Call me Clark.
I’m an environmental journalist, documentarian, and photographer.
My writing and documentary work ranges from offshore windmills and white sharks to artists and adventurers who sacrifice for a meaningful life. I can’t get enough of our world or the people in it and seek to share that sense of wonder in my work.
I grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, spent years in Colorado and California, and now call Maine home.
How we can work together
Documentary – Audio & Film
I’ve recorded tape syncs, captured interviews and created a podcast for nonprofits, and created narrative podcasts for radio stations like WMPG.
I graduated from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. I produce podcasts and films that seek the beating heart of a story.
Photography
I photograph outdoor adventures for the Bangor Daily News, document research trips and adventure travel, and take photos and a videos of outdoor and tech gear for Gear Lab.
I studied digital photography at the Maine College of Art & Design.
Writing & Journalism
I report on environmental and outdoor topics for local newspapers and regional online outlets and test and review outdoor and tech products for GearLab.
With a background in field research and fact-checking and an education in narrative storytelling, I am as passionate about truth and accuracy as I am about telling a really good story.
Nonprofit Communications
I see journalism and documentary as a necessary service for a well informed public. When nonprofits serve that goal, sharing valuable information that helps people live better lives, I help them do so.
I have a master’s degree in environmental science and my first career was as a restoration ecologist and coordinator for a river restoration nonprofit.
Learn more.
Our lives are defined by the choices we make, the cultures we create, and the wildlife and landscapes that sustain us.
My values
Service
Journalism and documentaries help people understand aspects of our world that are often too big, or small, to see clearly without further investigation.
Accuracy and Integrity
I respect people and seek truth. Even if it seems like the less exciting story, if it’s the real one, it’s the one worth telling.
Sustainability
Use less. Walk more. Bundle trips. Move slower. Eat what you buy. Turn off devices. Play music. Hum. Stare at the stars. Make it habit.
Fun
I live for moments of levity in my work, whether written or captured. How else are we supposed to survive all of this?
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