Steve Hyde · Seattle cinematographer
Production history
& credits.
My work spans commercial films, interviews, documentaries, and community stories. Here’s a fuller record of the teams I’ve worked with and the role I played.
Watch selected workSelected credits from my 2024 résumé. Years refer to the production credits listed there, rather than release dates. Selected Work includes newer projects.
Commercial, corporate & interviews
Brand films, leadership interviews, product stories, and live productions.
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2023
Google — The Android Show, Seattle episode
Director / Director of Photography
Gramafilm
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2023
Microsoft Advertising — Cannes Lions
Director of Photography
Director Alison Farmer · France
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2023
Microsoft Studios
Director of Photography
Director Alison Farmer · Seattle
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2023
T-Mobile — SLT series
Director of Photography
T-Studios · Multiple episodes
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2023
Seattle Waldorf School
Director of Photography
Motivo Media
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2023
Open Sesame
Director of Photography
Motivo Media
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2023
ChefSteps — Recipe series
Director of Photography
Breville USA · Director Jane Houle
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2023
ChefSteps — Live interactive series
Director of Photography
Relay Station · Breville USA
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2023
Conferences for Women
Director / Director of Photography
Conferences for Women · Danielle Leshinski
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2022
Visit Rainier — Cabin showcases
Cinematographer
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2022
Wizards of the Coast
Cinematographer
Mighty Media · DP Ryan Hearly
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2021
Google — Seattle episode
Cinematographer
Flies Collective · Director Daniel Carbone
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2021
Google — B2B spot
Director of Photography / Field Producer
Gramafilm · Executive producer Richard Perry
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2021
T-Mobile — Brand film
Producer / Director of Photography
Hey Brutus · Director Simon Clark
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2021
Salesforce
Field Producer / Director of Photography
Second Peninsula · Executive producer Lindsay Blatt
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2021
Microsoft — Brand film with Designit
Director of Photography
Designit · Director Jacob Leander · Executive producer Basil Shadid
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2021
Microsoft — Brand film with Illuxion
Director of Photography
Illuxion · Director Drew Hisey · Executive producer Basil Shadid
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2021
Cafe Avole
Cinematographer
Cafe Avole · Daylight Factory · Steve Hyde Films
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2019
Mackie — Brand film
Director of Photography
Adam Brown Creative · Mackie
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2018
Mackie — FreePlay
Director of Photography
2R Productions · Director Adam Brown
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2018
Mackie — In-Ear Monitors
Director of Photography
2R Productions · Director Adam Brown
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2018
Nature Made — Daily Energy Gummies
Producer / Director / Cinematographer
Mind Body Green · Executive producer Andreas von Scheele
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2018
Rachel’s Ginger Beer
Field Producer / Director of Photography
Thrillist / Fork Yeah
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2017
Google Creative Lab — Technology for people with visual impairments
Cinematographer
Flies Collective · Director Matthew Petock
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2017
Amazon — Kindle Direct Publishing
Cinematographer
Director Charles Conatzer
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2017
Microsoft / Aurora — Event and product story
Producer / Director of Photography
Audienz
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2017
Simply Organic — Spice brand film
Producer
Mind Body Green · Executive producer Andreas von Scheele
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2016
Mackie AXIS and EAW Radius
Cinematographer
Mackie TV · Director Adam Brown
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2016
Hydro Flask — Brand film
Additional Cinematography
Hydro Flask · DP Riley Morton
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2016
Hulu — We’re Powering Play
Additional Cinematography
Hulu · DP Riley Morton
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2016
Doosan GridTech — Vision
Camera Operator
The Production Foundry
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2016
Microsoft 365 — Sales training videos
Camera Operator
Rational Interaction · Director Basil Shadid
Documentary, television & museum films
Feature films, individual episodes, regional segments, and museum installations.
