Kalin Steen(I)

Based in Southern Arizona, Kalin Steen is a cinematographer and director whose visual work has reached over 9 million people. He served as DP on a five-month documentary in Guatemala, contributed cinematography to a branded doc project for Patagonia, and was announced in 2025 as DP for an upcoming series with the Smithsonian. As of 2025, he is DP on two feature-length international documentaries in production. Though best known for documentary work, Steen brings a strong narrative foundation from his time in the grip and electric department, including gaffing over a dozen narrative films. His approach to storytelling is careful and precise, guided by emotion and a quiet reverence for the people and places he films.