DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHER
His specialty lies in observational documentaries, with a particular passion for capturing the relationship between humans and nature. He has worked extensively in some of the most inhospitable and extreme environments, including the Arctic, equatorial jungles, deserts, and the deep ocean. This experience has honed his ability to adapt his cinematography to any setting. His clients include renowned organizations such as National Geographic, Netflix, BBC, SKY, and HBO.
CROSSING THE LINE / A FILM BY JORDI ESCANDELL
OUR OCEANS / NETFLIX
APRIL & AMANDA / HBO / Sundance Festival Award 2025
WILD SPAIN, A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS / TV2-IB3 - Directed and filmed by Sergi and Jordi Escandell
THE FUTURE OF THE NATURE / PBS
OUR OCEANS / SKY
DESTINATION WILD / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
SOME DOCUMENTARIES
› CROSSING THE LINE (currently being edited)
› AIRBORNE (Sky)
› APRIL & AMANDA (HBO / Sundance award)
› THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET- series- (PBS / BBC)
› OUR OCEANS -series- (Netflix)
› DESTINATION WILD (National Geographic / Disney)
› WILD SPAIN (Self-produced / ARTE)
› CABRERA, LA MEDITERRANEA ANCESTRAL (Paleartica / TV2)
› ILLA MARE (IB3)
› EVOLUTION IN ISOLATION (Paleartica Films)
› MENORCA, RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA (RAE)
› MEMORY OF THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE (TV3)
› DARWIN´S MISSED ISLANDS (PF / TV2)
› LES ALTRES AUS (Paleartica Films)
› BALEARS SALVATGE -series- (Paleartica Films / IB3)
SKILLS
› Filming and directing talent and contributors.
› Observational filming.
› Specialist in long lens tracking action at speed.
› Shooting with Red, Arri, Sony, DJI, Panasonic and Canon cameras.
› Long experience filming mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, plants and shooting landscapes inc. extreme environments.
› Use of drones for landscape, character, action scenes and wildlife tracking. › Lighting of exteriors and studios/sets.
› Use of dollies, gimbals, cranes and motorised telescopic cranes
› Macro
› TimeLapse
› Underwater filming
› Still photography
› English, Spanish and Catalan
› European drone licence
› Ornithologist and expert naturalist
› Master of motor and sailing vessels
› International driver's licence and current passport valid until 2028
› Barracuda and PADI OWD. Diving licences and insurance up to date
› Fully vaccinated for international travel