Darcy Muenchrath
Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
I started as an illustrator — years of ink and graphite before I ever picked up a camera. That's still how I frame a shot: chasing light, noticing what others miss. Ice roads to open water — two minutes across documentary, commercial, and aerial work.
Three swimmers taking on the Fraser River end to end — Mount Robson to the Pacific, 1,440 km. We followed swimmer Isabelle Côté at different points along the way, shooting separate content for CBC Radio-Canada’s Les Gardiens de l’Eau and Fraser Riverkeepers’ own documentary — each with its own focus.
One voice up front, then the rest sorted by what actually mattered on the day — trusting a crew from a distance, staying steady when the plan changes, and getting the story right.
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Gate checked — moving on.
The same eye across genres — documentary, branded work, and an expanding wildlife practice.
Solo DP and operator across maritime and remote backcountry terrain — rigging, sound, and directing talent single-handed.
An expanding personal practice — bald eagles along the BC coast, shot on spec.
DP, camera op, and drone op inside a 15th-century castle said to house more than 50 spirits — shot on location for a paranormal investigation special.
DP across two continents — a University of Toronto surgical team restoring sight on an eye-care mission in Uganda, and Carleton University’s land-based Indigenous Pathways journey through Peru with Quechua communities.
A working look at the process — from Vancouver soundstages to the Andes. Placeholders for now — final selects coming soon.
One Life
On Set
On Set
On Set
One Life
One Life
One Life
Peru
Peru
On Set
A partial list of the networks, studios, and production companies I’ve shot for.
CBC Radio-Canada · Fraser Riverkeepers · Attraction · Telus · Omnifilm Entertainment · National Film Board of Canada · HDF1 · Small Army Entertainment · Goldfarb Weber · Real Chemistry · BCAA · 2Ducks Media · Rezolution Pictures · Rotating Planet Productions · Studio Now · Mainfilm · Joy TV · ABC Australia · DeVries Productions · Soapbox · Storyhouse · CNBC · Renowned Films · Travel BC · Mediflix · TBS Japan · Criterion Collection · Freethink Media · Redeeming Features · Disney · Warner Bros · Neomorin
I’m a Leo Award–nominated Director of Photography, camera operator, and advanced drone pilot based in Vancouver, BC. Since 2012 I’ve shot unscripted — documentaries, docuseries, reality TV, branded content, and music videos — for broadcasters and brands including CBC, APTN, ABC Australia, Destination BC, TED, and Blue Ant Media.
More often than not I run camera and drone myself — rigging, lighting, and directing talent single-handed when a production needs one person who can carry the whole visual side of a shoot. I fly and film across BC, Canada, and internationally, on maritime, backcountry, and interior locations alike.
Based in Vancouver, available for documentary, commercial, and aerial work across BC, Canada, and internationally.