N IS FOR NATURE l Short
Director: Julie Bayer
N IS FOR NATURE l Short
Director: Julie Bayer
ABOUT
Josh's artistic obsessions began at an early age. At first, it was pencil or paintbrush always at the ready. When his high school art mentor entrusted Josh with his old Nikon, so began his enduring love affair with cameras. Not long after that, Josh got a taste of filmmaking, concurrently developed a passion for documentary, and was soon shaping his vision for visual storytelling in a way that felt true to his sensibility.
Now, after two decades as a Director of Photography in the entertainment business, Josh brings an invaluable collaborative spirit to every project he dives into. Successfully straddling the seemingly incongruous world of documentary and commercial filmmaking, Josh has honed art of balancing a naturalistic approach with cinematic craftsmanship.
Josh has lensed numerous successful commercial campaigns for companies including Ford, Bank of America, Pepsi, Intel, Sprint, and Nokia, with acclaimed directors Stacy Peralta, Steve James, Jessica Yu, and David Gelb, to name a few.
His feature documentary work includes “45 Seconds of Laughter” by actor Tim Robbins, “Under the Gun” by director Stephanie Soechtig and EP Katie Couric, “Los Punks: We Are All We Have” by director Angela Boatwright , “The Human Element” by director Matt Testa, and more. He also contributed cinematography to Vanessa Roth’s 2021 documentary “Mary J. Blige’s My Life” and The 2021 Netflix short “What Would Sophia Loren Do?”
In the TV realm, Josh shot the 2022 mini-series “BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer” on A&E, and operated on Season 3 of the hit show “Good Trouble”. Josh is currently working on 2 high-profile, confidential, political feature documentaries.
Through his fruitful years as a DP, Josh has continued to build a body of captivating still images. Meanwhile, a new obsession emerged: finding old and rusty things, the more ragged and tattered, the better- little bits of unwanted nostalgia. At some point it struck him to bring these two passions together by creating new-old art pieces that mix archived images and found objects, honoring his acuity for visual storytelling by framing these captured images within the salvaged materials.
From his imaginative panoramic upcycled photo-collage creations to his more polished commercial ventures as a DP, Josh’s creative experience in each feeds the other. No matter what form of expression is required, Josh is guided by his true north: sensitivity to subject, evocative imagery, authenticity in storytelling. Combine all that with collaborative energy, and let's go....