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Chris Kam is an Oscar® qualifying cinematographer with over half a decade of experience shooting across the United States.

He works on everything that involves visual storytelling including high-end documentaries, narrative films, branded content, and commercials, but is perhaps best known for his outdoor adventure-style films.

Chris' work has been featured by Sony, The Washington Post, and The Tampa Bay Times among others. His most recent cinematography work won The Student Academy Award for Best Documentary and qualified for the 97th Oscars®.

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Brent Underwood is an entrepreneur who transformed the abandoned mining town of Cerro Gordo into a thriving media sensation and tourist destination, gaining widespread recognition for his innovative approach and engaging content.

 

"Chris first came up here to help with a video last year and has become a great friend since. He's headed off to Chapman's film program this year, as much as I've tried to convince him to just shoot Cerro Gordo stuff all day. Anyway, he's a star so check out his stuff - he's bound to put out great stuff in his career. ⁣⁣"

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Kara and Nate are a successful travel vlogging duo who have gained widespread acclaim for their YouTube channel, where they document their adventures around the world and have amassed over 3 million subscribers.

 

"You rock Chris!!!!!!đŸ’ȘđŸ» thank you so much"

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Sam Golbach is a highly successful YouTuber and social media influencer, renowned for his channel “Sam and Colby,” which boasts millions of subscribers and features thrilling explorations of haunted and abandoned locations.

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"Man crushed it! Huge thanks to Chris Kam for filming the marathon."

WE ATTEMPTED THE DEADLY SWIM (Alcatraz to San Francisco)
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Kara and Nate

WE ATTEMPTED THE DEADLY SWIM (Alcatraz to San Francisco)

We swam from Alcatraz to the San Francisco shore! Do you think you could do it?! 🩈 Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/karaandnate - Enter promo code KARAANDNATE for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!  Credits: Thank you Pacific Open Water Swim Co. for keeping us safe!: https://www.pacificswim.co/ Jeff Cooperman: in-water GoPro footage Christopher Kam: excellent footage of San Francisco and our entire swim :) Ben Possehl: zoom footage from shore Episode 825 | San Francisco, CA | Filmed May 2022 ✈ We created FareDrop to help you score super cheap international flights! Try it risk free and get flight deals up to 80% off âžĄïž https://faredrop.app/ytd_220129 âŹ…ïž 📾 Follow us on Instagram for behind the scenes content! @karaandnate https://www.instagram.com/karaandnate/ 📧 Sign up for our Sunday Summary email - https://karaandnate.com/sunday-summary/ đŸŽ¶ Download the copyright free songs we used in this episode: http://bit.ly/epidemic_sound —————————————————— Who are Kara and Nate?! Watch our documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. đŸ˜ŠđŸŽ„đŸŒŽ #travel #travelvlog #alcatraz 0:00 Our biggest fear 0:50 Why are we doing this?! 3:41 Seeing Alcatraz for the first time 4:19 INSIDE Alcatraz (prison tour) 5:50 What we are wearing to swim 7:29 BEST VPN 8:35 MORNING OF THE SWIM 12:42 JUMPING IN the San Francisco Bay 19:19 Our final thoughts on the swim
I Ran a Marathon with 26 Youtubers
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Sam Golbach

