Drone aerial of Story Bridge, Brisbane, at night, shot by Max Polley

Director of Photography · Licensed drone operator · Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney

Unscripted and documentary, shot like it cost more.

30+ years shooting for Netflix, HGTV, Nat Geo, SBS and Foxtel across 60+ countries. A high-end look on an unscripted budget, with aerials from the same crew.

Shot for

Netflix

HGTV

Nat Geo

Discovery

Foxtel

SBS

Travel Channel

Showreel

The reel

Selected credits

Recent shows

Love It or List It Australia (Foxtel) hosts, shot by Director of Photography Max Polley

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Director of Photography

Love It or List It Australia

Foxtel · Beyond Productions · AACTA Award-winning series

My Lottery Dream Home: Where Are They Now? (HGTV), shot by Director of Photography Max Polley

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Director of Photography

My Lottery Dream Home: Where Are They Now?

HGTV · Beyond Productions US

Who Do You Think You Are? (SBS), shot by Director of Photography Max Polley

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Director of Photography · 4 episodes

Who Do You Think You Are?

SBS · Warner Bros.

When Sharks Attack (National Geographic), shot by Director of Photography Max Polley

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Director of Photography

When Sharks Attack

National Geographic

The Mole (Netflix), with Max Polley as camera operator

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Camera Operator

The Mole

Netflix · Eureka

Behind the scenes on Wonka: The Golden Ticket (Netflix, produced by Eureka) with Max Polley

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Behind the scenes

Wonka: The Golden Ticket

Netflix · produced by Eureka

Also Limitless with Chris Hemsworth (camera operator, Nutopia) · The Bachelor · Deadly Women · Insight (SBS) · ADDICTED (CNA) · Travel Channel and Discovery docs · Climate Reality with Al Gore · Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

Drone aerial of the Sydney Cricket Ground by licensed drone operator Max Polley

Drone

Aerials from the same crew.

Licensed to fly commercially in Australia (CASA ReOC) and the US (FAA Part 107). I fly a DJI Mavic 4 Pro in Brisbane, on the Gold Coast, in Sydney and across Australia, so your establishing shots, property reveals and travel aerials come from the DP who's already on the shoot.

Ready to work

One call, a full camera department.

30+

years behind the camera

60+

countries shot in

2×

matched Sony FX6 for series

AU · US · UK

Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney based, US green card, UK passport

Booking now · Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Los Angeles

Have a shoot coming up? Let's talk.

Send me the dates and the brief. I'll come back within a day with availability and a kit list.