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2023
Lily Gladstone: Far Out There
Director of Photography — Seattle segment
Director Brooke Pepion Swaney
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2023
Vietnam & Bangladesh COVID documentary
Director of Photography — Seattle segment
PATH Global Health · Director Dave Simpson
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2023
Tahnaanooku’
Director of Photography
Reciprocity Project / Nia Tero · Director Justin Deegan
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2023
Indigenous Genders
Director of Photography
Director Raven Two Feathers · Raven & Relatives
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2023
Vice Media — Olympia episode
Cinematographer — one episode
Andrew Capper
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2022
Index Trace
Director of Photography
Director Cynthia Madansky · Wellpinit, Washington
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2022
Atlas of the Heart — Brené Brown
Director of Photography — one episode
HBO Documentary Films · Orcas, Washington
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2022
Skate Dreams
Camera Operator — Seattle segment
Film First · Director Jessica Edwards
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Why We Serve — Stories of Native American Service
Director of Photography — five episodes
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian · Longhouse Media · Director Tracy Rector
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2021
Lily Topples the World
Cinematographer
Wheelhouse Creative · Jeremy Workman
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2021
Feather River
Director of Photography
Longhouse Media · Director Tracy Rector
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2021
Rich Man: The Legend of Clinton Fearon
Director of Photography
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2021
The Alpinist
Additional Cinematography
Sender Films
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2020
Black Ice
Additional Cinematography
Sender Films / Reel Rock · Director Nick Rosen
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2020
CNN Heroes — An All-Star Tribute
Director of Photography — Seattle segment
Turner Broadcasting · Director Nils Cowan · Executive producer Kathleen Toner
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2020
Spawning Grounds
Cinematographer
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2019
Totems
Director of Photography
Thunder Revolution Studios · Director Justin Deegan
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2019
Sacred Connections
Cinematographer
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2019
Pacific Bonsai Museum
Director of Photography
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2019
Crowd Sings Back — IGTV series
Director of Photography — one episode
Film First · Director Trish Dalton
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2018
Present Perfect / The Growing Season
Additional Cinematography
Director Evan Briggs
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2018
Skindigenous
Additional Cinematography
Nish Media · Director Sonia Boileau
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2018
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper
Camera Operator
Comedy Central · Director Zach Goldbaum
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2017
Washington Farmers Safeguard Migrant Workers
Co-Producer / Director of Photography
KCTS 9 / Cascade Public Media · Director Nils Cowan
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2017
We Could Have Been Street Kids
Director of Photography
Seattle Channel · Director Nils Cowan
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2017
Thrifting Expert Joseph Knowles
Video Journalist
60 Second Docs
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2017
Trump Report Card
Video Journalist
Al Jazeera
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2017
Documenting Standing Rock
Video Journalist
California Magazine
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2015
How Stormwater Is Threatening the Puget Sound’s Fragile Ecosystem
Cinematographer
The Nation · Director Riley Morton
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2013
Evergreen: The Road to Legalization in Washington
Producer / Cinematographer
Co-directors Riley Morton and Nils Cowan
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2008
Shikashika
Producer / Director / Cinematographer
Editing by WorldFamous
Community, education & public service
Commissioned films, community stories, fundraising, and educational productions.
