BAFTA & Grierson Award-Winning
Ian Watts
Three decades lighting and shooting the stories that matter — documentary, music, history and factual film — from Ghana to Greenland. The story always comes before the shot.
Trusted by the world's leading broadcasters
About Me
A Visual Journey Through My Lens
Passion, Creativity, and Authenticity in Every Shot
With years of experience in photography, I have been fortunate to travel extensively around the world and worked on many award-winning programmes in all corners of the globe. These have ranged from high profile landmark projects through to smaller intimate projects
Portfolio
A Glimpse Into My Work
I like to keep all my work in perspective and remember that the story is more important than a series of great shots.
Available worldwide with kit. DBS approved
Core camera services
Director of Photography
from single-camera observational to multi-camera landmark productions
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Testimonials
Words from My Clients
“I worked with Ian Watts and he can make anything look beautiful, anything…”.
Stephen Lyle
BBC Senior Executive for TV coverage and IPlayer Commissioning
"Ian the shots all work beautifully. All of them. Just cut them in. Thanks for being so on it and making it so easy. …”.
Fatima Salaria
Managing Director Naked TV
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History; "Beautifully shot and I really like the profile you use".
Mike Sanders
Technical Director, Edit Store
