Michael Cheeseman Director of Photography (Life Below Zero)

Born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia, I fell in love with cameras and filming early on. I found the passion through the action sport of skateboarding. I loved the deconstructed aspect of finding the perfect angle to tell the best story. While attending Shepherd University I started my first production business. I filmed, produced and edited my own skateboarding content and sold DVD’s to local shops in the surrounding towns. Gaining enough money from that business I quickly moved to Los Angeles to start my career. Now after 17 years working on dozens of television shows and 10 years working with Life Below Zero and the 3 spin off shows, I still have that same passion I did while filming skateboarding. At 36 years old and 6 Emmy’s later I am still pushing my own boundaries to make the best show(s) I can.