ANDREW BURTON



(b. 1987 / USA / He, Him) is a Pulitzer Prize finalist documentary filmmaker and photojournalist focused on the intersection of environmentalism and exploration. He is a Sundance grantee who has worked on Peabody-winning and Emmy-nominated films. Burton and his wife have two daughters and a dog named Bosco.

andrew@andrewburton.com


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Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length documentary & Photo Essay
Leaving Afghanistan / 2013 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Thoughts & Prayers / 2025 / HBO, Peabody Winner, Emmy Nominee / Feature-length Documentary
Hurricane Harvey / 2017 / The New York Times / Photo Assignment
The Endurance / 2024 / National Geographic x HC / Promotional Material
All The Empty Rooms / 2025 / Netflix x HC / Promotional Material
The Jailed Elderly / 2014 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Enduring Suspicions / 2018 / Pro Publica / Photo Assignment
No Man’s Land, Ukraine / 2014 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Love and Some Verses / Ongoing / Photo Essay
Hollywood Gate / 2024 / Jolt / Promotional Materials
Leaving Afghanistan / 2013 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Enduring Suspicions / 2018 / Pro Publica / Photo Assignment
Trail Tips / 2021 / Fjallraven / Short-Form Video
Occupy Wall Street / 2010 / Associated Press / Photo Assignment
Leaving Afghanistan / 2013 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
The White House Effect / 2025 / Netflix x HC / Promotional Materials
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
Hurricane Harvey / 2017 / The New York Times / Photo Assignment
Taras / 2023 / Fieldwork / Short-form Documentary
Baltimore Rising / 2016 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
The Scorched Earth / Ongoing / Photo Assignment
The Life We Leave / 2026 / SXSW Premiere / Feature-length documentary
South Sudan’s Independence / 2011 / Associated Press / Photo Assignment
Untitled / Ongoing / Feature-length documentary
Baltimore Rising / 2016 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
North Dakota’s Oil Boom / 2014 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Occupy Wall Street / 2010 / Associated Press / Photo Assignment
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
South Sudan’s Independence / 2011 / Associated Press / Photo Assignment
The Jailed Elderly / 2014 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Occupy Wall Street / 2010 / Associated Press / Photo Assignment
Baltimore Rising / 2016 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
The Scorched Earth / Ongoing / Photo Assignment
Flight Path / 2025 - 2027 / Self Initiated / Feature-length Documentary
No Man’s Land, Ukraine / 2014 / Getty Images / Photo Assignment
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
Newtok / 2015 - 2022 / Patagonia acquired, Sundance Grantee / Feature-length Documentary & Photo Essay
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