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Treasures of the Everglades. 2026

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Rule #17 in filmmaking…

#cinematographer #filmmaking #filmmaker #haze

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Are you a slab master?!

Neither is Dave, but there's still lots of fun for the weekend ahead for everyone on this week's reset!

Set 🛠 by @athletebychoice and climbed 🤸‍♀️ by @davecpearson 🙌

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#mountainstrong #bouldering #canberra

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Today marks the release of the Shared Planet documentary series on CBC.

I worked on Shared Planet for just over two years as Assistant Producer, Field Director, Cinematographer, AC, and Chief Umbrella Holder.

I’m very proud to have worked with friends and colleagues at @riverroadfilms This is the third series I have been a part of with the multi-Emmy Award-winning team there, and this was one of the most challenging but rewarding experiences of my life.

Shared Planet reveals untold stories of people and wildlife flourishing together. Filmed across 16 countries, this unique landmark series features stories of bold human heroes working with nature to achieve extraordinary things.

It is a luxury in life to be able to earn a living as a filmmaker. Visiting corners of the planet, meeting people you wouldn’t ordinarily get a chance to meet, and working with skilled professionals who become friends - all make the sleepless nights worthwhile. It’s all about the people.

Special thanks to these fine folks: Jeff Turner, Chelsea Turner, @ar_matey, Matt Muncaster, Jacques Russo, @lou_ferguson01 Lynn Fuhr, @ellavancleave Geordie Trifa, @vivekraonn @jackgawthrop @chelsie_x_b @alex.w.burr @maxwelhohn @tynancallesen @_matthewhood Jesse Rankin @petesakes @davecpearson @lydialenscape Sparkie, Gary Wallace, @sam.the.cameraman @itsryanwilkes @tiarebuoys @jasonsching @james_frystak and likely more I have failed to acknowledge.

The stars, however, are the people whose stories we have helped share: people all over the world—from cities to open spaces, forests, and water communities. Sharing your time, resources, and stories with us is what will inspire others and instil hope. Thank you.

The first of four episodes screens this evening on CBC and is streaming for free on CBC Gem and The Nature of Things YouTube channel. Episodes 2, 3, and 4 will be released in the coming weeks.

Now, back to work on the next series…

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Are you tired of depressing news, dismal future predictions and only hearing of problems with zero solutions. So excited for the premier of

SHARED PLANET

On The Nature of Things Thursday at 9pm and streaming for free on CBC Gem and The Nature of Things YouTube channel.

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

With stunning cinematography and jaw-dropping wildlife action, SHARED PLANET reveals incredible, untold stories of people and wildlife flourishing together that celebrates the unique benefits that come from making room for nature. In an age of serious environmental challenges, this series offers an alternative, much more hopeful future. Produced by a Emmy-award-winning River Road Films and filmed in 16 countries around the globe, this unique landmark features stories of bold human heroes working with nature to achieve extraordinary things - from ranchers reintroducing beavers to bring life-saving water to the American West to local women helping orangutans in Borneo while also growing sustainable palm-oil, to Maasai warriors and lions learning to live together in Kenya and beyond.

I had the pleasure to record audio and fly our cable cam systems for the forest episode in 4 different countries... Guatemala, Japan, Borneo and Brazil. The below trailer opens with a cable cam we did of Orang-utans in Borneo.

This film introduced me to natural history film making and I fell in love. I have since had the pleasure to work on a few more natural history pieces and I am hooked.
It is good to know there is hope in the world!
enjoy

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A lot of great variety in 2024.

Worked on an IMAX documentary with unforgettable new and old friends honoring Maunakea and people connected to it. Learned so much. Laughed a lot. Dreamt a lot on the Mauna.

Made a significant shift into cultivating cinematography skills. Very humbling, fun, and brought a lot of needed energy back into this visual practice. Awesome finally see how video can begin to feel like photo work.

