Philip Grossman

Internationally recognized and award-winning photographer and cinematographer, Philip Grossman is one of only a few photographers to have had a solo exhibition of his work at the United Nations.  

Over the past eleven years, he has been engaged in a long-term project in Chernobyl, which led to his involvement in the award-winning HBO series “Chernobyl.” He also produced and hosted a one hour episode of the Discovery Science Channel’s “Mysteries of the Abandoned” entitled “Chernobyl’s Deadly Secrets” and is currently working on a documentary about the Soviet Space Shuttle program in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

 Cinematography/Photography/Consulting

Philip has been a photographer/cinematographer/consultant in the media and entertainment industry for nearly thirty years. He has been involved in a number of independent projects in addition to working closely with many of the world’s largest media companies including Discovery, SkyUK, and ABC/Disney.

Philip has also worked for Ernst & Young, Cap Gemini, The Weather Channel, and currently for Imagine Communications as the Vice President of Imagine Advisory Services. He contributes and participates in various industry trade and standards organizations including the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Sports Video Group (SVG), the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), and the National Associations of Broadcasters (NAB).

 He is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Architectural Engineering and began his professional career working as an Illumination Engineer for Grenald & Associates in Philadelphia, PA, where he designed and engineered lighting systems for clients including Gap/Banana Republic and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

In his free time, Philip volunteers for the Great Pyrenees Rescue of Atlanta and founded The Schultz Foundation, which provides scholarships to train rescued Great Pyrenees to be therapy or service dogs. Additionally, Philip is an instrument-rated general aviation pilot and is working towards completing his commercial and multiengine ratings. Moreover, he has the distinction of being the first person to fly a Multi-Rotor Drone in the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion as part of his work in documenting the aftermath of the nuclear catastrophe.