LEO LAWRENCE CINEMATOGRAPHY

LEO LAWRENCE

NYC | Director of Photography / Director / Camera Operator

leothecameraguy@gmail.com | 917-371-1039

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Director of Photography, Director, Camera Operator and Lighting Cameraman. 15+ years leading camera crews for documentary, reality television, live broadcast, sports, Entertainment Journalism and high-profile corporate content. Expert in both hand held and mounted camera studio set ups with a strong eye for cinematic storytelling, lighting design, and live event execution. 

Reliable, collaborative, and highly adaptable on set.

CORE EXPERTISE

- Single and Multi-Camera Video Production

- Live Broadcast & Streaming

- Studio & ENG video production

- Interviews & Run-and-Gun 

- Reality TV & Docu-Series production

- Sony / Canon / RED / Arri Systems

- Grip & Electric Supervision

TELEVISION CREDITS

PBS | Camera Operator  2018- present

Al Jazeera | Camera Operator  2022-present

E-Talk (CBC) | Director of Photography / Camera Operator  2016-2025

Getty Images / FOX / NBC / Extra! | Director of Photography 

Camera Operator 2013-2024

E! News | Director of Photography / Camera Operator 2013-2021

SYFY Wire (SYFY Network) | Lighting Cameraman 

 2018-2020

The Kitchen (Food Network) | Stage Director | 2014 

UFC fighter profiles (Fox Sports) | Director of Photography  2014-2016

Hotel Impossible (Travel Channel) | Director of Photography 

Camera Operator 2013-2014

The Daily Show (Comedy Central) | Director of Photography 

Camera Operator 2005-2006

DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS

Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart movie  

Cinematographer, Dramatic Forces 2026

The Show Must Go On

Cinematographer, Dramatic Forces 2022

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love 

Additional Cinematography, Dramatic Forces/PBS  2014

ESPN 30 for 30: "Pete Rose"

Additional Cinematography,  Livestar  Ent. 2013

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life 

Cinematographer Dramatic Forces/ Showtime 2012

Renee 

Cinematographer, Livestar Ent/ ESPN/ ABC 2012

Gotta Dance

Director of Photography, Dramatic Forces 2008

Assault in the Ring 

Additional Cinematography, Livestar Ent/HBO Sports 2008

Showbusiness: The Road to Broadway 

Cinematographer (Dramatic Forces/ HBO 2007

Slavery and the Making of America 

Cinematographer, PBS 2002-2003

CORPORATE & INDUSTRIAL CLIENTS

Director of Photography, Lighting Cameraman

for high-impact branded and internal corporate video content.

Notable clients include: Guest Supply, Fiserv, Sysco, Sandoz, Penguin Books, Conde Nast, Citi, Pfizer, AARP, Moody's, Deutsche Bank, Oppenheimer Funds, Sloane Kettering Cancer Center, Ronald McDonald House, Con Edison, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Wellness

EDUCATION

BFA in Arts Management - Film & Music Production

LIU / C.W. Post College