Grateful for @jtrisolini and @alanalakai working together for our Tetrachrome agency. Been so fun creating photo and video content for web and design work.

Many active and silent moments observing, searching for something greater, real-er. Listening. Pondering. Too much thinking. And snacking.

Overall, a great year to work hard and try again.

Thank you to all who made this year.

Honored to serve.

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BTS Part 3 from Einstein's Incredible Universe IMAX film by @cosmicpicture

Awesome to work and balance this story with so many special ohana.

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BTS Part 2 from Einstein's Incredible Universe IMAX film by @cosmicpicture

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BTS Part 1 from Einstein's Incredible Universe by @cosmicpicture

Awesome to work closely with so many great people creatively, technically, and thoughtfully.

Aside from live-action capture on the VRaptor and Venice 2, timelapse and BTS captured almost half a million photos in the past three shoots we've done in 2024.

This IMAX film explores the power of curiosity and creativity by motivating young people to discover their imaginative capacity through thought experiments and an exploration of astronomy. We hope to inspire the next generation through the stories of people like Andrea Ghez, Nergis Malvavala, and Albert Einstein. Each of them was inspired at a young age by the mystery of "unseen forces" (a pocket compass, the Apollo 11 moon landing, a summer meteor shower) and began asking questions that set them on paths of remarkable discoveries. In grounding science with culture, Hawai’i plays a significant role in threading the needle from how we got here to where we are headed by paying deep respect to Maunakea and the people who serve it.

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Turbid Times: "Glacial pace" gains a new meaning.

When I was back in Squamish last summer, I went to the Mamquam River that runs through town to cool off. I was used to enjoying the natural air conditioning system when it got hot, and the meditative process of cold dips throughout the year.

I have dipped and kayaked the river at flood, low flow, winter flow and summer for many years.

Although it was still pretty cold this summer, it didn't do what it normally does. The experience was that of jumping in a milky bath, not a pristine, clear glacial fed river. So I followed it upstream.

I tried to go to the source, to the Mamquam Icefield, but it was socked in. So, with the help of @davecpearson 📸 and @rick_willison ✈ I got to see above it.

I spoke with glaciologists, the Department of Fisheries and others about what they are noticing, and what it might mean.

Unfortunately, I learned that it's a sign our glaciers are in their last years. The wildfires have deposited ash on their surface and our summers are heating up, which speeds up the melt and means the layers that are melting now are deeper and have more sediment in them.

This will have impacts on our water 🌊, our power💡, our skiing ⛷️ and our salmon 🎣.

Photo 1: August 2022 at Mamquam falls
Photo 2: mamquam river, summer 2021 with @ellynwooddesigns' s Tusk as a model
Photo 3: Mamquam River, summer 2024
Photo 4: Mamquam falls, August 2024
Photo 5: upstream of the falls, August 2024
Photo 6: Skookum Creek meets Mamquam River, August 2024 (source of the turbidity is Skookum which comes directly off the icefield)
Photo 7: Arial shot of the confluence, August 2024
Photo 8:In the Alpine on the way to Mamquam Mountain, right before we turned around due to visibility
Photo 9: The Neve glacier near Nch'Kay and Opal Cone, September 2022, shows the build up of darker sediment on the top.
Photo 10: overhead of the confluence of the Skookum and Mamquam Creeks August 2024.

To read the article, and learn about the way forward... read the article here:
https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-stories/turbid-times-9511671

@piquenews

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Mahalo Maunakea for the opportunity to work, respect, kilo, and appreciate.

Special thanks to all who collaborated in permitting and coordinating an exceptional morning drone flight on the summit.

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Let these stunning photos speak for the cinematography in Wild Canadian Weather, a four-part documentary series about the dramatic impacts that cold, rain, wind and sun have on people and wildlife.

#worldphotographyday #naturephotography #canadianweather A closeup of the right side of a Ruby-throated hummingbird with rain droplets on its head and feathers. It appears to be looking directly at the camera.

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