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I am a motivated, insightful storyteller, filmmaker, and still photographer with award-winning projects across television, film, and documentary. I thrive on turning complex ideas into compelling visuals and connecting audiences with authentic moments. I bring 25+ years of experience in entertainment, serving as a liaison between corporate and production teams, cultivating strong, collaborative relationships, and delivering timely results in fast-paced environments. I advance production solutions, manage teams, and maintain a sharp creative eye to capture iconic images for diverse audiences.…I am a motivated, insightful storyteller, filmmaker, and still photographer with award-winning projects across television, film, and documentary. I thrive on turning complex ideas into compelling visuals and connecting audiences with authentic moments. I bring 25+ years of experience in entertainment, serving as a liaison between corporate and production teams, cultivating strong, collaborative relationships, and delivering timely results in fast-paced environments. I advance production solutions, manage teams, and maintain a sharp creative eye to capture iconic images for diverse audiences.

Janet Van Ham

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I am a motivated, insightful storyteller, filmmaker, and still photographer with award-winning projects across television, film, and documentary. I thrive on turning complex ideas into compelling visuals and connecting audiences with authentic moments. I bring 25+ years of experience in entertainment, serving as a liaison between corporate and production teams, cultivating strong, collaborative relationships, and delivering timely results in fast-paced environments. I advance production solutions, manage teams, and maintain a sharp creative eye to capture iconic images for diverse audiences.…I am a motivated, insightful storyteller, filmmaker, and still photographer with award-winning projects across television, film, and documentary. I thrive on turning complex ideas into compelling visuals and connecting audiences with authentic moments. I bring 25+ years of experience in entertainment, serving as a liaison between corporate and production teams, cultivating strong, collaborative relationships, and delivering timely results in fast-paced environments. I advance production solutions, manage teams, and maintain a sharp creative eye to capture iconic images for diverse audiences.

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I am a motivated, insightful storyteller, filmmaker, and still photographer with award-winning projects across television, film, and documentary. I thrive on turning complex ideas into compelling visuals and connecting audiences with authentic moments.

I bring 25+ years of experience in entertainment, serving as a liaison between corporate and production teams, cultivating strong, collaborative relationships, and delivering timely results in fast-paced environments. I advance production solutions, manage teams, and maintain a sharp creative eye to capture iconic images for diverse audiences.

Skills

Photo

Adobe After Effects

Final Cut Pro X

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Branding

Experience Level

Photo

Expert

Adobe After Effects

Expert

Final Cut Pro X

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

German

Intermediate

Work Experience

Director/Cinematographer/Producer at Don’t Close Your Eyes (Award-Winning Documentary Film Short)

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2023

Directed 11-minute award-winning documentary; utilized street verite cinematography; managed writers, editors, audio, composers, colorist and legal; edited rough draft and assembled footage; managed assets and prepared folders; coordinated festival submissions and post facilities.

Photographer at NBCUniversal / Bravo / MTV / Oxygen / Nickelodeon / Human Interest Films

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2020

Traveled to locations to document talent and shows; sourced technicians and team for cast photo shoots for marketing; collaborated with art directors for marketing ads, billboards, magazines; edited and delivered high-resolution images; managed team and asset delivery.

Photographer at Home Box Office (HBO)

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2021

Photographed portraits, behind the scenes, episodic for Emmy and Academy Award-winning projects; managed digital assets, metadata, editing, process, approvals and delivery; collaborated with editors and producers for creative artwork and licensing.

Photojournalist at Real Time with Bill Maher

January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2020

Planned production strategies for photo department; photographed insightful portraits and BTS; delivered retouched images to AP weekly; built relationships with AP and media relations; maintained equipment and software; stage assistance for talent.

Photographer at Home Box Office

January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2020

Behind the scenes, episodic, gallery studio sessions, location shoots, produce and hire teams for photo sessions, Digital Capture images, media and files, deliver weekly images/files to Associated Press and client libraries.

Education

High School at Wellesley Senior High School

January 1, 1975 - April 23, 2026

No degree at Massachusetts College of Art

January 1, 1976 - January 1, 1977

Interactive German language study at Beverly Hills Lingual Institute