John Brecher
Cinematographer, Documentary Filmmaker and Photographer
John Brecher is an award-winning photojournalist with more than twenty years' experience in still photography, videography and multimedia production. Starting out at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in Alaska, he went on to work as chief photographer at the Jackson Hole News. Next came freelance projects for msnbc.com, notably a 65-day assignment following the Olympic Torch Relay and two months covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in coastal Mississippi. For the next ten years, John covered stories across America and internationally for NBC News. He's now working independently, taking commercial and editorial assignments and shooting drone imagery as a licensed part 107 remote pilot.
John participated in the December 2016 MediaStorm Methodology Master Class. He had the following to say about his experience:
MediaStorm's methodology workshop helped me understand the business of video storytelling as I left a media company to work for myself. I'd recommend it to anyone considering leaving a job to work independently in visual storytelling.
John Brecher, Photojournalist
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