JAKE DAVIS

Jake’s career began by focusing on the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. He grew up spending his summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where his time in the Teton Range, surrounded by jagged peaks and abundant wildlife, cultivated not only a love for nature at a very young age, but also the desire to share and preserve it. Even now, while he travels often film the stories of vulnerable wildlife around the world, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is home. 

Today, he works as cinematographer on natural history productions for BBC, National Geographic, Disney, Netflix, and Apple. Most recently, Jake spent 5 months filming snow leopards in Mongolia for the third installment of BBC's famous series "Planet Earth”. His recent work was part of a series nominated for a 2023 Emmy, and for Best Cinematography at the prestigious Jackson Wild Film Festival. His work incorporates a diversity of filming techniques, including long lens, drone, and gimbals, but is best known for his novel approach to filming wildlife with high tech camera traps.

As a photographer, Jake is known for creating the world’s first collection of wildlife Ambrotypes, which features images on glass plates. Among Jake’s awards, he was a 2019 finalist in the renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year” held by the London Natural History Museum, and work has hung on the walls of the Smithsonian in the Exhibition of Nature's Best Photography. His nature greeting card line is sold in stores all over the western United States, including REIs and the Yellowstone stores. He works closely in collaboration with biologists from agencies such as USGS and NPS. His work on grizzly bears has been featured in various publications, including a recent book on Yellowstone grizzlies. 

“In a time where people are far removed from the rhythm and balance of the natural world” he says, “my hope is that my work serves to rekindle a connection with the wild.”