CV
MAX HUG WILLIAMS
DOP
CONTACT
hugwilliams@yahoo.com
www.maxhugwilliams.com
CREDITS: FEATURES / FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT / DOCUMENTARY
2025
Tiger Island, Onscreen Witness Camera Op, GSS operator, BBC1
Tiger Island, Onscreen Witness Camera Op, Long Lens, SLX thermal imaging, BBC1
2024
Asia, Tangled Worlds (Tigers) GSS Operator BBC1
Ocean Explorer (DOP with James Cameron) Disney/Nat Geo
2023
Asia, Tangled Worlds (Rhino) BBC1
Home, Disney/Nat Geo
Asia, Crowded Continent (Monitor Lizards) BBC1
2022
Asia, Arid Heart (Cranes) BBC1
Big Beasts - Gorilla (Gorilla/Eles, CAR)
Life in Sound, Netflix
Asia, Crowded Continent (Swifts) BBC1
2021
Leakey Feature Doc
Life in colour Ep3 (Onscreen, Tiger vision) Netflix
2020
Life in Colour – (Cuckoo, Zambia) BBC1
In the womb (Elephant, Kenya) Disney/Nat Geo
OceanX (Norway)
Leakey Feature Doc
2019
Life in Colour – (Augrabie's Lizards, SA) BBC1
In the womb (Elephant, Kenya) Disney/Nat Geo
Gorilla Feature Doc
2018
Seven Worlds – (Pangolin/Aardvark, SA) BBC1
Wild metropolis (Capuchins Costa Rica, Manatee Florida) BBC2
2017
Wild metropolis (Herons, Amsterdam) – BBC2
Seven Worlds – (Elephants, Zimbabwe) BBC1
Seven Worlds – (Orangutans, Borneo) BBC1
Animals with cameras (Brazil) – BBC1
Disney Nature – Penguins, Antarctica (Theatrical release)
2016
Earth 2 Movie - One Perfect Day, China(Theatrical release)
Planet Earth 2 - Islands (Sloths, Panama) - BBC1
Nature's Epic Journeys (Zebra, Botswana) - BBC1
2015
Nature's Epic Journeys (Elephants, Kenya) - BBC1
Nature's Epic Journeys (Caribou, Alaska, Yukon) - BBC1
The Big Fish (Iceland) - BBC2
Planet Earth 2 - Islands (penguins Zavadovski) - BBC1
2014
Snow Wolf Family & Me (Ellesmere Island- BBC2
This Wild Life (10 x 30) Kenya - BBC2
Natures Miracle Orphans -(Costa Rica) BBC1
2013
Natures Miracle Orphans - BBC1
Photographing Africa - BBC4 (BAFTA Nomination Cinematography 2015)
A Great British Year (Spring/Summer) - BBC1
Operation Snow Tiger (Russia)- BBC2 (Wildscreen Nomination 2014)
2012
Operation Snow Tiger – BBC 2
Orange/EE – Commercial: ‘Fenton Re-Mastered’ (For Passion Pictures)
A Great British Year (Autumn) – BBC 1
Genius of Nature – BBC 1 (Best Presenter led series Jackson Hole 2013)
Planet Earth Live: Bears – BBC 1
The Dark (Peru)– BBC 2
2011
Planet Earth Live: Lions Kenya – BBC 1
Panorama: Ivory Wars (Kenya) – BBC 1/Discovery US
Wild Arabia - BBC2 (EMMY Nomination Cinematography 2014)
The One Show - BBC1
Wild Britannia - BBC2
Expedition Wolf (USA) - BBC1
Africa: Forests (Gabon) - BBC1 (Winner - Best Series, Jackson Hole 2013, BAFTA Nomination Cinematography 2014)
2010
George’s Marvelous Mini-beasts - BBC ONLINE
Bear Family & Me, with Gordon Buchanan (USA) - BBC2
Frozen Planet (Arctic)- BBC1
Lost Land of the Tiger: (Bhutan) - BBC1
Human Planet: Rivers (India) - BBC1 (Emmy Best Cinematography, camera team. 2012)
2009
Spring Watch Christmas special - BBC2
Autumn Watch - BBC2
Greatest Cities of the World: Rome (2nd Unit Camera) - ITV
Greatest Cities of the World: Hong Kong (2nd Unit Camera) - ITV
Natural World: Black Mamba - BBC2
2008 + previous
Natural World: Manta Queen BBC2
Conquest of Everest – The Wildest Dream (2nd Unit Camera) - ATLANTIC Theatrical Release
Extraordinary Animals - Channel 5/Animal Planet
SAS (2nd Unit Camera) - Channel 5
Natural World: Titus – BBC 2
Saving Planet Earth (2nd Unit Camera) - BBC 1
RSPCA – Channel 5/Animal Planet CAMERA OPERATOR
Going Ape – Channel 4/Animal Planet
Natural World: Orangutans - From Orphan to King – BBC 2
Natural World: Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs - BBC 2
TRAINING COURSES
• BBC NHU Training Bursary – selected for the first of the new 2-year in house camera training schemes (09-11)
• Scuba Diving – HSE4 Commercial Diver, Current dive medical (2011)
• Steadicam – 3 day Steadicam training Course (2010) Climbing – IRATA Level 1, Cable Dolly rigging experience.
