James Frystak, Canadian Wildlife Cinematographer

CinematographerDrone OperatorField Specialist

Emmy Award winning wildlife stories from British Columbia and Canada's wildest places.

Work seen on
Netflix, Apple TV+, National Geographic, BBC, Disney+ and CBC
About

Emmy Award winning Canadian wildlife cinematographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Eight years filming sea wolves, bears and coyotes on the BC coast, and working in the mountains and the Canadian Arctic, for Netflix, BBC, National Geographic, Sky and CBC.

More about James

Selected work

Productions

All credits
Island of the Sea Wolves, Netflix Shared Planet, CBC Incredible Animal Journeys, National Geographic The Americas, NBC and BBC
James Frystak with a frost-covered face behind a RED camera in extreme cold
In the field

Built for remote and extreme locations

From hides and forest canopies to helicopters, boats and float planes, James works safely around wildlife and in sensitive environments. A licensed drone pilot in Canada and the USA with 500+ hours of flight time, and a certified electrician who keeps power and gear running far from the grid.

Skills and equipment

Available worldwide

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