Ryan Joseph

Ryan Joseph

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Ryan Joseph in silhouette, black hat tipped down, against a pale backdrop

Los Angeles — Est. 2014

Cinematographer · Producer · Director · Photographer · Founder

I take pictures very seriously.

Ryan Joseph in silhouette, black hat tipped down, against a pale backdrop

Los Angeles — Est. 2014

Cinematographer · Producer · Director · Photographer · Founder

I take pictures very seriously.

Ryan Joseph in silhouette, black hat tipped down, against a pale backdrop

Los Angeles — Est. 2014

Cinematographer · Producer · Director · Photographer · Founder

I take pictures very seriously.

Ryan Joseph in silhouette, black hat tipped down, against a pale backdrop

(00) — Hello

(00) — Hello

Ryan Joseph is a Los Angeles cinematographer, producer, director and photographer. He founded 5ECHOS, and he’s one of four founders of Dizzy Doom Media. 461 credits since 2014, and still just getting started.

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(01) — What I do

Five ways in

Cinematographer

Projects shot

145

Still from Nails, a music video for Nathan James (2024).

Cinematographer

Projects shot

145

Cinematographer

Projects shot

145

Still from Nails, a music video for Nathan James (2024).

Producer

Productions

117

Still from Close Friends Only, a commercial for Instagram (2026).

Producer

Productions

117

Producer

Productions

117

Still from Close Friends Only, a commercial for Instagram (2026).

Director

Films & videos

83

Still from Don't Save Your Roses, a music video for Mothica (2026).

Director

Films & videos

83

Director

Films & videos

83

Still from Don't Save Your Roses, a music video for Mothica (2026).

Photographer

Shoots

269

Hebe, Concept, 2026. Photograph by Ryan Joseph.

Photographer

Shoots

269

Photographer

Shoots

269

Hebe, Concept, 2026. Photograph by Ryan Joseph.

Founder

Companies

02

Black-and-white photo of Ryan Joseph with two collaborators on set.

Founder

Companies

02

Founder

Companies

02

Black-and-white photo of Ryan Joseph with two collaborators on set.

(02) — Selected work

Recent work

Still from Don't Save Your Roses, a music video for Mothica (2026).

Don't Save Your Roses

Mothica

Still from Don't Save Your Roses, a music video for Mothica (2026).

Don't Save Your Roses

Mothica

Still from Evergreen Misery, a music video for Mothica (2025).

Evergreen Misery

Mothica

Still from Evergreen Misery, a music video for Mothica (2025).

Evergreen Misery

Mothica

Still from Chocolate Mauve, a commercial for Samsonite (2026).

Chocolate Mauve

Samsonite

Still from Chocolate Mauve, a commercial for Samsonite (2026).

Chocolate Mauve

Samsonite

Still from Close Friends Only, a commercial for Instagram (2026).

Close Friends Only

Instagram

Still from Close Friends Only, a commercial for Instagram (2026).

Close Friends Only

Instagram

Still from 8 Months, a music video for Ava Clark (2026).

8 Months

Ava Clark

Still from 8 Months, a music video for Ava Clark (2026).

8 Months

Ava Clark

Still from Icarus, a music video for Stirzy (2026).

Icarus

Stirzy

Still from Icarus, a music video for Stirzy (2026).

Icarus

Stirzy

Still from What's In My Camera Roll with Billie Eilish for Instagram (2026).

What's In My Camera Roll

Billie Eilish

Still from What's In My Camera Roll with Billie Eilish for Instagram (2026).

What's In My Camera Roll

Billie Eilish

Still from Hebe Reflective Beauty, a commercial for Hebe (2026).

Hebe Reflective Beauty

Hebe

Still from Hebe Reflective Beauty, a commercial for Hebe (2026).

Hebe Reflective Beauty

Hebe

Still from Nails, a music video for Nathan James (2024).

Nails

Nathan James

Still from Nails, a music video for Nathan James (2024).

Nails

Nathan James

Still from Bodies, a music video for Filth (2025).

Bodies

Filth

Still from Bodies, a music video for Filth (2025).

Bodies

Filth

Still from Allure, an experimental film for Chase Harding (2025).

Allure

Chase Harding

Still from Allure, an experimental film for Chase Harding (2025).

Allure

Chase Harding

Still from Dayburn, a music video for Monika Felice Smith (2025).

Dayburn

Monika Felice Smith

Still from Dayburn, a music video for Monika Felice Smith (2025).

Dayburn

Monika Felice Smith

Still from Holiday Cheers, a commercial for Bevmo (2025).

Holiday Cheers

Bevmo

Still from Holiday Cheers, a commercial for Bevmo (2025).

Holiday Cheers

Bevmo

(03) — By the numbers

Audition

$1M+

Production value managed

461

Credits since 2014

83

Films & videos directed

21

Awards, with 5ECHOS

Best Cinematography · Best Documentary · Best Music Video · 2× Telly

(04) — On set

Behind the camera

  • Black-and-white: three collaborators grinning in a basement location, one throwing horns
  • Framing an actress on a dolly in the warm cabin set
  • Over-the-shoulder on set: camera operator shooting a performer against a sheet of backlit plastic
  • Dayburn shoot: Steadicam operator takes notes from the director among dancers
  • Crew silhouetted in a narrow green-lit corridor, monitor glowing, a light overhead
  • Dayburn shoot: camera operator crouched low inside a crowd of dancers
  • Handheld camera rig and glowing monitor in warm light on the Pathogen set
  • Pushing the camera on a slider through the red Teeth set
  • Camera operator in a hat at the monitor as the slate comes in
  • Ryan Joseph framing a shot on a cinema camera on the Pathogen set
  • Handheld cinema camera rig as the slate claps on the Pathogen set
  • On set: camera operator in a wide-brim hat shoots an actress through a spaceship doorway
  • Low handheld shot of a creature on the Pathogen green-screen set
  • Dayburn shoot: Steadicam operator filming a dancer against bright windows
  • Black-and-white behind the scenes: crew and talent between police cars on a warehouse stage
  • Evergreen Misery: checking frame on the monitor beside the talent
  • Talking through a scene with an actor on the Pathogen set
  • Dayburn shoot: handheld operator lunging in beside the dancers

(05) — Ventures

What I’m building

Founder · Production company

5ECHOS

A production company for brands, artists, agencies and directors. Commercial, music video, documentary, narrative. 8+ years, 50+ clients, 21 awards.

5echos.com ↗

Co-founder · Media company

Dizzy Doom Media

Home of Digital Lizards of Doom and Dizzy Doom Kids, a graphic-novel literacy program for grades 3–7. Incorporated 2026; the lizards go back years.

Dizzy Doom Kids ↗

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