Don Cudney Photo and Video

12/18/2025

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Don Cudney offers professional photography, video production, and content creation services. With 30 years of experience, he helps brands, publications, nonprofits, and individuals capture impactful visuals for marketing, advertising, and storytelling.

11/01/2023

Dia de los Angelitos (Day of the little angels) starts the holiday at midnight on Nov 1st, where the spirits of all deceased children are believed to be reunited with their families for 24 hours. Families construct an altar, known as an ofrenda, with the departed child’s favorite snacks, candies, toys, and photographs to encourage a visit from their departed children. The names of the departed children will often be written on a sugar skull.
At midnight of the following day (November 2nd), the celebrations shift to honor the lives of the departed adults. The night is filled with laughter and fun memories, much like the night before. However, the Ofrendas take on a more adult-like theme with tequila, pan de mu**to, mezcal, pulque and jars of Atole. Families will also play games together, reminisce about their loved ones, and dance while the village band plays in their town.

12/13/2019

I Started My Photography Career As A Contributing Photographer to Thrasher and Transworld Skateboard Magazines and I officially became “a pro” when I received a board, a set of trucks and an assortment of decals as payment for one time printing rights up to a 1/4 page reproduction.

I Started My Photography Career As A Contributing Photographer to Thrasher and Transworld Skateboard Magazines and I officially became “a pro” when I ...

12/10/2019

I am still amazed.
One take.
Bad ass.

I just watched Justin Timberlake's "Say Something" video, and then, I watched it again. No doubt that's professional production work. Knowing the technical challenges of such a video, for me it felt like I was watching a reality show. The almost "unplugged" vibe of the song was so right for that vid...

12/10/2019

That Time ....
I was a GlideCam & Camera-On-Sticks Operator on a low budget film.

How To Dispose of A Body

12/08/2019

I Miss The Snow Angel Issue of MHSM.
Don’t you ?
#reminiscing

Received the honor and privilege to photograph this years Mile High Sports Magazine's 2010 Snow Angels cover along with multi-page layouts for Jackson's, Wax...

12/06/2019

That Time I .....
Photographed Jon Krakauer, writer, mountaineer, editor-at-large, well-known for his outdoor writing for the September 2009 issue of Stern Magazine (Germany). Stephan Maus, Editor. Sue Lapsien, Producer. Thomas Dobrowolski of Doubleday/Random House.

Photographed Jon Krakauer, writer, mountaineer, editor-at-large, well-known for his outdoor writing for the September 2009 issue of Stern Magazine (Germany). Stephan…

11/20/2019

Recent Smart Phone Photography
Copyright. Don Cudney

11/05/2019

obligatory iPhone image

11/04/2019

“The Year Was 2010. I Was Shooting 3 To 4 Freelance Gigs A Week. Video Was Becoming A Large Part of My Business & I Was About To Land The Dream Job Of A Lifetime.” - Don Cudney

2010 The Year In Review/Behind the Scenes - I had this elaborate idea of creating an introductory video clip where I have a dwarf punch a tall skinny guy in the…