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2023
Port of Seattle — Commissioned film
Producer / Director
Port of Seattle · Cultivate South Park · Steve Hyde Films
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2020
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Director of Photography
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation · Director Raven Two Feathers
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2020
Roux Prize — Science award segment
Director of Photography
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation · Director Tim Exton
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2018
Wild Rivers Land Trust
Director of Photography — interviews and landscape photography
CaravanLab · Director Marita Davison
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2018
Seattle University — College of Education
Producer / Director of Photography — ten videos
Seattle University · Steve Hyde Films · Hemlock Productions
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2017–2018
Running Strong — Dream Starters
Director of Photography
Longhouse Media · Director Tracy Rector
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2017–2018
Northwest Trek
Director of Photography
Metro Parks Tacoma · Director Nils Cowan
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2017
Indigenous Vote — iVote campaign
Director of Photography
King County Elections · Seattle Foundation · Longhouse Media
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2017
Confronting Settler Colonialism — Faith Spotted Eagle
Cinematographer / Producer
Longhouse Media · Director Tracy Rector
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2017
Changing the Narrative — Shailene Woodley
Cinematographer / Producer
Longhouse Media · Director Tracy Rector
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2017
Selma to Standing Rock — John Wathen
Cinematographer / Producer
Longhouse Media · Director Tracy Rector
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2017
Indigenous with Stacey Thunder — Standing Rock: The Movement
Additional Cinematography
Vision Maker Media · Director Stacey Thunder
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2017
Highline College — Student recruitment videos
Aerial Photography
Toolbox Pictures · Director Howard Shack
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StemPaths — Program impact films
Producer / Director of Photography
Steve Hyde Films
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Austin Foundation — Fundraising film
Producer / Director of Photography
Steve Hyde Films · Hemlock Productions
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Seattle Civil Rights — Loren Miller Bar Association
Cinematographer
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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King Street Station — Art space film
Director of Photography
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture · Director Shaun Scott
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Northwest Avalanche Center — Educational videos
Event Videography / Livestream
Northwest Avalanche Center
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Bridges Center for Labor Studies
Event Videography
University of Washington
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Ethnography into the Human Cannabis Relationship
Cinematographer / Producer
Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy · Director Dominic Corva
Music & performance
Music videos, live performance, and Super 8 cinematography.
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2021
Clinton Fearon — The Chain
Director of Photography
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2020
Clinton Fearon — Fix It
Director of Photography
Hemlock Productions · Director Nils Cowan
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2017
Macklemore feat. Kesha — Good Old Days
Super 8 Cinematographer
Directors Ben Haggerty and Johnny Valencia
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2017
Standing Rock Benefit Concert
Director of Photography
Jackson Browne · Bonnie Raitt
Camera department credits
Additional experience as a first assistant camera, digital imaging technician, and dolly grip.
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2023
AI Luminaries
First Assistant Camera
Measure Twice · DP Donavan Sell · RED camera systems
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2018
Google — Tania’s Voice
First Assistant Camera
Flies Collective / Google · DP Zeb Smith · Multicamera ARRI Amira
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2018
Premera Blue Cross — Health care segment
First Assistant Camera
Director Michael Fox · DP Howard Shack
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2018
Hot Tub Boats Seattle
First Assistant Camera
Thrillist · DP Brendan Banks · RED Epic-W
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2017
The Seattle Times — Marketing campaign
First Assistant Camera
Director Michael Fox · DP Howard Shack
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2017
Pineapple Hotel Seattle
First Assistant Camera / Dolly Grip
Filmless · DP Joshua Guerci
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2017
Premera Blue Cross — Susan G. Komen profile
First Assistant Camera
Director Michael Fox · DP Howard Shack
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2017
ConforMIS — Knee replacement technology
First Assistant Camera
Toolbox Pictures · DP Howard Shack
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2017
Safeway / Seahawks — Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive
Digital Imaging Technician / Assistant Camera
Toolbox Pix · DP Howard Shack
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2016
American Institute of Architects — Awards
First Assistant Camera
RAVA Films · DP Rafael S. Moreno
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Seattle Chefs — Restaurant show
First Assistant Camera
DP Zeb Smith
Education & approach
My background in human geography and ethnographic research shapes how I approach stories about people and place. On set, that means careful preparation, attention to the environment, and helping people feel comfortable in front of the camera.
- 2005 · University of Washington
- MA — Ethnographic Research & Documentary Filmmaking
- 2002 · University of Washington
- BA — Visual Communication / Human Geography
- 2019 · American Society of Cinematographers
- Master Class in Cinematography · Hollywood, California
- 2019 · Steadicam
- Silver Certificate · Burbank, California
My production experience includes location logistics, lighting, sound, camera movement, and Kodak film workflows. I work in English and Spanish.
For an upcoming shoot, explore DP-for-hire, Mobile Studio, or documentary cinematography.
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