ABOUT
Matthew is an Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. His anthropological education brings a rare perspective to the craft of filmmaking, blending the best documentary and cinematic techniques.
He has shot for clients such as National Geographic, Patagonia, CNN and Discovery. He’s worked across the world with non-profits like the Red Cross, the Galapagos Conservancy and Friends of Plumas Wilderness to share stories of conservation and development.
Beyond his freelance career, Matthew has worked at the Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology teaching university students and faculty how to incorporate advanced camera technologies and filmmaking techniques into their scientific research.
Matthew holds an FAA Part 107 Drone License and HEFAT certification.
FILM & TV CREDITS
2024 |
20/20: The Interrogation Tapes | S1E6 Stranger Than Fiction | ABC
CAMERA OPERATOR
TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller | S4E10 Caught in an African Coup | National Geographic
ADDITIONAL CAMERA OPERATOR & 1ST AC
TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller | S4E8 Illegal Gambling | National Geographic
ADDITIONAL CAMERA OPERATOR & 1ST AC
TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller | S4E4 Black Market Meds | National Geographic
ADDITIONAL CAMERA OPERATOR & 1ST AC
2023 |
TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller | S3E3 Ghost Guns | National Geographic
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller | S3E4 Terrorist Oil | National Geographic
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
TRAFFICKED with Mariana van Zeller | S3E6 Black Market Babies | National Geographic
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
2022 |
Nomad with Carlton McCoy | S1E3 Washington D.C. | CNN
CAMERA OPERATOR
Naked and Afraid | S14E3 Fallen Farmer | Discovery
CAMERA OPERATOR
Naked and Afraid | S14E4 Sibling Survival | Discovery
CAMERA OPERATOR
Naked and Afraid | S14E7 Valley of the Leopards | Discovery
CAMERA OPERATOR
2021 |
Naked and Afraid | S13E1 Baskets and Bullet Ants | Discovery
CAMERA OPERATOR
Naked and Afraid | S13E3 The Death Ledge | Discovery
CAMERA OPERATOR
2017 |
A Walk Through Time | 1 x 30 | PBS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
2014 |
