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JESSE BURKE - STORYTELLER
  • RECENT
  • MOTION
  • STILLS
  • PERSONAL
  • W&P Book
  • INFO
  • PRESS
  • IG

Outside Magazine X Lhakpa Sherpa

Lhakpa Sherpa is the most successful female Everest climber of all time. Outside Magazine commissioned me to go to the Connecticut home of the Mountain Queen herself, and I got to know her a bit over coffee. We chatted about her kids, the magic of nature, and her incredible life while she packed for her departure to climb Mount Everest for a staggering 10th time. She is a true badass and the sweetest soul.

Culture Trip

Various commissions for the travel website Culture Trip. Stories such as Boston’s Visionary Women Who Have Redefined The Craft Beer Scene & The Jamaica Plain Porchfest, a grassroots music festival which is an annual tradition of musical fun and friendship.

Calyx X Justin Carter

Calyx Container’s Art of Glass Film Series, Episode 5: Justin Carter. We directed and shot stills in a nationwide campaign highlighting Virginia native, cannabis activist and pipemaker Justin Carter. Justin specializes in mesmerizing fume scratch techniques to create his signature psychedelic dichroic patterns and adorned opals. In his personal life, Justin has a deep passion for fishing, which we got to witness firsthand as he guided us on a bass trip along the James River.

Guinness X Notre Dame

Advertising campaign shot for Guinness and Notre Dame Football with Taylor Strategy. We were responsible for documenting the madness and energy of the tailgating scene and game. Go Irish! (I’ve been a ND fan since high school, this was a dream job.)

41º North X Quonnie Sirens

Shot for 41º North Magazine. The Quonnie Siren Oyster Co. story is one of resource protection and the hope of one woman to teach her daughters to be better stewards of the sea. I got to spend the day with Jennifer Scappatura and her amazingly badass family while they taught me the ins and outs of oyster farming and all about the magical pure salt waters of Quonochontaug Pond.

Patagonia Workwear

Stills & motion work for Patagonia Workwear. We ventured up to Vermont to shoot solar panel installers and electricians building a new array for Encore Energy. Snow, violent gusts, ice and a -16° wind chill.

Navigant Credit Union Winter

Advertising campaign for a Rhode Island based bank with Nail Communications.

Navigant Credit Union Summer

Broadcast and stills advertising campaign for a Rhode Island based bank with Nail Communications.

Outside Magazine X Hodding Carter

I followed along with author W. Hodding Carter (On the Trail of Benedict Arnold) and his crew as they constructed and attempted to row a single bateau, retracing Benedict Arnold’s 1775 military expedition to Quebec. The boat was built to the exact specifications of those used by Arnold’s men and they strove to make the same trip in the same number of days, at the same time of year wearing the same woolen attire. What followed was an adventure by turns harrowing and hilarious, as the small band braved Maine weather and water to complete the trip.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of RI

Advertising campaign for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island. We shot the BCBS sponsored 50+ softball league on location in RI for the agency Traffik.

Outside Magazine X Bernd Heinrich

We spent a few days in Maine with uber naturalist, artist, author, professor, ultra marathoner and all around wild man, Bernd Heinrich. We stayed in his barely solar-powered cabin that is totally off the grid on hundreds of raw acres. (We had to get a ride in via his jacked up 4X4.) We chopped firewood, studied the birds, built flowerbeds, battled the black flies and got to know him and his wife. Bernd is connected to the Earth in a way that I will always strive for, yet likely never attain.

New England Travel

Editorial stories on watering holes throughout New England for Boston Magazine.

Calyx X Liz Wright

Calyx Container’s Art of Glass Film Series, Episode 3: Liz Wright. We directed and shot stills in a nationwide campaign highlighting glass artists Liz Wright, who’s known for her skillfully sculpted aquatic ecosystem glass recyclers. Liz’s core inspiration stems from her roots in Virginia Beach, growing up at the edge of the sea. Her artworks illustrate the dynamic qualities that ocean life and her glass sculptures share.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of RI

Advertising campaign for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island with their client, L. Sweet Lumber, for with Agency PJA.

41º North X Oceanographers

Shot for 41º North Magazine. Various photo essays on oceanographers, climate scientists and marine researchers.

Poland Spring

Advertising campaign shot for Poland Spring ‘s ORIGIN with Hogarth featuring actor Patrick Dempsey.

Nat'l Fire Protection Agency

Honda

Advertising for Honda’s What Does Fatherhood Look Like campaign with Fatherly. We traveled to Atlanta, GA, Northampton, MA and Marysville, OH to interview and photograph dads with their children. All casting was done on location in each city.

41º North X F/V Excalibur

Shot for 41º North Magazine. Photo essay about captain Jim Violet and his crab boat the F/V Excalibur.

