Chase Guttman is an award-winning travel photographer, Emmy-winning drone videographer, UAV expert, author, writer, lecturer, instructor and social media influencer.

Three-time recipient and first American to win Young Travel Photographer of the Year, a prestigious international competition judged by museum curators and magazine editors, Guttman was named a World’s Top Travel Photographer by Condé Nast Traveler, a Rising Star by Instagram and won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Storytelling and Exploration, a lifetime achievement level honor. His groundbreaking book issued by Skyhorse Publishing, The Handbook of Drone Photography, was one of the first written on the topic and received critical acclaim from publications such as Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph, Business Insider, The Daily Mail and the New York Post, among others. As the Director of Aerial Cinematography for a PBS documentary, Guttman received an Emmy Award for his drone work.

He has taught and lectured everywhere from B&H Photo & Video and The School of the New York Times to the International Museum of Photography and Film and the National Arts Club.

He has been published in National Geographic Publications, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Photo District News, The Guardian, CNN, BBC, ESPN and more. His client list includes Netflix, Procter & Gamble, Intel, GoPro, Adobe, Lexus, ESPN, Syracuse University, The Dallas Morning News, Fodor’s Travel Publications, The Kingdom of Swaziland, Bavaria Tourism, Sofitel, Fairmont, Omni, Relais & Châteaux and Luxury Collection properties.

During his travels to 125+ countries, all 50 U.S. states and 7 continents, he’s ridden ostriches and dove with great white
sharks and consumed everything from whale blubber to a drink that features a severed human toe along the way.

We are proud to have Chase as part of TEAM PWA and our THINK ORANGE family.