Photographers at work on Mt. Tamalpais
Established 2020 · Petaluma, California

About Us

An ever evolving team of artists connected by a passion for authentic and passionate storytelling.

Our history

Napa winery Napa Winery
Our history

Wine country is the studio

Being headquartered in California's wine country affords us the privilege of experiencing the amazing diversity of climates and environments prevalent in our region of the world on a daily basis. Spending time documenting our region has led to chance meetings and synergistic partnerships. Our ever evolving team of artists is connected by a passion for authentic and passionate storytelling.

As photojournalists, cinematographers, directors, producers and documentarians one of the biggest challenges we faced individually was the requirement to be everywhere at once. During times such as harvest, when time is literally of the essence, it is even more important to have the ability to work with a team to maximize storytelling productivity.

Our agency partnerships enable wineries, vineyards and hospitality businesses of all shapes and sizes to be able to count on us for the production of engaging, authentic, cinematic productions.

Photojournalists·Cinematographers·Directors·Producers·Documentarians·Designers·FAA Licensed UAV Pilots· Photojournalists·Cinematographers·Directors·Producers·Documentarians·Designers·FAA Licensed UAV Pilots·
Our group of photographers, filmmakers and producers focus on content creation for the wine and hospitality industries with a common goal: to tell visually compelling stories authentically and with passion.

Please feel free to contact us any time to discuss the story you are interested in telling.

We look forward to hearing from you.

— The Team at Appellation Media

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Mission

Illuminate the truth

At Appellation Media our mission is to illuminate the truth of the stories we are hired to tell. Cinematic narratives and creative collaboration are central to our offerings.

Vision

Concept to delivery

From concept origination to delivery of final products our team of creatives work to clearly distill the unique and compelling brand stories of our clients.

Values

What we hold to

  • Authentic Storytelling
  • Creative Collaboration
  • Cinematic Journeys
Where we work

The ground we cover

Sonoma · Napa · Marin
West Coast · East Coast seasonal
Tractor in the vineyard
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Please feel free to contact us any time to discuss the story you are interested in telling.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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