About Us


Joe Klimovitz (Klimo, to his friends) has 38 years of experience as a photojournalist, lighting director, shooting breaking news, ENG/EFP, documentaries, corporate videos, multi camera shoots, features, promotions, video news releases, commercials, video depositions, and sports.


Practical Experience

Joe shoots in all camera formats: HD (Sony, Panasonic/1080i-720p-24p, etc.), Optical Disc 16:9-4:3, HD/SD, HDV/DV, Beta SP and spy cameras.

Experience includes steadicam usage, production lighting for prime-time documentaries, reality shows, specials and in-house videos, satellite uplinks/down links, RF. microwave technology, underwater and night scope/infrared video, undercover work, and extensive work with dollies, cranes and jibs.


Awards

  • National Sports Emmy - Greece Olympics 2004, NBC Sports
  • The Communicator/Crystal Award/"Yellowstone Revealed"
  • George Foster Peabody Award for PBS's New Explorers Series with Bill Kurtis
  • George Foster Peabody for NBC's "Asylum in the Streets"
  • RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary, "One Man's Struggle"
  • Outstanding Individual Craft for the New Explorer's "Twentieth Century Medicine Man"
  • National News Finalist for Outstanding Individual Craft, "HomelessShame of a City", NBC, New York
  • Sports Emmy Finalist for Outstanding Individual Craft, NBC, New York
  • Six local Emmy's, three in New York, NBC O & O, and three in Chicago for CBS's O & O