Derek Frankowski is a visual artist who uses the camera to explore and interpret stories. Guided by light and instinct, he creates moving and still images through projects that feel essential.

He earned an Emmy in Cinematography for Planet Earth II and is known for blending artistic intuition with technical precision to create images that are distinctly his own.

Raised on the Canadian prairies and now based in the mountains, Derek began his career as a photographer in the mid-1990s working globally across editorial and commercial assignments. He became a leading name in action sports photography, which led him to co-create the feature documentary Life Cycles in 2010. A landmark film in the genre that impacted a global audience and helped push the medium of storytelling. Since then, he has worked internationally on blue-chip natural history films, as well as with global brands and institutions.

Recent work explores cinematography as fine-art form through Transport Gallery,

Frankowski Pictures is an independent film and photo studio creating ambitious visual work.