Hi, I'm Nicolas Niggemeyer, an all-rounder creative filmmaker and photographer with a passion for documentary, portrait, fashion, street, and surf photography. I thrive on producing original content across various media, from commercial work to documentaries and music videos, and I enjoy taking on multiple roles within the industry which makes me a versatile player. I have extensive freelance experience in filmmaking and photography, working on low-budget productions as well as big commercials. I am fluent in Spanish and English and conversational in Portuguese. My passion is storytelling through visuals, and I am eager to continue creating compelling content with a proactive and team-oriented approach.

NicolasNiggemeyer

Hi, I'm Nicolas Niggemeyer, an all-rounder creative filmmaker and photographer with a passion for documentary, portrait, fashion, street, and surf photography. I thrive on producing original content across various media, from commercial work to documentaries and music videos, and I enjoy taking on multiple roles within the industry which makes me a versatile player. I have extensive freelance experience in filmmaking and photography, working on low-budget productions as well as big commercials. I am fluent in Spanish and English and conversational in Portuguese. My passion is storytelling through visuals, and I am eager to continue creating compelling content with a proactive and team-oriented approach.

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Hi, I’m Nicolas Niggemeyer, an all-rounder creative filmmaker and photographer with a passion for documentary, portrait, fashion, street, and surf photography. I thrive on producing original content across various media, from commercial work to documentaries and music videos, and I enjoy taking on multiple roles within the industry which makes me a versatile player.

I have extensive freelance experience in filmmaking and photography, working on low-budget productions as well as big commercials. I am fluent in Spanish and English and conversational in Portuguese. My passion is storytelling through visuals, and I am eager to continue creating compelling content with a proactive and team-oriented approach.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Freelance Filmmaker
January 1, 2018 - Present
Worked in most roles of the film industry from low-budget productions to big commercials, developing versatile skills across different production areas.
Wedding Videographer / Video Editor at Tolman Weddings, Yours Truly Media
December 31, 2022 - August 5, 2025
Produced and edited wedding videography projects in California.
Freelance Photographer at Boffano Studios, Mas Blanco Estudio
January 1, 2016 - Present
Worked as a freelance photographer specializing in fashion, street, documentary, and journalism photography based in Uruguay.

Education

Degree in Social Communications at UCU
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017
Campus Film Program at Campus Film
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services
    uniE608 Resolve Clothing - Fashion Campaign
    Fashion shoot for Resolve Clothing. Urban brand from Melbourne, Australia. Shot in Byron Bay. video
    uniE608 Jail, Rock and Runaway
    Rock band giving a concert in a maximum security prison in Uruguay. I captured the footage, which was limited because of the circumstances of the shooting (no pre-production, almost no knowledge by the authorities of the prison and the inmates that we where going to film, sensibility of inmates towards the camera) so I had to worked it out mostly on the editing room.
    uniE608 Drone Reel
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    uniE608 H.A.T.E.R.S - Tino
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    uniE608 Fan Stories Rampla Jrs FC
    Rampla Jrs, Second Professional Division, Uruguay. video videoeditor filmdirector adcampaign football passion
    uniE608 Martin Craviotto- Runs through me Jardim da Estrela, Lisbon
    Street musician playing at a park in Lisbon on a Sunday. video filmdirector videoeditor musicvideo lisbon city citylife
    uniE608 Morgan & Sean
    Wedding in Pacific Beach, San Diego. 2021 video filmdirector videoeditor weddingvideo wedding
    uniE608 Firewood Company Ad
    video filmdirector advert
    uniE608 Ephemeral - Shortfilm teaser
    video filmdirector videoeditor shortfilm film narrative
    uniE608 Magikvanilla Surfcamp Ad
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