New York · Available for international & domestic travel

Commercial Director of Photography, New York

James Peterson is a commercial DP based in Brooklyn, New York City. Brands hire him for the same reason documentary crews do: real moments, captured cleanly, with a small footprint and no fuss. Documentary instincts applied to brand storytelling.

Full camera and audio packages, one person band through full crew, remote director workflows over Starlink and bonded cellular, fully insured through James Peterson Films, LLC.

Selected brand and commercial work

• Delta Air LinesNonstop Scouting campaign · Webby honoree
• Nikebrand films
• Tommy Hilfigershow reel, Starr Media
• Microsoftcommercials
• Bank of Americacommercial
• The EconomistEconomist Films
• WebMDFinding Our Voice: Living with SMA
• Vox Mediabranded content
• NASA programsArtemis II mission documentation, in production
• World Bank, IIHS, Smithsonianinstitutional films

Agencies and brands

TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, Delta, Nike, Microsoft, Bank of America, The Economist, Tommy Hilfiger, WebMD, D. E. Shaw, Goldman Sachs, and more. The complete record is in the archive.

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