Bringing stories from the wild
to the screen!

Conservation, Public Lands, Wildlife, and Outdoor Video Production

Ben Hamilton
Creative Director
Blue Habits Baja Thumbnail - Episode 2 for Oceanic Society's Series. Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Blue Habits - Oceanic Society

Wild Hope - PBS & HHMI

The Salmon Forest Thumbnail - Sitka Conservation Society and USFS Visitor Center Film.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

The Salmon Forest - Tongass National Forest & SCS

Secret of the Whales - National Geographic

Outcome Based Grazing Video Thumbnail - Intermountain West Joint Venture & BLM.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Outcome Based Grazing - IWJV & BLM

Breathe Defend the Tongass Video Thumbnail -Salmon State.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Breathe - Salmon State

Playing with Fire Video Thumbnail - Intermountain West Joint Venture.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Playing with Fire - IWJV & BLM

The Wildest Hunt - Tongass Roadless Video Thumbnail -Salmon State.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

The Wildest Hunt - Salmon State

Alaska's Roadless Rule Explained Video Thumbnail - Alaska Wilderness League.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Roadless Explained - Alaska Wilderness League

Secrets of the Rainforest Video Thumbnail -Smithsonian Channel.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Secrets of the Rainforest - Smithsonian

Sandhill Cranes - National Geographic

Saving Greyling Video Thumbnail -United States Fish and Wildlife Service.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

Saving Greyling- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

The Meaning of Wild Thumbnail - Sitka Conservation Society and USFS Visitor Center Film.  Produced, shot, and edited by filmmaker Ben Hamilton & Pioneer Studios

The Meaning of Wild -Sitka Conservation Society

Producer

Cinematographer

Explorer

Producer

Cinematographer

Explorer

Award-Winning

Digital Studio

Sitka AK / Texas

Since 2007

Award-Winning

Digital Studio

Sitka AK / Texas

Since 2007

Award winning conservation films captured over 15 years and across 36 countries!

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Wildlife & Conservation Films

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Public Lands & Habitat Restoration Films

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Visitor Center & Museum Films

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Online Impact Campaigns and Explainers

The Ben Hamilton and the filming crew from Oceanic Society during a trip to the Blue Hole in Belize.
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Outdoor & Tourism Commercials & Films

Blue Habits, Coral Triangle - Raja Ampat Indonesia - Oceanic Society
Sandhill Crane Migration - Kearney, Nebraska - National Geographic
Outcome Based Grazing - Plush, Oregon - Intermountain West Joint Venture
Holi Festival - India - Travel Channel
Black Bears, Wild Alaska Live - Mendenhall Valley, Alaska - BBC
Pecos Watershed Restoration - Texas - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Blue Habits, Courtney Mattison - California - Oceanic Society
The Salmon Forest - Tongass National Forest, Alaska - USFS & Sitka Conservation Society
The Salmon Forest - Tongass National Forest, Alaska - USFS & Sitka Conservation Society
Leaf Cutter Ants - STRI Panama - Smithsonian Channel
King Salmon - Elwha River, Washington - HHMI
Breathe - Hoonah, Alaska, Salmon State
Blue Habits, Sustainable Travel - Blue Hole, Belize - Oceanic Society
Blue Habits, Sustainable Travel - Blue Hole, Belize - Oceanic Society
The Meaning of Wild - Tongass National Forest, Alaska - USFS & Sitka Conservation Society
The Meaning of Wild - Tongass National Forest, Alaska - USFS & Sitka Conservation Society
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About Pioneer & Ben Hamilton

Pioneer Studios was founded in 2007 by director and cinematographer Ben Hamilton with the dream of empowering conservationist with the storytelling tools needed to mobilize audiences and deliver real impact in conservation communications. Over a decade later, Pioneer Studios has  had the privilege of traveling to more than 36 countries around the globe on this mission, and has worked on urgent conservation stories including ocean plastics, endangered species, pioneering resource management, wild land and river restoration, climate change, wildfires, seafood bycatch and more.

As an award winning production company, Pioneer Studios works with organizations large and small in their efforts to communicate critical conservation messages to audiences around the globe.  Our small team was brought together working on natural history films for BBC, Smithsonian, and National Geographic, but our passion and dedication to conservation work ensure that every project is driven by passion and the urgency to deliver results. No video is too big or small for us to tackle and we work from concept through distribution to ensure your video achieves the impact you want.

Filmmaker Ben Hamilton discussing the values of wilderness with Forest Service ranger in Mistry Fjords National Monument.
FIlmmaker Ben Hamilton filming sailboat captain Blain Anderson during a trip to shore in The Meaning of Wild.
Filmmaker Ben Hamilton speaking with Forest Service Ranger Don MacDougal and planning out the filming at Pack Creek in the Tongass National Forest.
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About Pioneer & Ben Hamilton

Pioneer Studios was founded in 2007 by director and cinematographer Ben Hamilton with the dream of empowering conservationist with the storytelling tools needed to mobilize audiences and deliver real impact in conservation communications. Over a decade later, Pioneer Studios has  had the privilege of traveling to more than 36 countries around the globe on this mission, and has worked on urgent conservation stories including ocean plastics, endangered species, pioneering resource management, wild land and river restoration, climate change, wildfires, seafood bycatch and more.

As an award winning production company, Pioneer Studios works with organizations large and small in their efforts to communicate critical conservation messages to audiences around the globe.  Our small team was brought together working on natural history films for BBC, Smithsonian, and National Geographic, but our passion and dedication to conservation work ensure that every project is driven by passion and the urgency to deliver results. No video is too big or small for us to tackle and we work from concept through distribution to ensure your video achieves the impact you want.

Filmmaker Ben Hamilton discussing the values of wilderness with Forest Service ranger in Mistry Fjords National Monument.
FIlmmaker Ben Hamilton filming sailboat captain Blain Anderson during a trip to shore in The Meaning of Wild.
Filmmaker Ben Hamilton speaking with Forest Service Ranger Don MacDougal and planning out the filming at Pack Creek in the Tongass National Forest.