Elephants in Botswana at sunset for BBC Simon Reeve Wilderness
Pilgrims in Ethiopia during religious procession for Discovery
Filming in the desert
Masquerade in Arochukwu, Nigeria for feature documentary
Using a stabiliser on Lost Cities with Albert Lin on Disney Plus
Greenland Iceberg during filming for NOVA PBS

Documentary Showreel 

Piers Leigh:
Documentary Director of Photography

An established story-teller working across feature docs, presenter-led, expeditions, science, history, fixed rig and wildlife.

Creating innovative solutions for capturing content in all environments and locations.

Additional experience as a location director and feature docs producer.

Bedouin Tent in Wadi Rum Jordan for National Geographic and Disney Plus
Canoe in Okovango Delta for SImon Reeve WIlderness BBC
Rigging a cave in preparation for filming with BBC NHU wildlife shoot
Filming from Black Hawk helicopter with Albert Lin for National Geographic
Camp guard in Ethiopia DoP on award-winning series Inner Fish
Petra Jordan DoP for Disney Plus series
Gauchos on horseback cameraman with Simon Reeve on BBC Wilderness
King Tutankhamun's sarcophogus at Cairo museum Egypt
FIiming penguins in Antarctica for PBS NOVA
DoP on archaeology series for National Geographic in Egypt
DoP with Stephen Hawking on his final TV appearance
San trackers in Kalahari for BBC

Documentary DoP : London and Bristol

With over 25 years in documentary and reality film-making, I bring a wealth of experience across all documentary genres. With a background in editing, a solid grounding in observational documentary and credits as PD on series for Discovery Plus, I bring strong narrative skills to documentary camerawork. I have worked with many of the world’s most recognisable faces on programming which includes wildlife, specialist factual, history, travel and entertainment formats. Whether working in small teams on a challenging expedition or managing a camera team on a formatted show, I have the experience and knowledge to find creative and innovative solutions to technical challenges.