Docuseries · Unscripted · Live
Television Director of Photography
James Peterson has shot episodic television for CBS, Apple TV+, Netflix, National Geographic, PBS, CNN, NBC, Vice TV and Fox Sports, from multi-season docuseries to live sports broadcasts.
Series DP roles include Chain of Command (8 episodes) and Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin (26 episodes). He is available as series DP, episode DP, second unit DP or for additional photography, on union and non-union shows.
Television credits
- Harlan Coben's Final TwistCBS / Paramount+ · 2026 · true-crime docuseries
- Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's TreasureNetflix · 2025 · 3 episodes
- Onside: Major League SoccerApple TV+ · 2025
- The Invisible ShieldPBS · 2024 · 4 episodes
- Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to SpaceNetflix · 2021 · 5 episodes
- The LineApple TV+ · 2021 · 4 episodes · 2× Emmy nominee
- This Is Life with Lisa LingCNN · 2021 · 1 episode
- Tokyo 2020: XVI Summer Paralympic GamesNBC · 2021 · 2 episodes
- Marvel 616Disney+ · 2020 · second unit DP · 2 episodes
- Regular HeroesAmazon · 2020 · 6 episodes
- I Was a Teenage FelonVice TV · 2019 · 8 episodes
- PBC CountdownFox Sports · 2019 to 2020 · 7 episodes
- Chain of CommandNational Geographic · 2018 · 8 episodes · series DP
- Ocean Treks with Jeff CorwinABC · 2016 to 2017 · 26 episodes · series DP · Bronze Telly
- Live Free or DieNational Geographic · 2015 to 2016 · 18 episodes
- TCS New York City MarathonABC / ESPN via Starr Media · 2015 to present · 2× New York Emmy-winning broadcast
Built for episodic schedules
Series work needs a look that holds across episodes, units and shooters. James sets show LUTs and camera look files, plans media management with post, and can supply matched camera, sound and lighting packages and crew through James Peterson Films, LLC.
Questions producers ask
Does James Peterson shoot narrative work as well as documentary?
Yes. His narrative credits include the feature Martyr of Gowanus (additional DP), which won Best Narrative Feature at the Syracuse Film Festival, and the award-winning short The Knowing.
Is he available as a series DP?
Yes. He has been series DP on Chain of Command and Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin, and works as series DP, episode DP or second unit DP on union and non-union shows.
Does he work on live and sports broadcasts?
Yes. He has shot the TCS New York City Marathon broadcast every year since 2015, plus sports series for Fox Sports and Apple TV+, and athlete backstories for NBC's Tokyo Paralympics coverage.