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Jamie McPherson

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Following life in the frozen regions of the planet, including polar bears, Siberian tigers, snow monkeys, and penguins.
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Terres de glace II (2022–2023)
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Jamie McPherson is a documentary cameraman specialising in Natural History. Over the past 16 years he has worked on many landmark series and films for the BBC Natural History Unit, BBC Earth, BBC America, Disneynature, National Geographic, Discovery and Netflix. He is a 3 time BAFTA nominee, 1 time winner and 3 time EMMY award winner for cinematography. He specialises in tracking vehicle work - using gimbals mounted to various vehicles to film animal behaviour and create sequences and films with movement and style.

He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the BBC series The Hunt - a landmark series for BBC1 by Silverback Films. The series looked at predator prey relationships and the strategies they use to survive in different habitats.

He is currently a principle cameraman on Our Planet a new 8 part series by Silverback films in conjunction with WWF (Netflix, 2019). He is also working on Dolphin World and Penguins for Disneynature.

For more information (and an up to date credit list!) visit www.jamiemcpherson.com
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 7 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Natural World (1983)
    Natural World
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, and Xavier Samuel in Love & Friendship (2016)
    Love & Friendship
    6.4
    • Additional Crew
    • 2016
    Planète des hommes (2011)
    Planète des hommes
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    One Life (2011)
    One Life
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2011

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    Cinematographer



    • La vie sur notre planète (2023)
      La vie sur notre planète
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Terres de glace II (2022)
      Terres de glace II
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Bear Witness (2022)
      Bear Witness
      6.7
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2022
    • Plongée dans le Monde des Dauphins (2020)
      Plongée dans le Monde des Dauphins
      7.0
      • Cinematographer (principal photography)
      • 2020
    • Une planète, sept mondes sauvages (2019)
      Une planète, sept mondes sauvages
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Our Planet: Behind the Scenes (2019)
      Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2019
    • David Attenborough in Notre planète (2019)
      Notre planète
      9.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009–2016
    • Prédateurs (2015)
      Prédateurs
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007–2015
    • Life Story (2014)
      Life Story
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014–2015
    • Nature (2014)
      Nature
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Le Canada Grandeur Nature (2014)
      Le Canada Grandeur Nature
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Planet Earth Live (2012)
      Planet Earth Live
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2012
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2008–2011

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Terres de glace II (2022)
      Terres de glace II
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2022
    • Le règne animal (2021)
      Le règne animal
      7.9
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2021
    • Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark (2020)
      Night on Earth: Shot in the Dark
      7.6
      • photography
      • 2020
    • La Terre, la nuit (2020)
      La Terre, la nuit
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2020
    • Le loup arctique (2018)
      Le loup arctique
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2018
    • White Wolves: Ghosts of the Arctic (2017)
      White Wolves: Ghosts of the Arctic
      7.4
      Video
      • additional photography
      • 2017
    • Planet Earth II : Planète Animale (2016)
      Planet Earth II : Planète Animale
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • Growing Up Wild (2015)
      Growing Up Wild
      7.1
      • photographer
      • 2015
    • Grizzly (2014)
      Grizzly
      7.3
      • aerial photography
      • 2014
    • North America (2013)
      North America
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2013
    • Ice Age Giants (2013)
      Ice Age Giants
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • aerial photography
      • 2013
    • Aperture R&D (2013)
      Aperture R&D
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant camera
      • 2013
    • Afrique sauvage (2013)
      Afrique sauvage
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • photographer
      • 2013
    • Le monde secret de la nuit (2012)
      Le monde secret de la nuit
      7.5
      TV Series
      • aerial photographer
      • 2012

    Producer



    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007–2009
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (2002)
      Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
      8.0
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 2008

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