• 5 day Hostile Environment course (Jan 2010) HSE First Aid at Work (Nov 2010)
• Sea Survival & Zodiac Training (2010) LANTRA 4 X 4 Off road driving (2010)
• HD for Natural History – 3 day BBC Training & Development course focusing on the Varicam & Sony 750 (2008)
• Camera Assistant with DOP Chris Openshaw (2006-2008)
• High Definition Acquisition & Production – 3 day course with Films @59 (2004).
• Wildscreen Wildlife Film Festival & Workshops 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 & 2010
• Skiing ¬– Extensive experience filming on skis and working in mountain environment.
• College African Wildlife Management, Tanzania (2001) Durrell Conservation Trust Summer School (1999)
• Jeffery Boswall’s Wildlife Programme-Making 3 Week Course – (2000)
EDUCATION
MSc Behavioural Ecology
BSc (Hons) Zoology
DOP
CONTACT
hugwilliams@yahoo.com
www.maxhugwilliams.com
CREDITS: FEATURES / FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT / DOCUMENTARY
2025
Tiger Island, Onscreen Witness Camera Op, GSS operator, BBC1
Tiger Island, Onscreen Witness Camera Op, Long Lens, SLX thermal imaging, BBC1
2024
Asia, Tangled Worlds (Tigers) GSS Operator BBC1
Ocean Explorer (DOP with James Cameron) Disney/Nat Geo
2023
Asia, Tangled Worlds (Rhino) BBC1
Home, Disney/Nat Geo
Asia, Crowded Continent (Monitor Lizards) BBC1
2022
Asia, Arid Heart (Cranes) BBC1
Big Beasts - Gorilla (Gorilla/Eles, CAR)
Life in Sound, Netflix
Asia, Crowded Continent (Swifts) BBC1
2021
Leakey Feature Doc
Life in colour Ep3 (Onscreen, Tiger vision) Netflix
2020
Life in Colour – (Cuckoo, Zambia) BBC1
In the womb (Elephant, Kenya) Disney/Nat Geo
OceanX (Norway)
Leakey Feature Doc
2019
Life in Colour – (Augrabie's Lizards, SA) BBC1
In the womb (Elephant, Kenya) Disney/Nat Geo
Gorilla Feature Doc
2018
Seven Worlds – (Pangolin/Aardvark, SA) BBC1
Wild metropolis (Capuchins Costa Rica, Manatee Florida) BBC2
2017
Wild metropolis (Herons, Amsterdam) – BBC2
Seven Worlds – (Elephants, Zimbabwe) BBC1
Seven Worlds – (Orangutans, Borneo) BBC1
Animals with cameras (Brazil) – BBC1
Disney Nature – Penguins, Antarctica (Theatrical release)
2016
Earth 2 Movie - One Perfect Day, China(Theatrical release)
Planet Earth 2 - Islands (Sloths, Panama) - BBC1
Nature's Epic Journeys (Zebra, Botswana) - BBC1
2015
Nature's Epic Journeys (Elephants, Kenya) - BBC1
Nature's Epic Journeys (Caribou, Alaska, Yukon) - BBC1
The Big Fish (Iceland) - BBC2
Planet Earth 2 - Islands (penguins Zavadovski) - BBC1
2014
Snow Wolf Family & Me (Ellesmere Island- BBC2
This Wild Life (10 x 30) Kenya - BBC2
Natures Miracle Orphans -(Costa Rica) BBC1
2013
Natures Miracle Orphans - BBC1
Photographing Africa - BBC4 (BAFTA Nomination Cinematography 2015)
A Great British Year (Spring/Summer) - BBC1
