Sarah fretwell photos + motion
documentary photography and film
Current Location & Upcoming Travel
June - September 2024 / Santa Barbara, California / Colorado / Washington State
September 2024 / British Columbia
October 2024 / French Polynesia
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
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.