Jamie McPherson
Jamie McPherson is a multi-award winning documentary cinematographer. Over the past 27 years he has worked on many iconic natural history series and films for Netflix, Disneynature, National Geographic and the BBC. He specialises in tracking vehicle work – using gimbals mounted on vehicles to film behaviour and create sequences with style and movement.
Recent articles by Jamie McPherson
"We were in a small boat in the deadly, croc-infested Zambezi River, just metres from the edge of Victoria Falls. Then the engine spluttered and cut out...”
As the Zambezi approaches the famous 100m drop-off, it constricts from three miles into one mile, and picks up speed and sass. Suddenly, we found ourselves funnelled through ever tighter channels and increasingly challenging rapids
"A flying block of ice the size of a truck nearly knocked our helicopter out of the air” – A stark reminder of the colossal power of nature
A sober reminder never to underestimate the power of nature.
"There was a loud ‘CRACK.‘ The filming vehicle was falling rapidly through the sea ice, and we had seconds to escape.” What you don't see on Netflix's Our Planet
On paper it sounded a good idea...