Operation Snow Tiger (Russia)- BBC2 (Wildscreen Nomination 2014)
2012
Operation Snow Tiger – BBC 2
Orange/EE – Commercial: ‘Fenton Re-Mastered’ (For Passion Pictures)
A Great British Year (Autumn) – BBC 1
Genius of Nature – BBC 1 (Best Presenter led series Jackson Hole 2013)
Planet Earth Live: Bears – BBC 1
The Dark (Peru)– BBC 2
2011
Planet Earth Live: Lions Kenya – BBC 1
Panorama: Ivory Wars (Kenya) – BBC 1/Discovery US
Wild Arabia - BBC2 (EMMY Nomination Cinematography 2014)
The One Show - BBC1
Wild Britannia - BBC2
Expedition Wolf (USA) - BBC1
Africa: Forests (Gabon) - BBC1 (Winner - Best Series, Jackson Hole 2013, BAFTA Nomination Cinematography 2014)
2010
George’s Marvelous Mini-beasts - BBC ONLINE
Bear Family & Me, with Gordon Buchanan (USA) - BBC2
Frozen Planet (Arctic)- BBC1
Lost Land of the Tiger: (Bhutan) - BBC1
Human Planet: Rivers (India) - BBC1 (Emmy Best Cinematography, camera team. 2012)
2009
Spring Watch Christmas special - BBC2
Autumn Watch - BBC2
Greatest Cities of the World: Rome (2nd Unit Camera) - ITV
Greatest Cities of the World: Hong Kong (2nd Unit Camera) - ITV
Natural World: Black Mamba - BBC2
2008 + previous
Natural World: Manta Queen BBC2
Conquest of Everest – The Wildest Dream (2nd Unit Camera) - ATLANTIC Theatrical Release
Extraordinary Animals - Channel 5/Animal Planet
SAS (2nd Unit Camera) - Channel 5
Natural World: Titus – BBC 2
Saving Planet Earth (2nd Unit Camera) - BBC 1
RSPCA – Channel 5/Animal Planet CAMERA OPERATOR
Going Ape – Channel 4/Animal Planet
Natural World: Orangutans - From Orphan to King – BBC 2
Natural World: Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs - BBC 2
TRAINING COURSES
• BBC NHU Training Bursary – selected for the first of the new 2-year in house camera training schemes (09-11)
• Scuba Diving – HSE4 Commercial Diver, Current dive medical (2011)
• Steadicam – 3 day Steadicam training Course (2010) Climbing – IRATA Level 1, Cable Dolly rigging experience.
• 5 day Hostile Environment course (Jan 2010) HSE First Aid at Work (Nov 2010)
• Sea Survival & Zodiac Training (2010) LANTRA 4 X 4 Off road driving (2010)
• HD for Natural History – 3 day BBC Training & Development course focusing on the Varicam & Sony 750 (2008)
• Camera Assistant with DOP Chris Openshaw (2006-2008)
• High Definition Acquisition & Production – 3 day course with Films @59 (2004).
• Wildscreen Wildlife Film Festival & Workshops 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 & 2010
• Skiing ¬– Extensive experience filming on skis and working in mountain environment.
• College African Wildlife Management, Tanzania (2001) Durrell Conservation Trust Summer School (1999)
• Jeffery Boswall’s Wildlife Programme-Making 3 Week Course – (2000)
EDUCATION
MSc Behavioural Ecology
BSc (Hons) Zoology