Teresa Carante

Meet Teresa Carante | @tessy87

Teresa is a Hawaii-based Emmy Award-winning documentary cinematographer with a background in social anthropology and remote field experience. A 2023–24 ASC mentee, she specialises in observational, character-driven films exploring human and wildlife stories.

Recent credits: 

2025: ‘Fiji Expedition Leg 1’ and ‘Tuvalu Expedition Leg 2’ I Pristine Seas National Geographic Society I Director of Photography (top-side, drone, sync) and DIT (editor assistant, AC, photographer)

2024: ’Papua New Guinea Expedition_Leg 1’ I Pristine Seas National Geographic Society I Field Producer & Director of Photography (top-side, drone, sync)

2024: ‘Police Dive’ I Short Independent Documentary I Director & Director of Photography (sync, underwater) I It won a Capital Emmy Award for best photography at the 2025 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 

2023: ‘Federated States of Micronesia_Leg1’ I Pristine Seas National Geographic Society I Director of Photography (top-side, drone, sync)

2023: ’Operation Paiakan & Operation Bloody Fjords in the North Atlantic Ocean’ I Neptune Pirates, Captain Paul Watson Foundation I Director of Photography (top-side, sync)

Key skills: 

FAA part 107 Drone Pilot, Underwater, Sync, Top-side

Top tip: 

‘Be brave and stay kind.’

Get in touch with Teresa here: https://www.teresacarante.com/