Michael Maes

About Michael Maes

Who is it?: Director, Cinematographer, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Birth Day: January 1, 1970

Michael Maes

Michael Maes is a wildlife filmmaker, specialized in big animals and animal behavior. His portfolio (both underwater and...
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Occupation Director
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born January 1, 1970 ()
Birthday January 1
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Michael Maes’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Michael Maes was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

Michael Maes is a wildlife filmmaker, specialized in big animals and animal behavior. His portfolio (both underwater and topside) covers the polar regions, temperate waters and the tropics. He has a passionate interest for polar bears and Arctic whales.

Though stemming from a past in IT, he passionately diversified to cinematography in 2012. His work has been broadcast on national television, Nat Geo Wild, Outside Television and received recognition at various international film festivals.

Michael recognized the impact of storytelling through pictures and film and uses this platform to create awareness of the remarkable wildlife realm to the broad public. At the heart of his films is showing people the beauty and fragility of this blue planet, from the depths of the warm waters to the white vastness of the polar regions.

Michael produces films with integrity, serving to both educate and inform the general public about environmental issues dear to him. Michael was part of the Arctic expedition "Elysium - Artists for the Arctic".

This scientific expedition; documenting the effects of climate change; sailed under 'Flag 101' of the renowned Explorers Club. In 2015 Michael was inducted as cinematographer in the Ocean Artists Society, an organization uniting artists worldwide to raise awareness and protect the marine environment through art.

Michael is also a founding Navigator of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute, a leading scientific research center in the Caribbean focusing on coral reef restoration, research on coral resilience, and ocean education.

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