I Ran a Marathon with 26 Youtubers

Donate to Colby and I's new Cancer Fundraiser: https://www.samandcolby.com/marathon AirUp water bottles: https://airup.link/41DYOXs Sam Golbach ran a Marathon with 26 other youtubers/creators (26.2 Miles) and donated $1K for every mile we completed to charity! This was in partnership with AirUp who also matched my donation for each mile, amazing to have their support so make sure to check out their scent-flavored water bottles! Huge thank you to @TheRunExperience for coaching me and helping organize this whole event! If you wanna get into running check them out or go to https://therunexperience.com/samgolbach Use Code: "XPLR26" for 20% off our annual, monthly, and lifetime subscriptions! Thanks to all my friends for coming out! COLBY BROCK - @colbybrock BRENT UNDERWOOD - @GhostTownLiving JAKE WEBBER - @Jakewebber9 DAVID ALVAREZ - @DavidAlvareeezy LEXI HENSLER - @lexihensler HUNTER & TARA WOODHALL - @Taraandhunter SCOTTY SIRE - @scottysire TODD SMITH - @toddysmith FAZERUG - @rug JESSER - @Jesser JOSH - @ExploringWithJosh BEN GOLBACH - @bgolbach ALLISON GOLBACH - @AllisonGolbach JC CAYLEN - @jccaylen WILLIAM HADDADIN - @wylsworld3195 COACHES LIZ & MORGAN - @TheRunExperience @Coachlizd @Morgandallas13 ANDREA BOTEZ - @andreabotezmusic DAKOTA, TANNER, & ALEX: @FearProject JOE AND DINTY: @joeisblu BRETT MAVERICK - @BrettMaverick JACK SELBY & GRAHAM - @TheIcedCoffeeHour MACKIE AND AMANDA - @MackieandAmanda NATE HARDY - @SolHardyMusic Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SamGolbachSub Get HOPE by nf and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music License ID: 416GvM9wKOz https://lickd.lnk.to/EvfLvQID!Sam+Golbach SHOP MERCH! https://shopxplr.com/ DOWNLOAD OUR XPLR APP: http://bit.ly/XPLRiOS Android: http://bit.ly/XPLRAndroid more ish on my socials! â–șinstagram: @samgolbach â–șsnapchat: @samgolbach â–ștwitter: @samgolbach Email for Biz ONLY: sam@samandcolby.com link to my collab channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamandColby #Marathon #SamandColby #SamGolbach About SamGolbach: Hey I'm Sam Golbach, some youtuber who does scary videos, 3am / midnight challenges, hide and seek in haunted places, and games with my insane group of friends! Watch my weird life here and check out my collab channel, Sam and Colby, for more adventures and exploring videos. [Video Title] https://youtu.be/e1ErCGSWM2Y Sam Golbach http://www.youtube.com/c/samgolbach
A Footrace Up Cerro Gordo's Deadly Road (Surprise Winner!)
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Ghost Town Living

A Footrace Up Cerro Gordo's Deadly Road (Surprise Winner!)

Check out https://drinklmnt.com/Brent for a FREE 8 sample pack of their amazing electrolyte mix with any purchase. LMNT really saved the day with this race and is a huge supporter of this town, so I hope you'll check them out! This week we did something really fun! A footrace up our 8 mile dirt road to the abandoned mining town of Cerro Gordo! It is an absolutely brutal run that gains almost a mile in elevation to get there. We had Olympians, ultra-marathon runners, long time friends, and more come out for this. What a day it was! There was a lot of coordination that had to happen to pull this event off, so I want to thank Cloth & Flame (https://clothandflame.com) for their amazing production and helping make sure this first event went off smooth! SIGN UP FOR NEXT YEAR'S RACE: https://store.cerrogordomines.com/products/cerro-gordo-silver-run-1st-annual There is an early bird special to sign up for next year's race, so I hope you'll consider coming out for it. We are going to make it bigger and better than ever! Videography once again by Chris Kam. Check out his work! https://linktr.ee/chriskam For more photos, check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentwunderwood/ We have a lot of new Cerro Gordo merchandise here: https://store.cerrogordomines.com/ Mailing Address: PO Box 490, Lone Pine, CA 93545 Thank you so much!! #GhostTownLiving #Footrace #GhostTownMarathon #CerroGordo #AbandonedMiningTown #OutdoorEvent #RunningCommunity #RunningChallenge #ExtremeEndurance #ElevationGain #Athletes #FriendsAndFamily #ClothAndFlame #EventCoordination #AdventureRun #CerroGordoAdventures
Behind The Burning Vines (2021)
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Behind The Burning Vines (2021)

