Dominic Locher is an independent director-shooter-editor focusing on creating insightful films for responsible brands, environmental organisations, and international social enterprises, currently based in the Alps. Dominic’s recent production focus has seen him create work exposing the fair-trade welfare of factory workers in China for an online shopping giant, the success story of a seaweed farm in the Faroe Islands, an entrepreneurial up-cycling youth incubator programme with the British Council in Cape Town, and ongoing offshore filming assignments with The Ocean Clean Up, documenting their ongoing efforts to rid our oceans of plastic. Graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2004, Dominic set up shop in Sydney, where over the next decade he directed, shot, and edited branded content, ads, and fashion films around the world for brands like H&M, ONLY, UNIQLO, QANTAS, VODAFONE, CANON, TOURISM AUSTRALIA, CARTIER, JACK DANIELS, THE ICONIC and many more. Dominic worked closely with advertising agencies on award winning global campaigns for LEO BURNETT, DROGA 5, M&C SAATCHI, PUBLICIS MOJO, and creative agency PAPER STONE SCISSORS. Dominic’s early one-man-band approach to directing, filming, and editing, proved a success with Australian experiential campaign agencies, record labels Sony BMG and EMI, and music TV Chanel MTV, where through producing promos, fashion film, and music documentary, he soon shaped his fluid cinematic style and emotive visual identity. Dominic counts his work for the award winning global events company RIZER as one of his special clients, covering world class events for brands like BULGARI, RANGE ROVER, SKII, ERNST & YOUNG (EY), THE AUSTRALIAN, and the 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, as well as large scale private events in Monaco.…

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Dominic Locher is an independent director-shooter-editor focusing on creating insightful films for responsible brands, environmental organisations, and international social enterprises, currently based in the Alps. Dominic’s recent production focus has seen him create work exposing the fair-trade welfare of factory workers in China for an online shopping giant, the success story of a seaweed farm in the Faroe Islands, an entrepreneurial up-cycling youth incubator programme with the British Council in Cape Town, and ongoing offshore filming assignments with The Ocean Clean Up, documenting their ongoing efforts to rid our oceans of plastic. Graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2004, Dominic set up shop in Sydney, where over the next decade he directed, shot, and edited branded content, ads, and fashion films around the world for brands like H&M, ONLY, UNIQLO, QANTAS, VODAFONE, CANON, TOURISM AUSTRALIA, CARTIER, JACK DANIELS, THE ICONIC and many more. Dominic worked closely with advertising agencies on award winning global campaigns for LEO BURNETT, DROGA 5, M&C SAATCHI, PUBLICIS MOJO, and creative agency PAPER STONE SCISSORS. Dominic’s early one-man-band approach to directing, filming, and editing, proved a success with Australian experiential campaign agencies, record labels Sony BMG and EMI, and music TV Chanel MTV, where through producing promos, fashion film, and music documentary, he soon shaped his fluid cinematic style and emotive visual identity. Dominic counts his work for the award winning global events company RIZER as one of his special clients, covering world class events for brands like BULGARI, RANGE ROVER, SKII, ERNST & YOUNG (EY), THE AUSTRALIAN, and the 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, as well as large scale private events in Monaco.…

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Dominic Locher is an independent director-shooter-editor focusing on creating insightful films for responsible brands, environmental organisations, and international social enterprises, currently based in the Alps.

Dominic’s recent production focus has seen him create work exposing the fair-trade welfare of factory workers in China for an online shopping giant, the success story of a seaweed farm in the Faroe Islands, an entrepreneurial up-cycling youth incubator programme with the British Council in Cape Town, and ongoing offshore filming assignments with The Ocean Clean Up, documenting their ongoing efforts to rid our oceans of plastic.

Graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2004, Dominic set up shop in Sydney, where over the next decade he directed, shot, and edited branded content, ads, and fashion films around the world for brands like H&M, ONLY, UNIQLO, QANTAS, VODAFONE, CANON, TOURISM AUSTRALIA, CARTIER, JACK DANIELS, THE ICONIC and many more.

