Get ready for one of Windstar Cruises’ most exciting itineraries to date, Star Collector: Grand Caribbean Adventure. Enjoy 55-days onboard the Wind Surf as you travel to over 28 islands and 39 ports, including overnights in Jost Van Dyke, Colón, and a partial transit of the Panama Canal. There’s a little bit of everything on this voyage and you’re sure to come home with unforgettable memories, new friends, and new perspectives.

Windstar’s Star Breeze and Star Legend, all-suite Star Plus Class yachts, are the first two yachts to have undergone a $250 million bow-to-stern transformation to enhance them with two new restaurants, new suite choices, gorgeous new bathrooms in all suites, and even all new environmentally friendly engines. These two sleek sister yachts meet up for the first time since they’ve been re-imagined for a magical dance on the sea. Join us for private yacht style cruising that’s 180 degrees from ordinary.

Meet the man behind the lens of Kilian Jornet’s most ambitious project yet. As Kilian attempts to link 72 U.S. fourteeners by foot and bike, filmmaker Nick Danielson faces his own marathon: 31 days of chasing a subject who moves faster than a camera can frame. A raw look at creativity, endurance, and the art of staying present when nothing is guaranteed.

Here at Windstar Cruises, the health and safety of everyone on board is a top priority. We are connected to industry experts and following guidelines by the regulatory authorities in every area of the world. Our team is implementing additional technologies that go beyond these requirements as part of our new Beyond Ordinary Care program. We are making a multi-million dollar investment in our fleet to provide a healthy environment while sailing on a Windstar yacht.

How it's made: Subsonic Skateboards owner and board-builder Ryan Villa shows the steps he goes through to create a specialized longboard.

I created this video to promote the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and draw a larger audience for an upcoming concert.

(camera op, sound recorder, editor)

Aslan Brewing Company turns their brewing waste into feed treasure for a local farmer. The brewery creates a unique closed loop system by repurposing spent grain to prevent waste and cultivate community relationships.

Produced as a group project in a capstone journalism class - I contributed video and audio, worked with the group to determine the story and was the main audio/visual editor and did post-production work.

I filmed and recorded audio for the interview, shot b-roll and edited the interview and footage into a story. I worked with my superiors on edits to keep the story, and visual look on brand with DigiPen.

Beekeeper Pam Hyland of Anacortes, Washington took up beekeeping because of the honey and to help out pollinators and the environment.

Produced by Jake Tull and Jackie Allison

Video recap of race day at the first Maryhill Windwalk, a gravity sports and music festival in Goldendale, Washington. Shot and edited by Nick Danielson and Jake Tull

I created this video for the cause-driven brand Girl Promise to help them create more content and promote their cause.

(camera op, sound recorder, lighting, editor)

Gretchen Woodys makes her living doing what she loves, farming. While raising her son, Woodys forges ahead through the challenges of her work and the agriculture industry as she farms sustainably and organically in Everson, Washington.

I operated a camera and assisted in audio/visual editing for this group project produced in a capstone journalism class.

A flight over a frozen Lake Padden in Bellingham on a chilly January day.

-Shot with a DJI Mavic Pro and edited with Premiere Pro.

At 86 years old, George F. Drake still lives next to the Big Rock Garden Sculpture Park near Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Washington. Drake helped start the park years ago as a plant nursery that turned into an internationally renowned sculpture garden. Drake’s son, who has Down’s Syndrome, is now 55 and continues to tend the plants in the park as do other local residents with disabilities. 

I shot interview and b-roll footage and co-edited the interview into a story. I edited video and audio with my team to help produce this group project.

A short timelapse sequence shot in Whatcom County.