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

August 2017: This coastal brown bear spent several hours fishing for salmon. The bear would eat the fattiest parts of the fish and then discard it to the gulls. •
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#natgeoexpeditions #lindbladexpeditions #wildlifephotography #wildlife #coastalbrownbear #bears @lindbladexp #fishing #ourwild #wildearth #keepitwild #celebratewild #animals #alaska #pnw

Sometimes you’ve just gotta climb that cactus. Land iguana in Galapagos. May 2018. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions #iguana #galapagos #landiguana #wildlifephotography #reptile #travel #exploreearth

When it’s hot and humid all summer I’m wishing for winter. But now that winter is here I’m missing days like this. @idahokyle soakin’ up some rays on the Charles in July. •
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#boston #igersboston #summer #paddle #sup #paddleboarding #nrs @nrs @watershed_drybags #travel #adventure #goatworthy

August, 2018. This group of humpback whales worked cooperatively to trap herring in a net of bubbles. The whales rise to the surface together to swallow massive quantities of fish. It’s a chaotic and beautiful moment and definitely one of the best reasons to visit the waterways of Southeast Alaska. •
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#natgeoexpeditions #lindbladexpeditions #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #whales #humpbackwhales #marinemamals #tongassnationalforest #explore #wildearth #ourwild #alaska #wildalaska #travel #goatworthy

That after surfing facial expression that says “it’s not that cold.” @idahokyle loves the winter surf in New England. I dragged him straight to the beach after his 12 hour nursing night shift. It’s only going to get colder!

Montreal a few days. Cold but beautiful! iPhone panorama of the Biosphère. I left my camera at home for this trip but couldn’t resist a quick shot of this cool-looking structure.

June 2018: Last summer I got lucky and spotted this coastal brown bear while sea kayaking in SE Alaska. The bear was foraging in the sedges just above the intertidal zone. I observed for about 30 minutes before paddling away. A wonderful encounter. •
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#alaska #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #ourwild #tongassnationalforest #publicland #bear #wildearth #grizzlybear #instanature #naturelovers #natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions #natgeo #canonusa

US friends! This bald eagle wants you to vote today. #gotv #democracy #vote #baldeagle #wildlifephotography #midterms

Just found out that I’ll be returning to Baja for a few weeks in February! Can’t wait to get back to that area and spend some quality time with these beautiful cetaceans. I love my job! Photos from February 2018. •
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#marinemammals #graywhale #whale #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions #natgeo #wildlifephotography #travelphotography

Cascade volcanoes rock my world. This view of St Helens was of out the window of a Seattle to Portland flight a few weeks ago. iPhone photo. •
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#pnw #pacificnorthwest #mtsthelens #nationalparks #ourwild @alaskaair #windowseat #aerialphotography #volcano #pnwonderland #cascadiaexplored #iphonex #shotoniphone #mountains #wildearth #blackandwhitephotography

NH beauty from last week’s brief road trip. •
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#igersnewengland #landscapephotography #fall #fallfoliage #leafpeeping #trees #newhampshire #travel #ourwild #getoutside

A moment from SE Alaska this past August. The salmon run was late this year and these bears were hungry. I’ll be spending six more weeks in SE next summer!
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#lindbladexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions #brownbear #grizzlybear #wildlifephotography #salmon #alaska #tongassnationalforest #ourwild #wildearth #publiclands @lindbladexp

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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.