Dominic worked closely with advertising agencies on award winning global campaigns for LEO BURNETT, DROGA 5, M&C SAATCHI, PUBLICIS MOJO, and creative agency PAPER STONE SCISSORS.

Dominic’s early one-man-band approach to directing, filming, and editing, proved a success with Australian experiential campaign agencies, record labels Sony BMG and EMI, and music TV Chanel MTV, where through producing promos, fashion film, and music documentary, he soon shaped his fluid cinematic style and emotive visual identity.

Dominic counts his work for the award winning global events company RIZER as one of his special clients, covering world class events for brands like BULGARI, RANGE ROVER, SKII, ERNST & YOUNG (EY), THE AUSTRALIAN, and the 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, as well as large scale private events in Monaco.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Videographer, Editor at ON Running
January 1, 2018 - Present
Videographer and editor for Switzerland's running brand ON, creating compelling videos to promote the brand.
Content Creator at RGA / Google
January 1, 2020 - Present
Developed branded content for RGA / Google based in Sydney, Australia.
Video & photographic assignments at The Ocean CleanUp
January 1, 2019 - Present
Video and photographic assignments documenting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since 2019.
Exclusive large scale event films at Private Clients
January 1, 2018 - Present
Produced large scale event films for private clients in Monaco and Croatia.
Documentary Filmmaker at Living in MINCA | British Council
January 1, 2018 - Present
Documented an up-cycling youth incubator program in the troubled Cape Flats region in South Africa.
Filmmaker at The Iconic
January 1, 2015 - Present
Created films showcasing welfare conditions for garment industry workers and fashion films in China and Cambodia.
TV Segment Producer at Channel 9 Australia
January 1, 2008 - Present
Produced a TV travel segment about an expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula.
Videographer, Editor at ON Running
January 1, 2015 - Present
In-house videography and editing for Switzerland's running brand; content creation for campaigns and brand storytelling.
Video & Photography Contributor at The Ocean Cleanup
January 1, 2019 - Present
Video and photographic assignments at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch; offshore filming and documentation.
Videographer at The Ocean Cleanup
January 1, 2019 - Present
Video & photographic assignments at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Education

BA Fine Art (Video) at Central Saint Martins, London, England
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003
Foundation Year Diploma at Ravensbourne College Of Design & Communication, England
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000
BA Fine Art (Video) at Central Saint Martins, London, England
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2003
Foundation Year Diploma at Ravensbourne College Of Design & Communication, England
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000
Waldorf Education at Michael Hall School, England
January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1999
Waldorf Education at Michael Hall School
January 1, 1986 - December 31, 1999
Foundation Year Diploma at Ravensbourne College Of Design & Communication
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2000
BA Fine Art (Video) at Central Saint Martins, London, England
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003

Qualifications

Drone Certificate A1/A2, A3
January 11, 2030 - July 17, 2025
BA Honours Fine Art Film
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2003
Central Saint Martins
Art & Design Foundation Diploma
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000
Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Education, Other
    paper Plans to make products from the plastic catch | MISSION ONE COMPLETED | The Ocean Cleanup

    Trash accumulates in five ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. Solving it requires a combination of closing the source, and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean.

    I’ve been doing video & photographic assignments at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch since 2019 with The Ocean Cleanup.

    paper Who Made My Clothes

    Since the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in April 2013, in which 1138 people lost their lives, Fashion Revolution week (just passed) was born to mark its anniversary and to encourage transparency in supply chains worldwide.

    As part of one brands journey to a fairer and better working environment across its factories in China, and in conjunction with the ‘Who Made My Clothes’ movement, I’m very humbled to have had this opportunity to make a film about some of the stories of the people who make our clothes, highlighting a promising positive shift in the garment industry in China.

    paper End Of An Era

    Following multiple successful extractions, our crew in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is on the verge of extending the system’s size to 2.1 km in length - the biggest system we’ve ever deployed and a crucial final step in our transition to System 03.