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Zach Vincent is a South African biologist, environmental journalist, director of photography and film producer with over 20 years experience. In 2007 he graduated with a Masters Degree in Zoology and thereafter turned his focus to conservation through media. His cinematic travels have taken him to Antarctica, throughout Africa and Asian wilderness, through central American jungles, and north to the Arctic tundra. He has witnessed a Great White shark attack while surfing, filmed an enormous crocodile attack on his expedition in the Okavango Delta, lost part of his nose to a venomous bite and found himself surrounded by Soviet-era weapons in a poacher camp in post-war Angola. In 2014 he moved to USA for a job as a producer and cameraman on the Emmy award-winning show ‘Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin”. He has worked on numerous highly acclaimed National Geographic films and shows including Life Below Zero, LBZ Next Generation, First Alaskans, Secrets of the Zoo, Into the Okavango, Maui Shark Mystery and When Sharks Attack. This year, Zach is honored to have been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for his work on Life Below Zero.

His career has taken him across the world for a variety of the world’s leading networks including ABC, CNN, FOX, NBC, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, FOOD NETWORK and PBS. He provides the most stunning images and content to his clients, who have commissioned him to travel from Antarctica to Alaska, across the USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Africa, South East Asia, Europe and some of the world’s most remote islands, to document their stories.

Although his background is in natural history, having freelanced in Los Angeles and elsewhere, he has a built up a impressive and diverse resume. He recently completed 2 seasons of “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” for the Cooking Channel, currently the top rated show on the channel. He also shoots for NFL Films and covers sports where his underwater skills have come in handy!

“Zach Vincent is one of our main camera operators. He is multi-skilled so we can get him underwater for those events, operate interview cameras of athletes or fly drones for aerials.” Dan Lowery, BTF Productions.