From director Will Twomey, and cinematographer Chris Kam, Behind The Burning Vines shares the untold stories from the heroes of California's wildfires. For Northern California residents like themselves, wildfires are a familiar sight—started by a downed power line, or cigarette tossed by a careless driver. Inspired by the selfless actions of their community members during these fires, Chris and Will set out to document their stories. The Glass Fire, was their unfortunate opportunity. Follow along as they embed with firefighters, animal evacuators, and business owners in the most destructive fire season in California history. Directed by: Will Twomey Director of Photography: Chris Kam Executive Producer: Charles Musser Produced by Chris Kam and Will Twomey Featuring (In Order of Appearance) Mark and Kiyo Tukman Battalion Chief Chad Costa (Petaluma Fire Department) Lieutenant Tim Lyons (Petaluma Police Department) Danny Drohan (Wilmar Fire Department) Kellie Anderson Clay Zusman (Napa City Fire Department) Dave Cardwell (Napa County Roads) Casey Goltermann (NorCal Livestock Evacuation) Tony August (NorCal Livestock Evacuation) Shelina Moreda (Founder, NorCal Livestock Evacuation) Colin MacPhail (Ex GM, Fairwinds Estate Winery) Brandon Chaney (CEO, Fairwinds Estate Winery) Captain Mike Laughlin (Fremont Fire Department) Rusty Ehrler (Fremont Fire Department) Seth Gatten (Fremont Fire Department) Scott Hall (Fremont Fire Department) Additional Footage Courtesy Of Inventive Films Captain Mike Laughlin Lieutenant Tim Lyons Preston Smallwood Quincy Higuera Tyler Bellach (Kenwood Fire) Matt Salvo (California Bountiful) Todd Bishop https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2237146 https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/11/19/behind-the-burning-vines/ http://norcalevac.com https://linktr.ee/chriskam
Behind The Burning Vines (2021) | Official Trailer
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Behind The Burning Vines (2021) | Official Trailer

View the full film here âžĄïž https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKalt5lkL5Y From director Will Twomey, and cinematographer Chris Kam, Behind The Burning Vines shares the untold stories from the heroes of California's wildfires. For Northern California residents like themselves, wildfires are a familiar sight—started by a downed power line, or cigarette tossed by a careless driver. Inspired by the selfless actions of their community members during these fires, Chris and Will set out to document their stories. The Glass Fire, was their unfortunate opportunity. Follow along as they embed with firefighters, animal evacuators, and business owners in most destructive fire season in California history. Directed by: Will Twomey Director of Photography: Chris Kam Executive Producer: Charles Musser Produced by Chris Kam and Will Twomey Featuring (In Order of Appearance) Mark and Kiyo Tukman Battalion Chief Chad Costa (Petaluma Fire Department) Lieutenant Tim Lyons (Petaluma Fire Department) Danny Drohan (Wilmar Fire Department) Kellie Anderson Clay Zusman (Napa City Fire Department) Dave Cardwell (Napa County Roads) Casey Goltermann (NorCal Livestock Evacuation) Tony August (NorCal Livestock Evacuation) Shelina Moreda (Founder, NorCal Livestock Evacuation) Colin MacPhail (Ex GM, Fairwinds Estate Winery) Brandon Chaney (CEO, Fairwinds Estate Winery) Captain Mike Laughlin (Fremont Fire Department) Rusty Ehrler (Fremont Fire Department) Seth Gatten (Fremont Fire Department) Scott Hall (Fremont Fire Department) Additional Footage Courtesy Of Inventive Films Captain Mike Laughlin Lieutenant Tim Lyons Preston Smallwood Quincy Higuera Tyler Bellach Matt Salvo - California Bountiful Todd Bishop https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/11/19/behind-the-burning-vines/ http://norcalevac.com https://linktr.ee/chriskam
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