Adventure Filmmaker

Much of my work as a filmmaker comes from a long-standing personal connection to the outdoors and adventure environments. I spend a significant amount of time cycling, climbing, trail running, mountaineering, paddling and travelling in remote places, and that lived experience directly informs how I approach filming in challenging conditions.

I work as an adventure filmmaker and Director of Photography on projects where access is limited, conditions are unpredictable, and moments can’t be repeated. The focus is always on respecting the environment, keeping contributors safe, and bringing back footage that tells the story honestly — without unnecessary risk or over-complication.

Alongside adventure and outdoor projects, I have a broadcast background with credits including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Amazon Prime Video and Discovery. Over the years, projects I’ve shot have also gained news coverage across BBC News, ITV News, Channel 4 News and international news outlets, often filmed in fast-moving or logistically complex situations.

That combination of outdoor experience and broadcast discipline shapes how I plan, shoot and deliver work.

Experience in Demanding Environments

My adventure work includes filming across a wide range of conditions, from endurance cycling and running events to water-based activity such as rafting and canoeing. I’ve worked on Ironman and endurance race coverage, fast-moving outdoor sequences, and productions involving motorcycle-supported filming where appropriate.

I also have experience filming in arctic snow conditions, where cold, weather and access place additional demands on both crew and equipment. These environments require careful judgement, realistic planning and a calm approach on the ground.

Projects such as Adventures Not Dams reflect this way of working — prioritising story, environment and practicality over spectacle.

International Filming and Logistics

I have extensive experience working internationally and can prepare and manage ATA carnets, which are essential for transporting professional camera equipment post-Brexit. All kit can be flight-prepped efficiently, including packing into Peli cases and configuring loads to suit airlines, vehicles and location constraints.

This preparation allows productions to move smoothly across borders and protects valuable filming time once on location.

For overseas shoots, these guides may be useful: travelling with filming equipment across Europe and filming in Europe post-Brexit.

Filming Approach

I’m comfortable working in a range of crew configurations depending on the demands of the project. That includes self-shooting as a filmmaker and DoP, or operating as part of a very small, agile crew when access, budgets or logistics make a full team impractical.

This approach allows productions to maximise coverage while remaining flexible in challenging environments — particularly on expeditions, endurance events or remote-location shoots where footprint and speed matter.

On adventure shoots, judgement matters as much as technical skill. I work calmly around contributors and environments, staying unobtrusive when needed and stepping in decisively when moments need shaping. That balance is informed both by professional experience and by personal familiarity with the environments being filmed.

Choosing the Right Tools

Rather than relying on a single setup, I choose cameras, lenses and grip based on the specific demands of each project. This includes broadcast-capable cinema cameras for documentary and factual work, more compact systems for trekking and long approaches, and longer lenses suitable for wildlife and distant action when required.

Support and movement tools are selected pragmatically — lightweight tripods, handheld support or stabilised movement — always with mobility, safety and editability in mind.

Edit-Friendly Capture

Adventure footage is often unrepeatable. I shoot with the edit in mind, building sequences, protecting continuity where possible, and monitoring exposure and colour so the material holds up in post. I can also support editing and post-production where required.

Drone Filming in Remote Locations

Where aerials genuinely add value — scale, geography or access — drone filming can be integrated into an adventure shoot in a considered, production-safe way.

I operate a DJI Mavic 3 Pro and hold CAA Operational Authorisation and GVC qualifications in the UK, alongside EU A1/A3 and A2 drone certification for European operations. Safety, permissions and airspace compliance are always prioritised over spectacle.

Drone filming is offered as part of my wider drone filming service, and is often combined with ground-based filming on documentary and brand film projects.

Why Producers Bring Me Onto Adventure Projects

• Extensive experience filming internationally, including carnet-led travel
• Confidence working around endurance sport, water-based activity and remote environments
• Experience filming in arctic snow conditions
• Calm, safety-aware decision making under pressure
• Practical judgement when choosing cameras, lenses and support
• Structured delivery that protects the edit

If you’re planning an expedition, outdoor campaign or remote-location shoot and want to talk through feasibility or approach, get in touch.