Shadowbrook Farm

Branding campaign for Shadowbrook Farm, a small family run business in upstate NY. The farm has hundreds of acres of open grazing pastures and is dedicated to sustainable, authentic farming which allows the animals to live happy and healthy lifestyles. We spent a weekend with the Benson boys learning about their practices and exploring the hay fields and ponds.

Calyx Containers

Calyx Container’s Art of Glass Film Series, Episode 2: Artistry Meets Industry. We directed and shot stills in a nationwide campaign highlighting important glass artists. Art of Glass celebrates heady glass artistry as a key component of cannabis history and consumption culture. We are collaborating with artists to shed light on the nuances of working with this medium and how it has shaped the industry.

Navigant Credit Union Spring

Broadcast and stills advertising campaign for a Rhode Island based bank with Nail Communications.

Sennheiser Audio

Global advertising campaign with Mullen Lowe.

Go Rving Arizona

Advertising campaign for Go RVing with digital media agency Fatherly. My family and I traveled throughout northern Arizona in an rv for a week of adventure and family bonding time.

Go Rving Florida

Video and stills campaign for Go RVing with digital media agency, Fatherly. The concept was “Home Movies From The Road.” My family and I traveled from Miami to Key West in an RV for a week of documenting our adventures and family bonding time.

Calyx X Vela/Shelbo

Calyx Container’s Art of Glass Film Series, Episode 1: The Collab. We directed and shot stills in a nationwide campaign highlighting important glass artists. Calyx’s resident artist, Vela G, collaborates with his long time friend and fellow lampwork master, Mike Shelbo, from Vista California. Vela & Shelbo are two of the biggest names in the glass community and among cannabis enthusiasts. As seen on Netflix’s ‘Blown Away’, Shelbo exhibits his patented goblin design, inspired by his love for sculpture as a method of self-expression, alongside one of Vela’s unique striped glass rigs.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Vermont

Advertising campaign for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont. We shoot real subscribers on location throughout Vermont for the agency Traffik.

Huntington Bank

Advertising campaign for a Mid-Western Ohio based bank with Arnold Worldwide.

L.L. Bean

Advertising for L.L. Bean’s Be An Outsider campaign with Fatherly.

Floating Hospital

Various advertising campaigns for Floating Hospital For Children at Tufts Medical Center with Nail communications.

Howes Farmers

Advertising campaign for Howes Lubricator featuring a local New England farmer.

Howes Truckers

Advertising campaign for Howes Lubricator featuring local New England truckers.

Calyx X Marble Slinger

Calyx Container’s Art of Glass Film Series, Episode 4: Marble Slinger. We directed and shot stills in a nationwide campaign highlighting Philadelphia underground cannabis activist and pipemaker Aaron Golbert aka Marble Slinger. Slinger is best know for his visages of pop culture icons such as Audrey Hepburn and Sherlock Holmes, as well as his sandblasted color-blended pipes and tubes. His appropriation of the Morton “Assault” Girl has brought him worldwide acclaim.

Fruit Of The Loom

Advertising campaign for FOTL’s Soft Cotton For Tough Girls with CP+B Group.

Busch Beer

New Balance Running

PUR Water

Advertising campaign with Arnold Worldwide.

Sorel X Canada Goose

Advertising campaign for a collaboration between Sorel, Canada Goose and Concepts with Soldier Design.

Carnival Cruise Lines

Global advertising campaign for Carnival Cruise Lines with Arnold Worldwide. I was commissioned to go on a 7-day Caribbean cruise with my family and document the experience with my phone to create a “family album.”

41º North X Boatbuilders

Headmaster Mag

Commisson for Headmaster Magazine with designer Joseph Segal of Pretty Snake.

EDU

Various higher education campaigns for universities such as UPENN, UMASS, Bryant, URI, among others.

Outside Magazine X Lhakpa Sherpa

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Culture Trip

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Calyx X Justin Carter

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Guinness X Notre Dame

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41º North X Quonnie Sirens

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Patagonia Workwear

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Navigant Credit Union Winter

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Navigant Credit Union Summer

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Outside Magazine X Hodding Carter

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of RI

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Outside Magazine X Bernd Heinrich

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New England Travel

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Calyx X Liz Wright

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of RI

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41º North X Oceanographers

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Poland Spring

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Nat'l Fire Protection Agency

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Honda

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41º North X F/V Excalibur

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Shadowbrook Farm

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Calyx Containers

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Navigant Credit Union Spring

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Sennheiser Audio

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Go Rving Arizona

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Go Rving Florida

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Calyx X Vela/Shelbo

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Vermont

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Huntington Bank

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L.L. Bean

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Floating Hospital

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Howes Farmers

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Howes Truckers

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Calyx X Marble Slinger

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Fruit Of The Loom

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Busch Beer

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New Balance Running

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PUR Water

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Sorel X Canada Goose

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Carnival Cruise Lines

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Headmaster Mag

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EDU

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