A camera on a gimbal rig at dusk, overlooking open country
Director of Photography · Austin, Texas

Real life, photographed in motion.

Twenty years behind the camera on reality television, documentary and commercial work — wherever the story is actually happening.

Worked withAnimal PlanetA&EVelocityDIY NetworkFord
Selected work

Nine stories, one point of view.

Animal Planet  ·  Featured

Lone Star Law

A series promo for Animal Planet’s Lone Star Law, riding along with Texas game wardens in the field.

Series promo · The Toughest Job in Texas · 2:11

Animal Planet

Animal Cribs

A sneak peek of Animal Planet’s Animal Cribs, a tour of homes designed around their pets.

Sneak peek · Pet Paradises

Velocity

Iron Resurrection

A series promo for Velocity’s Iron Resurrection, a show about bringing classic machines back to life.

Series promo · Wednesdays, 10/9c

Animal Planet

North Woods Law

A new-season promo for Animal Planet’s North Woods Law, following wildlife officers through lakes, forests and back roads.

Season promo · New season

DIY Network

Texas Flip N Move

The “Silver” episode of DIY Network’s Texas Flip N Move, where whole houses are moved, restored and flipped.

Episode feature · “Silver”

Ford

40 Years Tough

A commercial for Ford’s #40YearsTough campaign, built around a classic F-150 and the designer who drives it.

Commercial · A Classic F-150

A&E

After the First 48

A promo for A&E’s After the First 48 and The First 48 Presents: Homicide Squad Atlanta.

Series promo · Homicide Squad Atlanta

Documentary

The Sax Man

The official trailer for the documentary The Sax Man.

Official trailer · A film

Documentary

A Thousand Words

The trailer for A Thousand Words, a documentary about art and autism.

Trailer · Art and autism

Anti-poaching rangers gathered in black and white
About

“There is nothing more interesting than real life.”

Jamie Azar is an Austin, Texas area based Director of Photography who thinks that writing about yourself in third person is a pretty silly thing to do.

For me, there is nothing more interesting than real life, which is why I’m drawn to documentary filming that shines a light on some sort of truth. I love to work with artists, musicians, creatives and anyone who has a point of view worth sharing. I want to be there with a camera when the magic happens, all while making a little magic of my own.

I have twenty years of professional industry experience in loads of genres, but my specialty lies in reality television and documentary. I started in the arts as a graphic designer and slowly but surely moved over to film through making special effects in indie movies. So for me, design is where my love for filmmaking started and it’s been a constant throughout my personal and professional life.

20+Years in the industry
5Networks & brands
09Featured pieces
Nevada high desert under a wide sky
Nevada high desert
A figure standing on a hillside
On location