Tess Benjamin
Meet Tess Benjamin @tess.benjamin.photo
Tess is a Bristol based freelance 2nd camera with credits on productions for a range of major broadcasters including BBC, National Geographic, Discovery and Love Nature. Specialising in filming presenter led adventure, expedition and wildlife formats, with a wealth of experience operating in remote and extreme environments for extended periods.
Tess is no stranger to working in challenging environments, from camping deep in the Guyanese jungle during the rainy season to filming at high altitudes in the mountains of the Andes. She is proficient with a wide range of cameras, lenses, and specialist equipment, as well as being a CAA-qualified drone pilot. Tess is experienced in operating long lens, motion-controlled sliders, gimbals, time-lapse setups, underwater housings and drones.
Recent credits:
2025 - ‘NDA’ | National Geographic | Atomic Television | 2nd Camera (sync, underwater, timelapse, Sony FX9, Ronin 4D)
2024 - 2025 - ‘Countryfile’ | BBC1 | BBC Studios | Camera and Aerial Photography (drone, gimbal, directing and self shooting short sequences, Sony FX9)
2023 - ‘Killer Crocs with Steve Backshall’ | Channel 5 | True to Nature | DIT & Camera Assistant (second camera, gimbal, timelapses, CN20)
2023 - ‘Primal Survivor - Extreme African Safari’ | National Geographic & Disney+ | Icon Films | Additional Photography (cross shooting sync, long lens, gimbal, motion controlled sliders, timelapse, macro, drone)
2022 - ‘Wild Dogs: Pack vs Pride’ | Love Nature | Icon Films | Camera Assistant (second camera filming presenter, long lens CN20, timelapse)
Key skills:
Sync (working with presenters & contributors), experienced drone pilot (GVC & A2CofC), CN20 long lens, gimbal (Ronin 4D, RS2/3/4), motion control rigs, timelapse, Nauticam underwater housing, remote first aider
Top tip:
There's always something new to learn from the people you work with, don’t be afraid to ask questions and absorb as much as you can from every production you work on.
Get in touch with Tess here -
tessmbenjamin@gmail.com
www.tessbenjamin.co.uk