Tell us a bit about your organization and what your specialty is in the film and video space.

Documentary / Travel / Adventure all based around fishing.

What is your organization’s ethos and how does it set you apart from industry competitors?

I’m a 3 time world sailfish champion and have been producing and hosting national TV shows in the outdoor / fishing / travel space for 17 years.

How can people join or learn more about what you do?

I have a documentary on my career (YouTube)

Tell us about your Telly Award winning piece. What’s the story behind it?

Taking the trip of a lifetime to the Galapagos Islands with camera crew in tow. Experiencing all the best of what this special place had to offer.

What are you most proud of about this piece? What was your biggest challenge during production and how did you solve it?

It encompassed incredible fishing, food and scenery in a way that i have not experienced in any show I’ve ever done.

Do you have any advice to other filmmakers based on your career or your team’s approach to work?

You can do as much pre production and planning and get the best weather window…but sometimes everything falls apart and the conditions change dramatically and you need to roll with the punches and be able to pivot and make lemonade out of lemons. A positive attitude and understanding the trials and tribulations that will most likely occur is imperative.

Can you share a behind the scenes story or fun fact about the making of your piece?

While fishing I fought a 350lb marlin for over 2 hours and looked over to see killer whales, with one swimming with a shark in its mouth like a blanky for a small child. After that I jumped in the water the following day and swam with 2 baby sea lions that nibbled on my fins and practically had me walking on water to get away from them.

Tell us about the most memorable response you got from this work.

Watching Darwins modified species, only existing on the Galapagos Islands, do what they do. very different behaviors….unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Frigate birds diving down into fresh water lakes on the top of a volcano. Frigate birds never touch the water anywhere else because they will drown. This was captured in my show.

Complete this sentence: ‘Great video storytelling is…’

… showing the viewers a first hand view of the adventure in the most organic way, with lots of fun and sometimes slightly off color comments to get my guests or guides to loosen up and realize that I’m just a regular guy, trying to have fun while shooting a show for the discovery channel.