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

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

July 2016: Have you ever camped next to a wheel of prayer flags on the Tibetan Plateau? This is my favorite campsite on our commercial section of the Daqu river in Qinghai, China. •
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#camping @lastdescents_riverexpeditions #camp #getoutside #aerialphotography #mavic #tibetanplateau #qinghai #goatworthy #drawntowater #celebratewild

April 2017: Two blue footed boobies out for a romantic date on the beach. •
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#natgeoexpeditions #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeo #ourwild #galapagos #ecuador #wildlife #bird #bluefootedbooby #birdwatching #nature #instanature #wildlifephotography #canon5dmarkiv

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.

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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.