About Me


 
Mark Bader
DoP & Photographer

Hello, I’m a Director of Photography whose work crosses between documentary and commercial filmmaking. With a background and initial career in stills photography, I started creating films in the early 2000’s and have been lucky to have worked across the globe for brands, agencies and broadcasters doing just that ever since.

I believe I have an instinctive awareness of both natural and controlled lighting giving me the capacity to quickly make creative decisions and craft cinematic images and sequences from both the ordinary and the extraordinary. Working in varied and complex environments has taught me to work quickly and keep calm and focused even when under pressure. I love to connect with people from all walks of life, I have a curiosity about people and their lives and view humanity equally, in a non-judgmental and compassionate way, this helps to create a unique connection between my camera, subject, composition and light.

I film with Canon cinema camera systems and for stills I use Canon, Fuji medium format and Leica cameras. Between myself and my dedicated crew we have built a system and workflow that allows us to be agile & work very efficiently in many differing disciplines.

If you like what you see here and would like to know more about how we work please get in touch. I love to chat about film and would be happy to come and have a coffee and discuss your next project, be it commercial, documentary, film or stills. Thank you.

To make enquiries  call +44 (0)7979964994 or drop me a line   UK Passport & USA iVisa 2029   Camera Kit : Film 2025
  • 2 x Canon C300mklll 4K Cinema Camera Kits
  • 2 x Canon R5C 8K Cinema Camera Kits
  • 2 x Miller Tripods
  • Canon EF Lens Set: 16-35mm 24-70mm 50mm 24-105mm  70-200mm
  • DZO Vespid Prime Lens Set 25mm T2.1/ 35mm T2.1/ 50mm T2.1/ 75mm T2.1/ 125mm T2.1
  • 1 x Ronin RS4 Gimbal
Lighting Kit:
  • 1 x Aperture 600d
  • 1 x Aperture 450d
  • 2 x Aperture 200d
  • 4 x Various light modifiers & Soft boxes
Audio Kit:
  • 2 x Sennheiser 416 microphone. Boom & Blimp
  • 1 x Sennheiser G4 Radio set
  • 2 x DJI Mic 2 Dual Mic set
Camera Kit : Stills 2025
  • 1 x Fuji GFX 50sll
  • 1 x Canon R5C
  • 1 x Leica M10
  • 1 X Leica Q2
  • Fuji GFX Lenses 63mm 80mm
  • Canon EF Lens Set: 16-35mm 24-70mm 50mm 24-105mm  70-200mm
  • Leica lenses 35mm 50mm
Lighting Kit:
  • 1 x Aperture 600d
  • 1 x Aperture 450d
  • 2 x Aperture 200d
  • 4 x Various light modifiers & Soft boxes
  • Elinchrom & Godox Flash kits 
  • Tethered shooting kit