Summary

My job is to create beautiful imagery that represents a perspective and is distinct. As a filmmaker first, I always go after the soul, the meaning. Then I start structuring my visuals around that meaning as a cinematographer.

Credits

9/16 – 9/16

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) Bloomberg Philanthropies

Digital — Blue Chalk Media
9/16 – 9/16
8/16 – 8/16

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) Living Today

Digital — Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
8/16 – 8/16
7/16 – 7/16

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) IELTS Corporate Video

IELTS website — Digital — IELTS
7/16 – 7/16
6/16 – 6/16

Director of Photography (DP) (Sony FS7) Suspicion-Season 2

Discovery — TV — October Films
6/16 – 6/16
6/16 – 6/16

Director of Photography (DP) (SonyFS7) Mariott Rewards

Digital
6/16 – 6/16
5/16 – 5/16

Director of Photography (DP) (FS7, Ronin M, A7s, Phantom 3pro) N-SSA Official Recruitment Video

Digital — Blueforest Studios Details
5/16 – 5/16

Director of Photography

4/16 – 4/16

Director of Photography (DP) (A7S) UNDP Signing Event

Digital — Vision Communication Details
4/16 – 4/16

Operated Camera and recorded audio.

3/16 – 3/16

Director of Photography (DP) (A7S) President of Somalia's Visit

Corporate — MAK Pictures
3/16 – 3/16

Orgs

  • TIVA
  • Women In Film and Video DC

Media

  • 2016 Cinematography Showreel

  • Interview Reel-2019

Recos

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Education

Class of '16

American University

MA in Film and Video
Class of '07

Marmara University

TV, Radio and Cinema

My Gear

  • Panasonic Varicam LT
  • Panasonic EVA-1
  • Freefly Movi Pro
  • Panasonic S1
  • SLR Magic Hyperprime APO Prime Set
  • LED Lighting Kits (Nanlight 300
  • DZO Pictor Cine Zoom Set 20-55

Skills

  • Directing
  • Editing
  • Cinematography
  • Camera Operation
  • Lighting
  • Gimbal Operation
  • Grading