Biography
Chris Ware is a 30 time NY Emmy award winning journalistic cinematographer based in NY. He is skilled in RED, SONY FS7, Mirrorless cameras, lighting, sound, and is also FAA part 107 drone certified. Chris is proficient in Adobe Cloud as a video editor and Davinci Resolve as a colorist.
Recent Awards
Peabody Awards 2020: Public Service," Long Island Divided"
The George Polk Awards 2020: Metropolitan Reporting," Long Island Divided"
NPPA - National Press Photographers Association 2013: Team Multimedia, "Until Everyone Comes Home", 2nd place
APSE - Associated Press Sports Editors 2012: National Multimedia Competition, "A Fighting Chance", 3rd place
EPPY - Editor and Publisher - Best Web Sites 2013: Best Enterprise Video - "A Fighting Chance," finalist 2014: Best News or Event Feature Video - "Until We All Come Home," winner
NYPC - the New York Press Club 2012: Best Web Exclusive Content, "A Fighting Chance" 2013: Best Feature Video, "Long Island's New Farmers" 2019: President's Choice Medallion, "Pathway to Power" 2019: Feature Video, "ABLE"
IACP - International Association of Culinary Professionals 2019: Corporate Video or TV Series - Feed Me TV 2020: Corporate Video or TV Series - Feed Me TV
EMMY - National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Emmy Chapter: 2011: Interactivity, "9/11 Anniversary - A Decade Later" 2012: Human Interest Program Feature/Segment, "Young Motocross Racers Forges Bond" 2013: Environment Program/Special, "New Farmers of Long Island" 2013: Photographer Program, "New Farmers of Long Island" 2014: Historical/Cultural News, "JFK's Message of Hope" 2014: Environment Program/Special, "Follow your dreams" 2014: Photographer Program, "Follow Your Dreams and "In Love with Football" 2015: Documentary, "Life after Football" 2015: Program Feature/Segment, "Hush" 2015: Photographer Program, "Portfolio" 2016: Societal Concerns Program/Special, "The Last Trailer Park" 2016: Nostalgia Program, "Out of the Shadows" 2017: Photographer Program, "Portfolio" 2017: Sports News Series, "Preventing Head Injuries in High School Sports" 2017: Crime, "Newsday Documentary: The Cost of Corruption" 2017: Human Interest, "In Love and Death" 2018: Magazine Program, "North Fork's Prodigal Son" 2018: Photographer Short Form, "Feed Me TV" 2018: Lifestyle Program Series, "Feed Me TV Season 2" 2018: News Special, "Life on the Bays" 2019: Business Program:"Where Have all the Diners Gone" 2019: Instructional: "Raising the Sushi Bar" 2019: Lifestyle Program: "Journey into the Oculus" 2020: Environment/Science: "Plume: Decades of Deceit" 2020: Crime: "Gilgo Beach" 2020: Documentary: "American Gangster" 2020: Documentary: "LI Divided" 2021: Diversity/Equity/Inclusion (single shift), "Barriers to Badges" 2021: Diversity/Equity/Inclusion (no time limit), "On the shoulders of Giants" 2021: Business/Consumer, "The story behind the Shuga Pie Shop"
Education
MS Syracuse University / Photography - BA The Evergreen State College / Business and Computer Science
