I’m Morri Bigdeli, a Sydney-based Cinematographer, Camera Operator, CASA-certified Drone Pilot, and Full Member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). I specialise in documentary, natural history, commercial, travel and broadcast productions, creating cinematic images that combine technical precision with authentic visual storytelling.

My journey in cinematography began in 1997, when I studied Cinematography and Photography at the Iranian Young Cinema Society. From 2000 until October 2011, I worked professionally in Iran’s film and television industry, contributing to more than 15 feature films, 25 documentaries, and numerous cultural and television productions.

After relocating to Australia in late 2011, I resumed my professional cinematography career in late 2013. From 2014 to December 2020, I worked on contract with SBS Studio and SBS World News in Sydney while continuing to work independently across documentary, commercial, corporate and broadcast productions.

In 2007, I expanded my creative work into directing and writing with my first feature film, Behind the Gate of History, which premiered in 2009 at the Cape Winelands Film Festival in South Africa an important milestone in my career and a formative experience in developing my approach to visual storytelling.

Today, my work centres on cinematic documentary storytelling, commercial cinematography and aerial filmmaking. I’m particularly drawn to unpredictable, real-world environments where observation, instinct and technical judgement are essential. For me, the most powerful images often come from moments that cannot be staged or repeated.

As a modern cinematographer and drone pilot, I combine professional cinema camera systems, aerial cinematography and a strong understanding of light, composition and visual language to create images suited to broadcast, streaming platforms, documentaries, branded content, tourism campaigns and international productions.

Based in Sydney, I collaborate with production companies, agencies, broadcasters and brands across Australia and internationally. Whether I’m filming a documentary expedition, cultural series, tourism campaign or commercial production, my focus remains the same: to create purposeful, cinematic images that serve the story and capture something real.