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

Golden morning glow and a tufted puffin skimming the water. Glacier Bay beauty at South Marble Island. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #puffin #tuftedpuffin #birdsofinstagram #audubon @audubonsociety #birding #wildlifephotography #glacierbaynationalpark #alaska #tongassnationalforest #nationalpark

Sea lions love to be king of the rock. A larger male sea lion chased a few younger ones into the water. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #explorewildly #wildplaces #tongassnationalforest #inianislands #sealion #stellersealion #ourwild #alaska #wildlifephotography

First time this year! The humpbacks have started practicing their cooperative feeding techniques here in Southeast Alaska, blowing bubbles and using coordinated movements and calls to concentrate fish into large groups. After they’ve gathered up the fish the entire team of whales bursts to the surface with their mouths open to swallow their meal. An amazing behavior to witness. Today was the first such sighting of the season from the National Geographic Sea Lion. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #keepitwild #explorewildly #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #whales #worldoceansmonth #celebratewild #wildplaces #natgeoexpeditions #natgeo #tongassnationalforest #alaska #humpbackwhales #bubblenetfeeding

Bear yoga on the beach? This brown bear sow was rolling around to get comfortable. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #alaska #tongassnationalforest #travel #natgeo #wildlifephotography #celebratewild #ourwild #wildanimals #wildplaces #keepitwild

Yesterday: Up close and personal with the Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm! Don’t worry, that little DIB is at a safe distance, but the telephoto perspective makes them appear even closer to the face of the Glacier. We couldn’t have asked for better weather this week. (One more week to go here in SE Alaska!)
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#lindbladexpeditions #tongassnationalforest #tracyarmfordsterrorwilderness #wilderness #alaska @lindbladexp #wildplaces #keepitwild #glacier #ice #travel #explorewildly #blueice #dawesglacier #tracyarm #fjord #naturelovers #tidewaterglacier #southeastalaska #pnw

We passed a small pod of resident killer whales, including this female, yesterday while sailing through Chatham Strait #worldoceansday
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#wildlifephotography #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #alaska #pnw #ourwild #wildearth #wonderland #tongassnationalforest

This tufted puffin looked like it was going to take flight but settled back into the water after stretching its wings in Glacier Bay National Park yesterday. •
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#glacierbaynationalpark #lindbladexpeditions #pnwonderland #tongassnationalforest @lindbladexp #pnw #pacificnorthwest #birdsofinstagram #wildlifephotography #puffin #tuftedpuffin

The sun really put on a show last night in the northern sky!
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#glacierbaynationalpark #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeotravel #sunsets #alaska #pnw #fireinthesky

This beautiful young brown bear walked out of the trees near shore yesterday and I was able to watch it for approximately 30 minutes from my sea kayak (from a safe distance). It was still peacefully foraging for food when I paddled away! Canon 5D 4 and 70-300 L. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeotravel #alaska #pnw #pnwonderland #tongassnationalforest #publiclands #ourwild #wildplaces #bear #grizzlybear #wildlifephotography #travel #celebratewild #wildanimals #wilderness #justgoshoot #canon5dmarkiv #canonusa

Bald eagles are not rare birds up here in South East Alaska, but that doesn’t make them any less majestic. This one was fishing near the historic park in Sitka yesterday. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeotravel #travel #baldeagle #birdsofinstagram #wildplaces #alaska #pnw #pacificnorthwest #birdsinflight #bevisuallyinspired

We had some epic brown bear sightings in Glacier Bay yesterday. This bear was foraging for food between the intertidal zone and the forest. •
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#lindbladexpeditions #natgeotravel @lindbladexp #natgeoexpeditions #glacierbaynationalpark #nationalpark #wildplaces #wildlifephotography #keepitwild #bears #grizzlybear #wildanimal #travel #visualsoflife #earthfocus

This morning we watched a huge piece of Margerie Glacier fall into the sea in Glacier Bay National Park. We estimated that the splash was over 200 feet tall as water and chunks of ice flew into the air. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeotravel #travel #glacier #landscapelovers #glacierbaynationalpark #wildplaces #wilderness #wildearth #celebratewild #alaska #publiclands #visualsoflife #pnwonderland #pnw #cascadia #landscapephotography #expedition

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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.