to be a small part of. taken in San Francisco, California by @joe.pierce

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9 months ago

Follow the ball.

This shot was pure instinct — no rehearsal, just a quick walkthrough with the brilliant @belowthebar and then straight out to a roaring crowd for Doechii at Outside Lands.

She’s a comet, and my mindset was just to stay locked in, don’t look at the crowd lol, support the artist, and show the people what I’d want to see.

Huge thanks to @steadicamlessons for the mentoring, and the whole team that made this moment possible.

EP: @blwille
PM: @lindsayrappaport
Director: @belowthebar
1st AC: @adrian___ramirez
2nd AC: @courtrutter44
Utility: @johnserranovoices

@apeconcerts @outsidelands @doechii taken in San Francisco, California by @joe.pierce

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a year ago

She said “Da!” 🤣
And then she said “Yes!” 💍😍🥹

05.28.26 taken in Los Gatos, California by @joe.pierce

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5 months ago

Spring might be the best time for a california road trip… Desert wildflowers, cold mornings, empty roads, and a little bit of everything in a one week circuit of the lower half of the state. taken in Highway 395 by @joe.pierce

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6 months ago

Happy Valentine’s Day, lyubimaya.
You make every frame better.
Here is to all the adventures still ahead. ❤️ taken in Planet Earth by @joe.pierce

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8 months ago

Okay, I might be a little late to the New Year’s party, but 2026 is a pretty special milestone for me. It marks 10 whole years since I first started out as a camera operator. If 10-years-ago Joe could see where we are now, I think he’d be pretty darn proud. 🎥✨

Next week, I’ll be celebrating a huge personal moment: a movie I worked on as a steadicam operator is premiering at Sundance! I’m sharing a little compilation of photos from the early days to now in my post. Here’s to a decade of capturing moments and to all the adventures still ahead! Thank you to every single person that’s supported me along the way! by @joe.pierce

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9 months ago

People. Everywhere. Happy

Love this time of year and how it brings us all a little closer.

This is a collection of very belated photos I’ve meant to get to posting. A few from Egypt, more from Europe, one from China and a few back home. All shot on film even though I’ve now switched back to digital. Got a little too expensive at the moment to shoot everything on film but I still love it and miss it. by @joe.pierce

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a year ago

Movement with intention.
A collection of recent work as a steadicam operator across high-end commercials, indie films, and music videos.

Thanks to the directors and DPs who trusted me with the frame.

🎬 Website in bio. by @joe.pierce

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a year ago

Gratitude post warning!

I’m incredibly grateful for 2024 and my first entirely freelance year after being a full-time camera operator at Apple.

I couldn’t have done it without the support of way too many people to list here but I’ll name a few that I have photos with.

Photo #1 on set in Shanghai with @zzzzzzzzzac and @terryyan64 thanks for the photo @seemoris

#2 on my way to my first day on set for the feature film Josephine. Thank you @williamdauel @gzoz

#3 on set for the feature film Blood Wine thanks for the shot and guidance @jvong and @stonecoldsteveurkell

#4 and #5 getting to do my dream job as A camera operator for a narrative piece with @kelseyfordham and @steeevy. Thanks for the photos! @kaidiaz

#6 incredibly grateful for all my grips this year. Shoutout @pswalsh001 @peterendrinos @realjaypezo

#7 getting to work with Ethan and @matthewmayotte at Stanford and all over

#8 attending the @local600 Emerging Cinematographer Awards with @traversjacobs

#9 flying a big boi with @brettaaronsims @lawma_incaptivity

#10 filming for Open.AI. Always grateful for my hometown production shop and absolute bros @lensfirefilms

It was a slower year than most of us hoped but I’m super happy with my first year and can’t wait to work in 2025! Thank you to everyone I came in contact with. taken in California USA by @joe.pierce

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2 years ago

Summer time = medium format portraits.

I feel so fortunate for these lifelong friendships and my new opportunities through volunteering. Not only to experience these moments but for the trust to let me capture them.

#shotonfilm #kodak #ektar100 #gold200 #portra800 #pentax67 by @joe.pierce

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2 years ago

I’ve just come back from my first ever trip to the Middle East! I can’t wait to go back.
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This trip’s genesis came from two rather random, but beautiful events. First, I made a film this summer with someone who happens to be from that part of the world and we became immediate close friends. Secondly, I had a conversation earlier this year with a Palestinian friend who challenged the fact that though I’ve been to nearly 30 countries, I’ve never spent even a day in the Arab World.

My subsequent trip there, though curated by my new close and well-connected friend, was one of the most important I’ve ever had. I grew up knowing very few Muslim people, even with how diverse the Bay Area is, so I never truly understood what their culture can be like when not consumed by extremeism or a war. On this trip to Egypt, I found my new Arab friends to be some of the warmest, most hospitable, and loving people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Their way of life is incredible; tight knit and with closer social ties than we can even imagine in the West. I also met several amazing and quite clearly liberated women, despite what western media portrays.

This is why what’s happening now is breaking my heart and forcing me to say something with this post. If it’s obnoxious you can call me an overnight activist and stop reading now. I get it. I’m not Palestinian, Muslim or Jewish, what do I know?

Jewish people are also undeniably some of the best in the world. My best friend’s mom, born in Israel and whom I still call my ‘ema’ and all of my other lifelong, practicing or not, Jewish friends are beyond a doubt some of the most thoughtful, intelligent, and kind people in the world. I would not be here professionally or personally without their support. I think the rise in antisemitism we’re seeing is incredibly troubling and something I’ve unfortunately witnessed on their behalf my whole life. It pains me that they are by far the most common victim of religious hate crimes in America.

If I know one thing that is lacking in America right now is it the ability to have a nuanced conversation. I know me throwing my hat in the ring may offend some of my Jewish friends… (cont.) taken in Egypt by @joe.pierce

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3 years ago

Fall Colors

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#film #filmisnotdead #thefilmstead #filmphotography #kodak #madewithkodak #90szinemag #restorefrombackup #shootitwithfilm #staybrokeshootfilm #portra #portra800 #pentax67 #nikon #nikonos taken in Santa Cruz, California by @joe.pierce

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3 years ago