Greg Naaktgeboren
Grip/Gaffer, Photographer, Photo Assistant, Lighting Tech
How did you get into the industry?
Picked up a camera in High School and took some Black and White Darkroom classes. Graduated from SIU-Carbondale with Bachelors degree in Cinema and Photography. Knocked on a bunch of doors after college and caught on with enough commercial photographers and producers to make a decent living as a Photo Assistant and Photographer for the past 17 years. Along the way I have meet a ton of great people and worked on all sorts of productions.
What inspires you?
My family and just trying to chase the sense of accomplishment in life.
What is your hometown?
I grew up in Annandale, Minnesota.
Favorite restaurant?
Brasa
What do you like to do on the weekends?
Spend time outdoors with my family.
What is your favorite band or type of music?
Hard to pin down.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
What book, movie read/seen recently you would recommend and why?
Grease 1 or 2. The soundtrack makes my girls very happy. It brings joy to my face to see them singing and dancing to it all the time without a concern for anything else in the world.
Are you a traveler or a homebody? Why?
All of the above. There is time to explore and a time to regroup at home.
