Brett Kosmider Documentarian Filmmaker Photographer

02/12/2026

Playing with Picardie today

08/05/2025

I’ve been working with this team for over 12 years and there’s no slowing down! Some of our best work yet. Cheers.

07/18/2025

06/27/2025

Check it out. New editorial work on the cover and inside pages of Door County Living magazine. Send me your stories! I love to shoot and I'd love to collaborate to bring a story to life.

06/19/2025

CASTING CALL: Lifestyle Photo Shoot in Egg Harbor

We’re looking for on-camera talent to appear in a series of lifestyle photos showcasing the beauty and charm of Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.

Seeking couples and families. Real people with great smiles, and natural chemistry. No modeling experience required.

Scenes may include: Shopping and dining in the village, strolling along the marina, time at the beach, local parks, and galleries.

To apply please send a recent photo (or a few!), a short intro about yourself, and your availability to [email protected]

Come help us tell the story of one of Door County’s most beloved destinations!

05/12/2025

Spring. An awakening. A new beginning. A fresh start. Let's go.

05/02/2025

Check out new photography featured in the current issue of Door County Living magazine. Many thanks to all who put this issue together and the awesome layout. Peninsula Pulse Newspaper

See more of my editorial work at https://www.brettkosmider.com/editorial

03/12/2025

These are some pretty wild times to be certain. If you’re at the helm of a nonprofit here’s seven reasons why you need to maintain your marketing presence to weather out the storm:

1. Stay Top of Mind
When donors and supporters have less to give, staying visible ensures that they remember your organization when financial conditions improve.

2. Demonstrate Relevance & Urgency
Economic downturns often increase the need for nonprofit services and effective marketing helps highlight the urgency of your mission and why support is needed now more than ever.

3. Engage & Retain Supporters
Good marketing works to convert new prospects but great marketing maintains relationships with donors, volunteers, and stakeholders and this is crucial. Engaging content such as visual storytelling and project updates keeps people connected even if they can’t donate immediately.

4. Stand Out from the Crowd
Many organizations reduce their marketing during economic downturns, creating an opportunity for those that continue to reach their audience effectively. Less competition means more visibility.

5. Diversify Funding Sources
Marketing can help attract new donors, non-governmental grant opportunities, and corporate partnerships, reducing reliance on any single source of income.

6. Leverage Cost-Effective Strategies
During downturns, digital marketing, organic social media, and video storytelling can be more cost-effective ways to reach and engage audiences compared to traditional advertising.

7. Prepare for the Recovery
When the economy rebounds, nonprofits that have maintained engagement will be better positioned to hit the ground running to attract renewed donor support and funding.

02/20/2025

You may know me as a videographer but have you seen the editorial photography I’ve been doing?

I’m actively looking to expand this area of my repertoire to include hybrid photo/video assignments for traditional and digital publishers. The curiosity and drive that I put into every video project translates just as vibrantly to the frozen frame. Like chocolate and peanut butter, photo and video play quite nicely together on assignment. Thanks for viewing the work. Let me know how I can help you.

https://www.brettkosmider.com/editorial

02/02/2025

Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time filming in, around and above wetlands. I seem to be drawn to these places. The abundance of wildlife instills a magical sense of calm as everywhere you look it is teeming with wild flora and fauna. Just the sounds alone are worth donning the tall boots to get lost in the sedges to witness the symphony of bird calls. Even better is the infinite sensation that comes with paddling a black water bog, kayak floating above the dark void and tamacks equally defying gravity on a floating bed of sphagnum. Unfortunately many see wetlands as wastelands and numerous efforts have been undertaken to drain, channel or fill in these critical habitats, which is why the UN General Assembly proclaimed February 2nd as World Wetlands Day to raise awareness of the urgency of reversing the accelerating loss of wetlands and to promote their conservation and restoration. Wetlands act as natural sponges, absorbing excess rainfall to prevent flooding and replenishing groundwater supplies. They provide critical habitat for numerous species of plants, animals, and migratory birds. Additionally, wetlands improve water quality by filtering pollutants and storing carbon, helping combat climate change. Here in Wisconsin we can thank organizations like the Wisconsin Wetlands Association and The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin who have made wetland preservation a priority.

01/26/2025

On this day in 1995 The Hine's Emerald dragonfly was listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These green-eyed skimmers were not formally known as a distinct species until 1931 when E.B. Williamson described and named the species in a paper published in the Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. This elusive species managed to evade identification due to its reclusive nature, spending much of its life burrowed in mud. Its way of life was mainly a mystery until Dr. Daniel Soluk from the University of South Dakota started to study the species in 1986 and has continued this work ever since. His study brought him to Wisconsin’s Door peninsula where the largest known breeding population exists. In the summer of 2022 in the midst of producing Ridge and Swale I reached out to Dr. Soluk on the chance he could direct me to opportunities to film the species. He responded within five minutes after I reached out to him, inviting me to film the research he and his graduate students were conducting at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’s Mud Lake Preserve and The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin’s adjoining properties. This was exactly what I was looking for - access to film active research for the film and it ended up producing some of the most insightful moments of the documentary.