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

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

So many pelicans! These were feeding off the coast of Isla Carmen yesterday morning. •
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#natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp #lindbladexpeditions #pelican #birding #wildlifephotography #wildlife #travel #nature #beautiful

This morning we encountered a large group of common dolphins in the Sea of Cortez! These little cetaceans are a ton of fun to watch! •
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#natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp #wildlifephotography #oceans #dolphin #travel #baja #mexico #nationalgeographicseabird

Male frigate bird on Magdalena Island. This one had its gular sac inflated, looking striking against an overcast sky. •
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#lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions #birding #birdsofinsta #wildlifephotography

Some urchins doing urchin stuff in the Gulf of California. #prickly
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#underwaterphoto #gopro #snorkel #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp @natgeoexpeditions

Back in Baja! Today we watched bottlenose dolphins and gray whales in Magdalena Bay, including a few cow/calf pairs. Plus some birding as a bonus! The whales are still trickling into the lagoons!
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#graywhale #whales #bajacalifornia #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeoexpeditions #travelphotography #wildlifephotography #dolphin #explore

I had the good fortune to spend this year with a lot of great people in a lot of great places. These are just a few of the photographic moments that stood to me out from the past year both at home and abroad. #2018bestnine ——————————
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1. Marine iguana grazing underwater at Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
2. Gray whales spy hopping in Magdalena bay, Baja California del Sur.
3. @idahokyle soaking up the sun while paddle boarding on the Charles River in Somerville, MA.
4. @idahokyle hitting the water for winter storm swell in Rhode Island.
5. A young coastal brown bear foraging along the shores of Baranof Island, AK.
6. Humpback whales using cooperative bubble net feeding techniques in Chatham Strait, AK.
7. Blue footed boobies perform a courtship ritual on South Seymour Island, Galapagos.
8. A massive splash from calving on the face of Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, AK.
9. Fireworks display on the Charles River in Boston, MA. •
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#canon5dmarkiv #travel #lindbladexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions @lindbladexp #wildlifephotography #ourwild #drawntowater #alaska #galapagos #baja #bear #whale #top9of2018 #glacierbaynationalpark #glacier #travelphotography

Joshua Tree is a beautiful park and, although I had a ton of fun using my iPhone for photography this time around, I am definitely bringing my camera next time (and a fast lens for astro photography). 🙂 back in Somerville now! •
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#joshuatree #shotoniphone #nationalparks #ourwild #landscapephotography #iphonex #desert #moon #getoutside @moment #momentlens

Beautiful moments on the pier at sunset today! iPhone photo. #waves #beach #socal #shotoniphone #lightroomforiphone

August 2017: Eye to eye with a young brown bear in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska. •
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#wildlifephotography #brownbear #bear #canon5dmarkiv @lindbladexp #lindbladexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions @natgeoexpeditions #ourwild #wildearth #celebratewild #wilderness #wildernessculture #earthpix #blackandwhitephotography

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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.