Alex Witkowicz
Documentary Cinematographer & DP
AWitkowicz@gmail.com || 774-364-0010 || Denver, Colorado
Alex is a Director of Photography that is regularly hired to film documentary, docu-style productions, and high-end interviews.
In 2022 he was nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy for his work with Vice News Tonight.
Equal parts journalist and technician, Alex is as comfortable conducting interviews as he is lighting them, and has worked as both newspaper photojournalist and magazine photo editor. In 2022 he completed Hostile Environment Training in Los Angeles, as well as Firefighter Academy (structure and wildland) in Colorado, where he is a volunteer firefighter.
An accomplished outdoorsman, Alex has skied first descents in Svalbard, scuba dived fjords in Iceland, mountain biked Western China, and climbed 35 of Colorado's 14,000' peaks.
He has worked extensively throughout the US, as well as Bolivia, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Norway, and Canada. He lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter.
Documentary Reel
Highlight reel focused on my documentary work
Recent Work
Wildfires Are Coming to the Suburbs
Vice News Tonight
Sons of Mezcal
Documentary Feature
Oaxaca, Mexico
"Mezcal is more than an intoxicating spirit. It is the sacred link that binds modern-day mezcaleros to their ancestors. Sons of Mezcal transports you into this living history, as it follows four families passing their traditions on to the next generation."
Troubled Teen Industry
Utah's 'troubled teen' industry has claimed its treatment programs help kids, but some former students say they suffered abuse.
Role: Developed, pitched, co-produced and filmed for Vice News alongside journalist Will Brendza.
Al Jazeera: Journey to Justice
A motorbike traveler confronts the justice system in Bolivia.
1000 Rocky Mountain Miles
Two riders attempt to cross the Rocky Mountains on electric motorcycles using only charging stations available to the general public.
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