VICE: This app will pay anyone to shoot news videos

Americans’ trust in news media is at an all-time low. But local news is the source people trust the most. Now there’s an app called Fresco that could complicate that. Local news stations around the country are using it to outsource the gathering of news footage to anyone with a smartphone. VICE News’ Elle Reeve…

Great Big Story: Rescuing Cats from Super Tall Trees

As professional arborists, brothers-in-law Tom Otto and Shaun Sears are quite adept at climbing trees. The cats that they rescue are not. And with a plethora of trees—and cats—around Seattle, they decided to put their off hours to good use and return scared, stuck kitties to their worried owners. Working completely off donations, these two…

GREAT BIG STORY: Hard Ship

Three paralyzed men take up one of sailing’s most grueling challenges—a 750 mile race to Alaska through some of the most treacherous and remote waters on the planet. With no motors allowed and many miles from any help, the competition can be too dangerous for the world’s most fearless sailors. This team is out to…

Newsweek: One Carefree Night

The township of Manenberg stands twelve miles outside of Cape Town, South Africa. Formed under the apartheid regime in 1966 as a neighborhood for “Colourdes,” the South African word for citizens of mixed race, Manenberg lives under a legacy of racism defined by gang warfare, unemployment and drug addiction. Life as a gang member often…

Not My President

This is an observational film of the peaceful protest of more than a thousand Seattleites who marched through the city the day after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Thousands of people in cities across the nation took to the streets, a sign to Trump and to the world, that the next administration will have…

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion

A conversation between a recovering addict, a Seattle police officer, and a case manager on their experience as some of the first participants in an innovative harm reduction program. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a harm reduction program started in Seattle. Instead of incarcerating low level, repeat drug offenders, LEAD is a pre-booking…

NYTimes: Shirley and the Bodybuilder

Martin Luther King Addo is a two time former Mr. Ghana champion bodybuilder. Shirley Friedman is a 90-year-old native of Brooklyn. This film is about how Addo’s small business gym in Lower Manhattan is bringing confidence and mobility to the elderly community of Southbridge Towers. Read the full story here. Role Director of Photography, Sound, Interview Editor: John M….

36 Hours: Paris

Think Left Bank, and the Latin Quarter and the Eiffel Tower spring to mind. The Right Bank, which is twice the size, has no clear identity. There are, in fact, many Right Banks. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full…

36 Hours: Pittsburgh

Beyond Pittsburgh’s pretty downtown, transformation and momentum reign, with former industrial areas giving way to restaurants, shops and art venues. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing and Andrew Hida Sound: Louie Alfaro…

36 Hours: Savannah

Yes, there are lots of live oaks and lovely squares, but Savannah also has a lively bar scene, innovative restaurants and a rich, storied past. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing…

36 Hours: San Luis Obispo

Wine, California cuisine and the great outdoors await visitors to bucolic San Luis Obispo County. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing and Max Cantor Sound: Louie Alfaro Editor: Will Lloyd

36 Hours: Key West

Ernest Hemingway’s favorite pastimes — catching big fish, eating well and drinking hard — still define the island’s appeal, with the added attractions of countless water sports and gorgeous sunsets. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits…

36 Hours: Palm Beach

Palm Beach may be known for its extravagant mansions, tony retailers and fancy nightspots, but it also has its own brand of small-town charm. I’m pleased to share the another episode of 36 Hours, a video travel series, that I’ve been filming for The New York Times. Read the written article here. Role Cinematographer Full Credits Producer: Fritzie Andrade Cinematography: Jessey Dearing…

36 Hours: Koreatown

As the most densely packed part of Los Angeles, Koreatown is also one of the city’s most strollable, with Art Deco buildings, palm-lined streets and East-meets-West restaurants. I’m pleased to share the first of several films that I’ve been shooting with The New York Times on a video travel series called 36 Hours that began last…

NYTimes: A Company Copes With Backlash Against the Raise That Roared

Dan Price, chief of Gravity Payments, raised the annual salary floor for his employees to $70,000. Most responses were positive, but Mr. Price says that even the negative letters were valuable. When I found out I’d have just over an hour and a half for this shoot, I knew I wanted to bring Tim Matsui…

A Prison Without Walls

A Prison without Walls tells the story of prisoners in the MCI-Shirley minimum security prison in Shirley, Mass. I filmed and photographed at multiple prisons with Boston Globe reporter David Abel. This is one of several short multimedia pieces that were edited from the multiple day shoot. Filming and photography by Jessey Dearing. Editing by…

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger: In Plain Sight

While I was interning at The Boston Globe in 2011, James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., after 16 years on the run. Bulger is known as one of the most dangerous and notorious gangsters in Boston and spent more than 10 years on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list. I was sent to Santa…