Past Work

Some selections from work I’ve done or been a part of in recent years. Enjoy!

A layered image collage featuring a close-up of a skull sculpture at the top, a young man in a military uniform walking in a park in the middle, and an older man in a military uniform sitting outdoors near a body of water at the bottom.
A layered image collage featuring a close-up of a skull sculpture at the top, a young man in a military uniform walking in a park in the middle, and an older man in a military uniform sitting outdoors near a body of water at the bottom.

250th (2025)

A tribute to the United States Marine Corps to help commemorate its 250th anniversary.

Production Role(s) - Director, DP, producer, editor, sound mixer/editor.

Note(s) - Some footage was provided by another combat camera Marine in Japan.

Dear Family (2025)

A recruit in Marine Corps boot camp writes a letter home to his family during the holidays.

Production Role(s) - Everything except music (one of my combat camera buddies provided some camera/production assistance).

Note(s) - The letter was based on the ones I wrote home as a recruit!

A collage of four images related to military training. The top image shows a handwritten note stating "COMING TO BE WORTH IT." The second image depicts a group of soldiers in a room preparing gear, with one soldier sitting and writing. The third image features soldiers in a forested area at sunset, silhouetted against the sky, with some standing and others sitting or crouching.
A collage of four images related to military training. The top image shows a handwritten note stating "COMING TO BE WORTH IT." The second image depicts a group of soldiers in a room preparing gear, with one soldier sitting and writing. The third image features soldiers in a forested area at sunset, silhouetted against the sky, with some standing and others sitting or crouching.

Short Stop 24 (2023)

The journey home of a ring of a crashed helicopter pilot.

Production Role(s) - Director, DP, editor, sound recordist, sound mixer/editor.

Note(s) - Robert Brown, a fellow combat camera Marine, produced it and helped with the interviews, some of the shooting, and some of the post-production.

A collage of four images featuring people and a medal with an American flag design and a helicopter emblem.
A collage of four images featuring people and a medal with an American flag design and a helicopter emblem.

Additional selections from my time as a combat camera Marine:

Black Friday (2025) - Senior drill instructors on Parris Island, one of two Marine Corps boot camp locations, describe what it’s like when they first meet a new batch of recruits.

Production Role(s) - Everything except music (a couple of my combat camera buddies provided some camera/production assistance).

Note(s) - Most viewed video on Parris Island’s Instagram page!

Scene from a military setting showing three soldiers in uniform, with two wearing hats and one acting as a speaker, in a room with framed pictures on the wall.
Close-up view of two men's faces, with one wearing a virtual reality headset and earphones, and the other in front of a red background with a NATO emblem patch visible on their clothing.

CWIX 2024 (2024) - NATO allies and partners take part in an interoperability exercise in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Production Role(s) - Everything except music and the clips of the Ukrainian soldiers.

Note(s) - Poland is awesome.

Belleau Wood (2024) - Commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, one of the defining battles in Marine Corps history.

Production Role(s) - Co-DP/cam op

Note(s) - Another combat camera Marine, Donato Maffin, is the one who edited and put the video together. Trivia: according to Marine Corps lore, this is the battle where Germans gave the Marines the nickname “Teuful Hunden,” meaning “Devil Dogs.”

Collage of military personnel saluting, a soldier in camouflage in a field, and close-up of a soldier's face with a helmet.
Four blue and yellow fighter jets flying in formation against a clear blue sky, leaving white smoke trails.
Close-up of a soldier in camouflage uniform, wearing a military cap, with American flags blurred in the background.
Close-up photo of a person wearing a muddy helmet and climbing gear, with a focus on their gritty, dirt-streaked face and intense expression.
A soldier with sunglasses and camouflage uniform standing in front of a large red flag with a white star and crescent symbol.
A military officer salutes another soldier during a formation of soldiers in camouflage uniforms, standing outdoors with trees in the background.
A pilot in a blue flight suit and yellow helmet inside a blue and yellow fighter jet, making an 'OK' gesture with his hand and waving, with a clear sky in the background.
A soldier in camouflage uniform lying on the ground, operating a piece of military equipment with a barrel sticking out, in a muddy environment.
Red and white biplane flying through a cloudy sky.
Military recruits in uniform participating in a training exercise in a barracks, with some standing and others kneeling or sitting on the floor.