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A multi-skilled cameraman with 20+ years of broadcast experience, above the water as well as below. Mark brings creative topside camerawork to presenter-led wildlife and science, filming actuality as it unfolds - on the shoulder, on a stabilised gimbal rig or from a boat. He lights interviews beautifully and, as relaxed and easy company, helps presenters and contributors settle and deliver their best on camera.

INTERVIEWS · CONTRIBUTORS · LIGHTING · GIMBAL · DRONE · TIME-LAPSE · SLIDER

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The Earthshot Prize Poster for The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet, showing the Earth against a starry sky, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman
Evolution Earth Poster for Evolution Earth, showing a camel silhouetted at sunset, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman
Earth at Night in Color Poster for Earth at Night in Color on Apple TV+, showing a polar bear and cub under the northern lights, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman
Wild Alaska Live Poster for Wild Alaska Live, with a bear, an orca and an eagle inside the title letters, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman
Expedition with Steve Backshall Poster for Expedition with Steve Backshall, showing the presenter beside a lake, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman
Earth from Space Poster for Earth from Space, showing a satellite view of a mangrove delta meeting the sea, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman
Earth from Space Poster for Earth from Space, showing a satellite view of a mangrove delta meeting the sea, with topside cinematography by Mark Sharman

  • “Mark also has the benefit of being a very proficient topside shooter.”

    Barny Revill • Series Producer • Life on Our Planet

  • “Mark's excellence both underwater and topside is helped by an ability to work in remote and challenging environments.”

    Steve Backshall • Presenter • Naturalist • Explorer

  • “Mark flew a drone beautifully in tough conditions to boot!”

    James Shelton • Producer/Director • Our Living World

Topside Sequences

Earth from Space · Illegal Fishing · Drama Reconstruction & Lighting

Earth at Night in Color · Hares · Topside Wildlife

Evolution Earth · Finches & Scientific Contributor · Topside Sync

Earth at Night in Color · Los Angeles · Timelapse

BBC Autumnwatch · Ladybird Spider · Macro & Sync

Evolution Earth · Night Sky · Timelapse

Broadcaster credits: BBC, Netflix, NBCUniversal and other broadcasters Mark Sharman has filmed for 
Trusted by broadcasters and production companies worldwide

  • Earthshot Prize · Kelp Restoration · Portugal · Silverback Films · BBC

    Evolution Earth · Finches & Scientific Contributor · Galapagos · Passion Planet · PBS

    Earth at Night in Color · Hares · Norway · Offspring Films· Apple TV+

    Earth at Night in Color · City Timelapses · Los Angeles · Offspring Films · Apple TV+

    Living Volcanoes · Lava tubes & Caterpillars· Hawaii · True to Nature · PBS

    Expedition with Steve Backshall · Cenotes & Caves · Mexico · True to Nature · BBC

    Earth from Space · Illegal Fishing & Coastguard · Argentina · BBC Studios · BBC

    Wild Alaska Live · Sharks, Bears & Walrus · Alaska · BBC Studios · BBC

    The One Show · 80+ short films