About

Abinara Anuraga is an Indonesian natural history camera operator with a deep passion for filmmaking and a love for exploring wilderness off-grid, around the world. He began his career in 2015 as a Director of Photography for commercial videos and advertisements, where he honed his understanding of cinematography and gained experience working with advanced equipment including Technocranes, remote heads, inertia wheels and also lighting. 

In 2019, Abinara made his debut in the wildlife film industry filming sequences for Netflix series Our Great National Parks. His work earned him the Best Cinematography from Critic Choice Awards alongside his fellow camera operators. The series also won an Emmy award for narration, by Barack Obama.

Over the past three years, Abinara has travelled all over Asia, filming for the BBC One and BBC Worldwide landmark series “Asia”. His journey took him to many incredible places, including Indonesia, Nepal, and Malaysia. Along the way, he got support from BBC Studios Natural History Unit’s “Project Songbird”, which brought him to the UK for training on GSS (Gyro-Stabilised Systems), IRATA canopy access, macro work with Tim Shepherd, drone training with Leaping Wing, spent time at Films at 59 in the kit room, and even got certified in First Aid for Remote Locations.

Since then, he has been working as a long lens, drone, gimbal and remote camera operator for a new upcoming  wildlife observational documentary series for BBC One and PBS.

As his experience continues to accumulate, Abinara is excited about the possibility of new adventures, and capturing stories from all corners of the world.