
Director of Photography
Emmy-nominated,
global visual storyteller.
National Geographic, Netflix, PBS, and beyond.
Rapido + Sucio Digital Cinema is the result of over a decade of relentless, hard work in an industry where experience matters. Owner and DoP, Nicholas Donnelly’s, founding principals stem from an academic training of the fine arts, emphasizes aesthetic literacy and historical awareness in pictorial composition, color theory, and effective framing. Rapido + Sucio Digital cinema also recently expanded its team to undertake larger scale productions by adding multiple partners, each experts of their own unique craft. Our team transforms ideas into deliverables, handling every phase production. There is no story too big or too small . Rapido + Sucio’s refined, highly practical production methodologies, earned through decades of good old fashioned hard work, deliver uncompromising visual results. Please view the evidence of this philosophy by clicking the embedded links in each title below.
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2024
2023
Hustle & Strive — Director of Photography, Commercial Campaign
Various National Commercial Spots — Director of Photography
2022
2021
2020
The Last Ice (Feature Documentary) — Cinematographer
• Emmy-nominated for Best CinematographyThese Things Can Be Done (TV Special) — Director of Photography
2019
Expedition Amelia (National Geographic) — Director of Photography
2018
Sleeping Bear Dunes (National Park Service) — Director of Photography
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron (National Geographic) — Cinematography
Comprehensive and Complete list of Credits available upon request.
























































































































































































CV
Corcoran College of Art + Design, George Washington University. w/ Honors 2009
Freelance Director of Photography 2010-Present.
National Geographic, 2009-2023.
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