Southern California native Paul Samaniego has always been a vibrant and original character. From his backyard imaginings to a pursuit of a career behind the camera, he has always enjoyed the creative process from mind to screen. With an early start in black and white photography and videography, Paul utilized these skills to shoot and film amateur skateboarding films and short narratives, igniting Paul’s innate talent into development.

He further developed his knowledge base of cinematography and graduated cum laude from Brooks Institute of Photography. Techniques, methods, and crafting honing here gave Paul the tools that he has continued to use and strengthen through his career in the film industry.

Having been on location to the exotic, urban, rural, and everything in between, Paul has shown perseverance to reach success. Exposing the extraordinary from the ordinary, he applies his creative eye to the camera lens to help bring to the screen that which entertains the world.