Outdoor stories,
shot in the field.

I'm Kaulike Jansen — a cinematographer and camera operator with a background in environmental science. Raised on Maui and trained at Northern Arizona University, I learned to read landscapes, wildlife, and the people connected to them before I ever learned to light them. That's still how I work a frame: look closer, find the honest detail everyone else walks past.

A decade behind the camera has taken me through the whole pipeline — operating, lensing, editing, color, delivery — but my place is on set. Backcountry solo missions, conservation stories, commercial crews: the goal doesn't change. Immersive, cinematic, honest images, made with intention.

Off set you'll find me hiking, off-roading, or already scouting the next story worth telling.