PHOTOGRAPHER | FILMMAKER | WRITER

I tell stories

As a freelance photographer, filmmaker, and writer, I work with outdoor brands, guiding outfitters, non-profits, and publications to produce digital media content and tell engaging stories.

Because of my background in outdoor sports and international travel, I specialize in location shoots that are tough for many photographers and videographers to reach. I am ready to take my camera anywhere, whether it's a remote river canyon, steep couloir, or an urban street.

I am available for hire, so please get in touch!

Instagram: @d_spiegel

One of my big trips on the horizon this year will be a return to South Georgia Island and Antarctica. And this time I’ll be working! I really can’t wait to get back to this epic place. Lots of prep work to do between now and November! 📷 from my last trip to the island in 2011. King penguins in South Georgia. 🐧 •
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#wildlifephotography #lindbladexpeditions #penguin #birdphotography #antarctica #southgeorgia #natgeo

Bee on a thistle! Here’s another one I found during my effort to reorganize my hard drives this week. I shot this on my mom’s Zeiss makro planar 50mm last summer. Getting this shot was a challenge because the Zeiss 50mm is a manual focus lens. I chased bees around the yard for two hours and came away with only a handful of images that were acceptably in focus. But I also had a ton of fun doing it 🙂. •
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#bees #bee #thistle #pnw #climate #nature #ourwild #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #canonusa #zeiss #zeiss50mm @zeisscameralenses #5dmarkiv

I’m in one of those phases where I try to reorganize all my old hard drives. It can be a daunting task but, on the positive side, I get to relive some fun old memories! September 2015: Autumn in Norway at the Føsstein. I love this spot. On an overcast day like this one the water looks bluer than blue. #skjåknaturelgvis #friluftsliv •
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#friluftsliv #waterfall #skjåklife #norway #travel #explore #autumn #waterfalls #slowshutter #canon5dmarkiv #hiking #goatworthy #celebratewild #ourwild #landscapeohotography

Hmm, so apparently today is international polar bear day. These beautiful bears have a tough outlook in the coming decades. Climate change is real and impacts humans as well as wildlife, so reduce your carbon footprint whenever you can and VOTE like it matters! •
🐻 I saw this bear back in 2012. •
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#climatechange #internationalpolarbearday #polarbear #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions #wildlifephotography

May 2018: This was majestic to see! I use a GoPro on a stick for all my underwater photography. The GoPro certainly won’t produce the highest quality images in the word but it’s small, simple to use, and I can focus on just having fun 🙂. •
🐢 Green sea turtles are only 2 inches long when they are born, but an adult might grow to be 5 feet long and over 300 lbs (up to 700 lbs!) during its 80-year lifespan. •
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#seaturtle #greenturtle #turtle #wildlifephotography #goprohero6 #underwaterphoto #galapagos #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp #galapagos

Back home now but still thinking about all the awesome wildlife we saw in Baja over the past two weeks. This gray whale breach in front of the sand dunes was quite a treat to see. And so close the even at 100mm it’s barely fit in the frame! This was the moment right before splash down. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions #wildlife #whale #graywhale #baja #mexico #travel

Coyote feeding in the intertidal zone in Magdalena Bay. A lot of people think of coyotes as suburban pests but they are really beautiful and intelligent wild animals that adapt to thrive in many different environments. •
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#natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions #lindbladexpeditions #wildlifephotography #coyote

This Caspian tern flew close to the water on yesterday’s strong winds. These birds have a beautiful flight pattern that is captivating to watch! •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions #nationalgeographic #natgeo #wildlife #birding #tern #wildlifephotography #birdsinflight #baja #bajacalifornia #mexico

And this afternoon wasn’t too bad either! This whale breached close to our boats seven times! Although it turns out that eschricthtius robustus (gray whale) looks a bit funny with its whole body out of the water! •
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#natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions #whale #graywhale #mexico #baja #wildlifephotography #marinemammal #expedition #explore

Great success this morning! The gray whales are arriving in greater numbers now. We spent two hours watching whales spy hop, blow, and breach at the Boca de Soledad. Whales were surfacing in every direction at once and it was hard to decide where to look! •
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#natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp #lindbladexpeditions #graywhale #whale #marinemammals #natgeo #wildlifephotography #spyhop #whalewatching #mexico #bajacalifornia

Humpback whales put on a good show off the coast of Los Cabos yesterday! •
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#natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp #humpbackwhale #whale #wildlifephotography#canonusa #canon5dmarkiv #explore #travel #mexico

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Recent Work:

Protecting Sanjianggyuan: A marketing and conservation advocacy film for Last Descents River Expeditions, produced in Qinghai, China. Guests with Last Descents experience the Daqu River on the Tibet Plateau. As the headwaters of the Mekong, the Daqu is also the site of Chinas first centrally managed and recognized national park. Through the lens of this river trip, guests consider how to manage the park for conservation.

The Boatman: Derik Spice, a river guide and trip leader for Arizona Rafting Adventures, spends over 140 days per year in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, which gives him a unique incentive to preserve the canyon he calls home.