Waymakers Collective is an Adventure & Environmental film collective, focused on narrative-led documentary work and commercial film campaigns centred on stories with real meaning — focusing in on our connections with outdoor sport, landscape, and wildlife. Based in the UK, we are rooted in our love for telling those stories that aren't told enough, and we use media as a form of social and environmental advocacy.
Waymakers is a collective; we are a network of creatives and we build the perfect crew that is best suited to the project we're taking on. We operate in extreme and uncomfortable environments — icy mountain ridges, beneath the waves, with experience shooting all over the world from the Andes to the glaciers of Iceland. Chiefly based in the Scottish Highlands, hiring local is of huge importance to us, minimising environmental impact whilst providing opportunities to those with an intimate connection to the area we're operating in.
We've got a million ideas of stories that need to be told — short and long-form stories based within and advocating for the natural world and social issues. Film is one of the most powerful tools to create waves of change, and we seek out those changemakers to tell their story.
Whether it's a brief direct from brand or agency, or we're jumping in with one of our own concepts, we work intimately from pre-production and storyboarding all the way through to post-production and beyond.
With a roster of award-winning films and experience running film tours, events, screenings and creating strategy alongside a campaign release — we enjoy the numbers almost as much as we enjoy being hands on with the camera.
Here are just some of the folk involved in Waymakers.
As founder of Waymakers you'll find Rach at the heart of most projects, but in no way precious about stepping aside for a more suitable Director. She is an award-winning filmmaker and has managed & produced a variety of commercial campaigns and documentaries.
Eilidh is a BAFTA Scotland winning self-shooting documentary director who specialises in observational creative documentaries. Her films have been screened across the world in film festivals and broadcast, and have been used to influence policy and decision making.
Ryan is an adventure photographer & cinematographer specialising in shooting in challenging conditions in remote locations. From the remote cliff of St Kilda to El Capitan in Yosemite, Ryan has a love of the outdoors and being with people who share a common passion.
Hamish is an adventure and mountain sports photographer based in Scotland. He thrives in cold, wet and challenging conditions, capturing images of athletes pushing their limits. Adopting a fast and light approach, Hamish keeps pace with his subjects whilst documenting the stories behind their endeavours.
Hannah Bailey is a passionate award-winning producer, photographer and communications consultant in the Social Impact Entertainment space. Over the past 15 years, her projects across comms and content focus on sports ability to drive social and behavioural change for the good of people and the planet.
The collective continues — from producers, editors & speciality cinematographers to artists & mountain safety, our production crews are built from talented folk in the UK & beyond. We are a network of freelancers & small businesses come together to create beautiful film with real meaning and tangible impact.