Daniel Marracino, a New York–born photographer, cinematographer, and visual artist, has been at the forefront of visual storytelling for decades. Early in his career at MTV, he helped pioneer the first-person, “breaking the fourth wall” format—a style that would later define his work on top-grossing documentaries with directors such as Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock. What began as an experimental approach has since become the ubiquitous visual language of Instagram stories and contemporary social media.

Over the course of his career, Marracino has shot more than 1,000 multicamera fashion shows, built a diverse commercial portfolio, and collaborated on over 15 acclaimed documentaries, including Sicko (2007) with Michael Moore and, most recently, the 2025 feature Steal This Story, Please! about the reporter, Amy Goodman. He made his directorial debut with Heart of the Bear (2020), chronicling a Catskills woodsman’s daily livestreams during the first 75 days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and served as executive producer on The Ball, a documentary celebrating the vibrancy, resilience, and self-expression of LGBTQ ballroom culture. Marracino was one of the cinematographers on Netflix’s Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, documenting victims’ interviews, including Virginia Giuffre. Marracino produces through his company, The LAB (www.lselab.com)