Projects

PROJECTS

Alter Global

Director of Photography / Editor || Alter’s ventures scale-up to create thousands of new jobs and deliver essential products and services to millions of people. Their entrepreneurs are role models who lead the transformation of their own national ecosystems. For the videos above, I was the sole shooter and editor. To capture the content above, I traveled throughout 7 different countries over a 3 month period, carrying all the gear I needed on my back. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to interview and learn from so many incredible individuals over the course of this project.

A short film about Alter’s mission through the eyes of daring entrepreneurs around the world.

What happens when you’re fed up with spending 7 hours in traffic everyday in Dhaka, one of the world’s densest cities? When you’re Hussain Elius, you face the problem head-on and become Co-Founder/CEO of Bangladesh’s Pathao - the ride-sharing, on-demand logistics, and food delivery super app of one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

When Shola Akinlade got his first computer at age 16 in Nigeria, he discovered the incredible power of technology and just wanted to lock himself in a room to build software. Now, years later - he’s turned his dream of a “something” into Paystack - the Stripe of Africa (and invested in by Stripe itself!) and the 1st Nigerian company to enter Y Combinator.

Dive into the mind of the incredibly humble yet driven Paystack Co-Founder/CEO and Alter Entrepreneur Shola, as he and his team radically transform payments to power Africa’s most ambitious businesses.

Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams

Director of Photography / Editor

The goal of this short film for MGBW was to portray the themes of their Artisans of Comfort campaign through the philosophy of design, craftsmanship, and aligned consciousness.

OLYMPIC DREAM

Director & DP / Editor

Maddy Price’s Olympic dream became a reality in Tokyo, 2021. Her road to Tokyo was filled with uncertainty, as she dealt with coming back from foot surgery and the global pandemic. Despite the odds, she made the Canadian 4x400 Olympic team and went on to run her fastest time ever in the finals. Far more important than the accomplishment of becoming an Olympian, is how she approached the process. With her family, and especially her dad, as inspiration, Maddy has always prioritized her relationships, staying present, and giving her best to everything she does. This is the story of how she prepared for, and accomplished her Olympic dream, with a focus on her mentality and support system that made it all possible.

ALTERNATIVA

Full 16 min film

Film Trailer featuring Leah Dawson

DP || I traveled to El Salvador with Kassia Meador, Leah Dawson, and Lola Mignot, three outstanding women who are inspiring the next generation of ocean lovers through their alternative approach to both surfing and life. Each has developed a strong voice as a leader in surfing, and managed to do so on her own terms. They ride the boards they want, spearhead projects that speak to their passions, and keep their eyes peeled for interesting ways to engage that fascinating nexus where surfing and the rest of the world collide.

Boiling Point

San Onofre’s Nuclear Crisis

DP & Assistant Editor || Since its construction in the late 1960s, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has been the source of much controversy. Something about millions of pounds of apocalypse-inducing chemicals sitting next to the Pacific Ocean, a major highway, a fault line, Los Angeles to the north, and San Diego to the south hasn’t sat well with many SoCal residents and environmentalists. In 1977, over a thousand anti-nuclear protesters gathered to challenge the construction of units two and three – the generators known today for their unfortunate similarity to the female anatomy. In 1982, 15,000 people gathered in Laguna Niguel, a stone’s throw from the plant, to protest its existence. Suffice it to say, recent flare-ups concerning the decommissioning process, and specifically how Southern California Edison is storing spent nuclear fuel at SONGS, has been a problem for a generation with different window dressing. But, that doesn’t mean the public doesn’t have a right to be concerned.

Surf RELIK & Untitled Arts

Morning with Ben Skinner | Relik from Surf Relik on Vimeo.

NEVER COMING HOME

DP & Editor || A short film created for Rise Up Surf Nicaragua

Surfers: Keli Moore and Karson Lewis || Music by Jordy Maxwell

Malibu in the Moonlight

DP & Editor || Last Friday evening, 4/27, was pretty special. After the sunset a few of us in the water, who were all strangers to one another before hand, got to share some perfect little waves under the light of the moon together.