Garrett Graham

Videographer, Educator, Professional Nerd

[Garrett Graham @GarrettGraham1]

Great news, our team won an award at the Water, Texas Film Festival for Best Film About an Organization for this story we shot about the Brazos River. Great job team! Thanks @TexasWaterFND

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Another big episode that our whole team worked on. I shot the segments about the Brazos River Cleanup and the Possum Kingdom fish hatchery. They do the river cleanup every year. https://t.co/89noImCDPl

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Listen to the relaxing sounds of Gorman Falls. I'm working on a new video about Colorado Bend State Park and I shot this after they got some heavy rains. Beautiful spot. https://t.co/fdRO1HPzbE

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Shot this fun little story about the Texas Archeological Society's Field School where kids get to learn about history by getting their hands dirty at a real dig site. https://t.co/DiyAdTGul0

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My latest story for Texas Parks and Wildlife is about bird watchers at Guadalupe River State Park and kinda serves as an intro to birding for beginners. https://t.co/a1D8zlPQ0b

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Made a new video about Palmetto State Park, a hidden gem that's just an hour south of Austin. It's a really chill park with easy trails. https://t.co/6VJihCZTkf

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My latest for Texas Parks & Wildlife is about the Special Olympics Fishing Tournament at Sea Center Texas. They do this every year and it's free to compete. https://t.co/PjttsgPo6X

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I'm working on a new video about Palmetto State Park, and I shot some of this nice, relaxing B-roll of their beautiful hiking trails. https://t.co/PlLaKqdrko

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My latest story is about the largest urban bat colony in the world and the folks who rehabilitate the injured and orphaned bats of Austin. Big thanks to the @AustinBatRefuge https://t.co/juJh7MRypq

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Did you know there's this amazing permaculture community garden right here in Austin? It's open to the public and maintained by volunteers. Check it out next time you're downtown https://t.co/sCcGGZnkbV

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I'm still sore from this one. Our whole team worked on this story about relocating Desert Bighorn Sheep. I shot the biologists and veterinary technicians, as well as some of the release. What an adventure! https://t.co/HggwEfD2X8

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My latest story for Texas Parks & Wildlife is about a group of veterans who use fly-fishing as a form of outdoor therapy for folks experiencing PTSD and other issues. https://t.co/TKegPzSb1H

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My latest story for Texas Parks & Wildlife is about the last annular eclipse on October 14th, 2023. I also got a really cool shot of the total eclipse on April 8th, 2024. #solareclipse https://t.co/2Iu6IhYVnp

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Total Solar Eclipse April 8th, 2024 #totaleclipse #eclipse #solareclipse #solareclipse2024 #totaleclipse2024 #eclipse2024 #timelapse

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Shot a few things at the Fort Worth Nature Center last year. It's a nice local park around Lake Worth. Good place for birdwatching and kayaking. https://t.co/gidoZXimGf

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This is one of the first things I shot for Texas Parks & Wildlife, a little video postcard of an overnight freeze at McKinney Falls State Park https://t.co/Ou4WOjANQm

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I was recently a guest on a new podcast about conservation communication talking about documentary storytelling and my work on the Texas Parks & Wildlife PBS TV show
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Thank you @NPPA and everybody else who made the Y62 @NPPAnewsvideo workshop such a memorable experience. I learned a lot and it's already helping me produce better stories. I made a thread summarizing some main takeaways https://t.co/ugkWSA68qX

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This week l'm at the National Press Photographers Association's News Video Workshop, which is an intense week of education and exercises like a video journalism boot camp. I'll be be sharing some lessons learned below. @NPPA

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That's basically the NPPA Workshop in a nutshell. I've got a ton of notes, but these are the main points.

Have a Commitment Statement

Remember The Mantras
- wide, medium, tight
- shoot and mooooove
- action/reaction
- enter frame
- repeat

[Garrett Graham @GarrettGraham1]

This week l'm at the National Press Photographers Association's News Video Workshop, which is an intense week of education and exercises like a video journalism boot camp. I'll be be sharing some lessons learned below. @NPPA

[Garrett Graham @GarrettGraham1]

Cycles of Effective Learning:

- Active Experimentation
- Concrete Experience
- Reflective Observation
- Abstract Conceptualization

“Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience”
- David Kolb

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