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 28, 2019: zoomed-in view and blue hues at Lamplugh Glacier in @glacierbaynps. • • • • • • #glacier #alaska #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #nationalpark #ourparks #ourwild #uspubliclands #travelphotography #landscapephotography #sonyalpha #a7riii #sigma @sigmaphoto
Here’s another one from the last Alaska trip. Check out that baleen! I got a great look straight into the mouth of a a humpback whale when it lunged near the surface to take a big gulp of herring. • • • What do you think, is time to move on from Alaska photos or should I share a few more? I’ll be slowing down on photography for the next 11 weeks until I head out for the next adventure in the Antarctic. • • • • • • • #humpbackwhale #whale #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #ocean #wildlife #wildlifephotography #5dmarkiv
It takes a lot of dedicated crew to keep our ships running smoothly and safely. Crew members work long shifts 24/7 around the clock. This is captain Cook steering the ship around ice in Glacier Bay on a misty day. • • • • • • • #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #alaska #boatlife #maritime #glacierbay #nationalpark #natgeoexpeditions #nationalgeographicventure #ship #captaincook
Decided to try out the a7rIII pixel shift function the other day at Rainier. Mid day light wasn’t great, so I converted to B&W. Even on Instagram think you can still see that the detail from this function is incredible. Can’t wait to play with it more on the RIV in a few weeks! • • Sony a7rIII; f/8 1/400 iso 100, pixel shift. • • • • • #mtrainier #mountrainier @mountrainiernps #blackandwhitelandscape #landscapephotography #travel #pixelshift #sonyalpha #a7riii #b&w #nationalparks
8/30/19: Aerial view of Le Conte Glacier as it winds its way up to the Stikine ice field. • • • • • • #alaska #glacier #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #travel #aerialphotography #sonyalpha #a7riii #landscapephotography #dehavillandbeaver #mountains #ourwild #wilderness #exploreourearth
Humpback fluke in Icy Strait from a few weeks ago. We see a lot of these in SE Alaska, and that never gets old, but seeing them up close from a Zodiac is just something else entirely. This humpback was basically treading water in the strong currents of Icy Strait. • • • • • • • #lindblad @lindbladexp #whale #humpbackwhale #wildlifephotography #alaska #ourwild #celebratewild #oceans #travel #sonyalpha #sonya7riii #a7riii #whales
From this past Saturday when Dawes Glacier was going off. Sunshine and calving... doesn’t get any better in Endicott Arm! • • I’m back in Boston now but still have plenty to share from the past month in Alaska now that I have consistent access to the internet again. More to come! • • • • • • #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeo #nationalgeographicventure #alaska #glacier #dawesglacier #iceberg #tongassnationalforest #wilderness #ourwild #tracyarm #explore #naturephotography #celebratewild #sonyalpha #a7riii #sony_shots
Went looking for bears again this morning before heading to the airport so I can fly back to Boston tonight. Just as we gave up and turned around so that I could catch my flight, we saw the mother bear stick her head out of the bushes. This bear and her cub are ferociously eating berries as fall approaches. We watched for a few minutes before they moved over a hill and out of view. • • •Another great sighting and fun to get to try the Sony 600mm f/4 for the day. Surprise surprise, it’s crazily sharp. • • • • • • #wildlifephotography #pnw #pnwhike #blackbear #bear #sonyalpha #sonya7riii #a7riii #wildlife #nature #naturephoto #mtrainier @mountrainiernps #nationalparks #nationalpark
Galaxy rise! This was around 10:30 last night. The crescent moon has just set, and the little bit of remaining moon light illuminated Mt Rainier just a little bit as the Milky Way lined up with Little Tahoma. • • •It’s been a while since I did any astro photography, but it was fun to get out and give it a try last night. This is just a single exposure, no compositing etc for noise reduction of foreground exposure.• • • • • • #milkyway #astrophotography #landscapephotography #nightphotography #mtrainier #nationalpark #ourparks #wildearth #ourwild #mtraimiernationalpark #photowalk #phototrip #travel #pnw #pacificnorthwest #seattle
Out of Alaska, straight to Mt Rainier National Park! This black bear cub had its head buried in the huckleberries for most of the morning today, but lifted its head every so often to look around for its mother. • • Soap box time: we saw lots of people with their dogs on the trail today. Please DO NOT bring your dogs to Mt Rainier National Park!!! It is against the rules and is well marked on trails. Dogs are disruptive to wildlife, like bears, and can cause negative interactions that put the bears in real danger. Leave your pets at home! If you see someone with their dog on the trail, please say something! • • • • • • #nationalpark #wildlifephotography #blackbear #bears #pnw #mtrainiernationalpark #mtrainier #wildanimals #uspubliclands #bearcub #wildanimal #sonyalpha #a7riii
Last night was off the hook. A lot of people seem to be disappointed when they see the northern lights for the first time. Photos show the bright greens, reds, and even blues of the aurora, but a typical display appears pale silver and shimmery to our eyes. The camera’s long exposure captures more color and light than our eye can take in. Last night was NOT one of those nights. The aurora lit up and danced across the sky, colors fully visible to our naked eyes. I heard a lot of exclamations from guests, staff, and crew on the bow. “Oh my god,” “wow!” and “holy sh*t” seemed to be the most frequent choices. What an awesome way to end the Alaska season! • • • • • • #northernlights #alaska #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #nightphoto #auroraforecast #aurora #nature #outdoors #travel #nationalgeographicventure

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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.