Sarah fretwell photos + motion
documentary photography and film
Reviews
Business Insider • Reviewed by Taryn Varricchio • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sarah was absolutely incredible to work with! Her footage quality is fantastic -- she provided us with a terrific variety in visuals, even more than we could have wished for. She was also great with the interviews -- she made excellent on-the-spot decisions to get subjects feeling more comfortable on camera and clearly knew when to dive deeper into certain topics. On top of delivering everything we needed for this story, she was easy to communicate with and incredibly flexible, especially when this story took a few months longer to schedule than we anticipated. I look forward and hope to work with her on more projects in the future!
Bloomberg • Reviewed by Madison Paglia • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Very professional, detail-oriented, and extremely organized! Delivered everything we asked for and is a very talented shooter.
CNBC • Reviewed by Beatriz Bajuelos • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CNBC • Reviewed by Jonathan Fazio • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sarah went the extra mile to borrow equipment from a friend that was needed for our shoot and got a COVID test before going to our shoot, which made the subjects of the interview very comfortable. Sarah also shot a quality product and delivered all assets in a very timely fashion. She also made herself available throughout the process and was easy to communicate with.
Bloomberg • Reviewed by Madison Paglia • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SCRIPPS • Reviewed by Kristy Schantz • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
We put out a call looking for help booking and shooting interviews for a focused series. Sarah suggested the perfect topic and delivered a well-shot interview and b-roll.
Current Location & Upcoming Travel
December 2023 / French Polynesia & Marquesas
January - March 2024 / Santa Barbara California
April 2024 / Uganda
May 2024 / Madagascar
June 2024 / New York / French Polynesia
June - September 2024 / Santa Barbara California / Colorado / Washington State
October 2024 - Uganda
Clients
World Bank Group, United Nations, USAID, USAID Indonesia, Tara Expeditions Foundation, The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes, Vitamin Angels, Beads of Esiteti, International Peace Initiatives, Parker Clay (virtual reality).
Publications
American Photo Magazine, Photo District News, Digital Photo Pro Magazine, LA Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated/ CNN online, Outside Magazine, Parker Clay, California Polytechnic Institute, Community Environmental Council, The Surfrider Foundation, Citrix Online, State Street Ballet, United Way, The Fund For Santa Barbara.
TEDx
Sarah's TEDx Talk – Unreasonable Activism In the Democratic Republic of Congo
Highlights
2023
VII Master Class Arles, France
SDN Solutions for Climate Change Exhibit - Winchester, MA
SDN Solutions for Climate Change Exhibit - Concord, MA
2022
VII Master Class Arles, France
Permagarden Refugees/Solutions for Climate Change - Photoville. Brooklyn, NY, June 2022
Permagarden Refugees/Solutions for Climate Change - Dag Hammarsjold Plaza, New York, NY (Adjacent to UN) November-December 2022
2021
"Why are Sea Urchins so Expensive?" - This episode received 33 M views FaceBook, 267 K views YouTube, and 70.5 K TikTok.
This episode was co-produced and filmed (above and underwater) by Sarah.
2020
Completed first Covid-19 Journalism training and produced 5 positive stories during COVID for Bloomberg, CNBC, and Scripps News.
2019
World Bank Group / BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes - video/photography
Permaculture Magazine - "Permagarden Refugees - Reversing Malnutrition in Refugee Camps"
2018
African Women Rising - video/photography/design
Vitamin Angels - photography
FitWild Correspondent
2017
Tara Expeditions - Tara Pacific - onboard correspondent
USAID Indonesia / Indonesian Clean Energy Development Program - video/photography/design
FitWild Correspondent
2016
National Geographic Fulbright Digital Storytelling Fellowship - Semi-Finalist
Amala Foundation
International Peace Initiatives - Queen Hilda
Beads of Esiteti
Parker Clay - Virtual Reality
Syrian Refugees in Southern Turkey
Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Tara Expeditions - Tara Pacific
2015
The Truth Told Project Soho Gallery Taipei Solo Exhibition
2014
United Nations - photographer
USAID Clean Energy - video/photography/design
2013
TEDx Skid Row – Unreasonable Activism In Democratic Republic of Congo
Featured by Photo District News - PDN is the largest magazine in photo industry worldwide "Facing a History of Violence"
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management - University of California Santa Barbara featured speaker
Invisible Children Blog features The Truth Told Project
My Modern Met features The Truth Told Project
TrendHunter.com – Literary War Zone Portraits online feature
Victims of War in the Congo Under The Camera Lens
Combat Survivor Portraits TrendHunter.com
TOMS shoes hosts – The Truth Told Project – TOMS headquarters in Los Angeles
Featured by Michigan State University Writing Rhetoric and American Cultures
Palm Springs Photo Festival (PSPF) – Sarah Fretwell / The Truth Told Project featured afternoon lecturer. PSPF is a premier event in photo world of magazine editors, art curators, and journalists.
The Truth Told Project partners with STAND (Student – Led Movement to End Mass Atrocities) for a national speaking tour and exhibits in
2013 – 2014
The Truth Told Project is featured on their website as a part of their student action campaign - STAND
The Road to Ted Interview Podcast
USC - the University of Southern California featured speaker
2012
SXSW Featured presenter
American Photo Feature Story - Portraits Document The Effects of Sexual Violence In The Congo
Contemporary Arts Forum Santa Barbara - The Truth Told Project Installation
UCSB - University of California Santa Barbara featured speaker
Human Rights Watch Exhibition - Los Angeles
Jewish World Watch Exhibition - Los Angeles
