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

Snorkeling with Sea Lions never gets old. These playful youngsters are always the stars of the show. More GoProtography from the Galapagos. •
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#lindbladexpeditions #natgeoexpeditions #galapagosislands #sealion #marinemammals #ourwild #celebratewild #galapagos @lindbladexp #snorkeling

A napping brown pelican opened its eye for a moment in the fading evening light. Galapagos golden “hour” only lasts about 15 minutes, but it’s good while it lasts!
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#lindblad #galapagosislands #getoutstayout #birdsofinstagram #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeo #natgeotravel #natgeoexpeditions #ourwild #wildearth #celebratewild @audubonsociety #galapagos @parquenacionalgalapagos

One of the most amazing things I saw while snorkeling this week was this marine iguana grazing under water. They swim like little Godzilla’s and cling to the rocks to access their vegetarian feast of algae. Shot on GoPro Hero 6. •
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#underwater #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeo #galapagos #galapagosislands #wildlife #gopro #reptiles #ourplanet #keepitwild #celebratewild #wildplaces #instaanimal #snorkel #iguana #travel #getoutstayout

This land iguana was chowing down on a prickly cactus. •
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#lindblad #natgeo #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #galapagosislands #galapagos #iguana #reptiles #wildearth #ourwild #keepitwild

This sea turtle was peacefully grazing on algae in the Galapagos. I love underwater GoProtography, but the more I do it, the more I get tempted to upgrade to the aqua tech/dslr strategy. •
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#galapagos #seaturtle #snorkel #underwater #underwaterphotography #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp #natgeo #underwaterphotography

I’ll be back in the Galapagos with these fun & funky birds in exactly three weeks from today. Can’t wait! #bluefootedbooby •
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#galapagosislands #galapagos #natgeo #natheotravel #lindblad @lindbladexp #Ecuador #nature #wildlife #keepitwild #birding #birdsofinstagram

Next stop: kook slam... But at least he struck fearless pose first! Just kidding, he made it out through all that whitewater. Brutal paddle out, though. @idahokyle in the froth of the NE storm swell a few weeks back— it’s unlikely that we’ll be seeing swell like this for a quite a while, but we’ll welcome warmer temps!
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#drawntowater #nrs @nrsweb @ecsboards_australia #surfnewengland #newengland #newenglandsurf #northeastsurfing #goatworthy #whitewater #rhodeisland #coldwatersurf @visitrhodeisland #keepitwild #ourwild #celebratewild #surfing #surf #closeout #ouch

Great couple of days surfing up on the Maine coast with @idahokyle New England swell has been treating us right for the past few weeks 👍 •
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#celebratewild #goatworthy #igersnewengland #drawntowater #northeastsurfing #surfnewengland #keepitwild #getoutstayout #maine #igersmaine @surfindustries

Spotted this sweet retro-looking van heading into downtown Boston yesterday, adding some bright color to a dreary day. •
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#igersboston #boston #bostonusa #photowalk #moody #igersnewengland #vanlife #van #ciry #urban #travel #travelphotography

Moody skies in downtown Boston today. Spring has not yet sprung here in New England. •
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#igersboston #bostonusa #boston #urban #cityscape #city #newengland #cloudyskies #igersnewengland

Moody magic in SE Alaska. Can’t wait to be back in June!
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#panorama #alaska #sealaska #southeastalaska #ourwild #ourparks #glacierbaynationalpark #glacierbay #blue #artofvisuals #moodygrams #clouds #storm #oceans #keepitwild #goatworthy #landscapelovers #celebratewild #lindbladexpeditions @lindbladexp

I love wandering around the geyser basins in Yellowstone... there’s always so much action to capture. It’s been too long since my last visit to the nation’s oldest national park. Last visit in 2013. •
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#geyser #yellowstone #publiclands #ourwild #keepitwild #nationalparks #stinkyzinke #ourparks #nature #naturephoto #artofvisuals #travel

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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.