Lou Petho

Documentary Filmmaker
Photographer

I've worked on a range of documentary genres (for longer than I care to admit) with stories produced in Australia, Europe, USA and South East Asian.I'm based in Queensland Australia with much of my documentaries broadcasted on ARTE Europe.For a full CV and showreel please get in touch. You can email from the bottom of the page.

Documentary

The following is a selection of film I've made over the past 30 years:
1994 Saltwater People Aboriginal culture and the sea.
2003 Ted's Evolution Politics of scientific ideas.
(winner of the 2003 BANFF Rocky Award)
2005 Still Croaking Protecting an endangered frog.
2009 Jenny and her Bats Fruit bat rescue.
2013 Rockets to the Gods Rocket festival in Thailand.
2014 Escape from Siberia Retracing a POW www1 escape.
2019 Snake Catcher of Bangkok Firemen catching snakes in Bangkok
2024 The Enigmatic Platypus Translocation of platypus to a new home.Current projects involve animal science, most European television. I've produced and directed.I also freelance as a cameraman, sound recording and fixer, and own my own gear: Sony FS7 with a range of lenses, GH5 kit, full sound kit, plus lighting, drones and grip gear.

Photography

I've returned to analog photography, using a range of film cameras; Rolleiflex twin lens, panoramica and Nikon. My current series is titled "On the Road", featuring Australia's outback highways.I also work on portraits during documentary shoots.