Niles Harrison
Cinematographer · Baja California Sur · Available for projects

Crafting visual
narratives through
light, shadow, and
movement.

Based in Baja California Sur — working worldwide.

Selected work
Selected Work
2024 Feature Film

Still Water

Debut feature by director Sofía Reyes. Shot on 35mm across the coast of Oaxaca — a quiet study of grief and light in equal measure.

2024 Documentary

The Builders

Feature documentary following three architects across five countries. Handheld vérité punctuated by wide, contemplative landscape sequences.

2023 Commercial / Fashion

Loewe — Autumn Campaign

Campaign cinematography for Loewe's autumn/winter collection. Shot on location in the Bardenas Reales desert, natural light only.

2023 Short Film

Contraluz

Award-winning short screened at Tribeca and San Sebastián. Backlit interiors and overexposed exteriors as a language for memory and loss.

About

Niles Harrison is an award-winning director of photography known for his observational cinéma vérité style on documentaries such as HBO's On Freddie Roach, the Amazon original series Inside Jokes, and the Netflix original series Hot Girls Wanted. He has also enjoyed lighting countless interviews for CNN's decade series The Eighties and The Nineties, and recently The History of Comedy.

In the sports world he captured never-before-seen footage of Shaun White for NBC, an inside look at the business behind football for The Agent on Esquire Network, and unusual sports stories for HBO's State of Play with Peter Berg.

In commercials he has lensed high fashion for Tom Ford and comedic genius for Poo-Pourri. He has camera operated for The Malloys on national campaigns for Best Buy, Taco Bell, and Sony, as well as a Super Bowl spot for Budweiser.

His work on the Maroon 5 music video for One More Night has been seen by over a billion viewers on YouTube. He also captured Emmy award-winning R&B artist Miguel performing on the roof of the Wildheart Motel with Travis Scott, and is proud to have shared with the world some of the last moments of Janet Sollod's life as she battled cancer in a music video for Thousand Days.

In feature film he has served as camera operator on You Get Me starring Bella Thorne, Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, The Levenger Tapes, and Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood.

Specialisms
  • Feature Film
  • Documentary
  • Commercial & Fashion
  • Available Light
Formats
  • 35mm & 16mm Film
  • ARRI Alexa / LF
  • RED V-Raptor
  • Sony Venice 2

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