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Hernán Méndez
Hernán Méndez is an Arizona-based photographer and cinematographer specializing in architectural, commercial, and product imaging, along with documentary and interview video. He founded Arrecife Photography in 2018 and works across the Phoenix metro and statewide.
Before opening the studio, he worked at TM Advertising in Houston on national broadcast, digital, and print campaigns for clients including American Airlines, Nationwide, Texas Tourism, and Hotels.com. He supported Directors of Photography on set and managed color-calibrated workflows for motion and print. He later shot documentary and nonfiction work internationally with Elicosma a Lionsgate Production company, including interviews and location-based storytelling on remote, logistically demanding shoots.
Recent architectural work includes ASU SkySong and Scottsdale Civic Center. Hernán holds an M.S. in Graphic Information Technology from Arizona State University, has a background in Industrial Design from Tecnológico de Monterrey, and works fully bilingual in English and Spanish with clients and crews.
Arrecife, Spanish for “reef,” reflects the attention to light, form, and detail he brings to every project.
Hernan Mendez