Owner, President

Prickett is known as the extreme director of photography from the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He’s been shooting for over 30 years in ridiculously dangerous locations worldwide yet he’s probably best recognized for his action cinematography in feature films, commercials and television. He’s shot nearly every ocean in the world and has won many awards for his work. Mike’s work as a cinematographer or director of photography can be seen in feature films such as Point Break 2, Chasing Mavericks, Billabong Odyssey, X Men 2, Riding Giants, Step Into Liquid, Blue Horizon, The Ride, Day of Days, Red Sky Morning, and the list goes on. He also works with all the major television networks like NBC, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, BBC, Learning Channel, Fox Sports, ESPN, etc. In addition to Triple Crown of Surfing, he also shot the Super Bowl commercial for Anheuser Busch, and national spots for Nissan and Lexus.

Operations Manager, Creative Engineer

Growing up on the East Coast in North Carolina, “JQ” has more than 15 years of experience in feature, commercial, documentary and television production. Josh is the solutions guy that just doesn’t take no for an answer because he believes there’s always a better way to get the shot and if there’s a way, he’ll find it! As a creative engineer, he’s an invaluable part of the Salt + Air team. Classically trained in Cinematography at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he’s a film buff who’s worked on national commercial campaigns for companies like GMC, Microsoft, BMW, and the Olympics. He's also worked on such notable films and TV shows as “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” “Jurassic World,” “Jumanji,” "Perfect Planet," “Hawaii 5-0,” "NCIS:Hawaii," and, “Magnum PI”.

Director of Photography

Ryan is an accomplished Cinematographer, Director and Producer based in Los Angeles, California. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and found a passion for film through surf cinematography. He graduated from San Diego State University in 2010 with a degree in Television, Film and New Media. Ryan’s work can be seen on National Geographic, Discovery Channel, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Sports, ESPN, Disney and Red Bull Productions. Beyond cinematography, Miyamoto has worked as a 3-D assistant editor on Shrek and Shrek2, and as an underwater camera assistant for Chasing Mavericks and Point Break (2015). His Directorial debut Twinsters, premiered at SXSW 2015 and received the “Special Jury Recognition for Editing.” Current work includes NBC Sports Spartan Race 2016, NBC Sports Winter Dew Tour 2016, Fox Sports Titans of Mavericks 2016 and ESPN’s NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

CFO

Debbie joined Salt and Air Studios with over 30 plus years as an executive in the Advertising/Marketing field with one of the largest national advertising agencies, DDB Needham and with various companies within the Omnicom Group in the role of EVP/COO/CFO. She followed these positions with years of business consulting for companies needing financial and strategic guidance. Debbie’s role at Salt and Air is to oversee finance and operations as well as provide the overall strategic oversight of the company’s growth.

2nd Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Terry is President of the Hawaiian Water Patrol, veteran North Shore lifeguard, Rescue Craft operator, stunt coordinator and actor. Having patrolled surf contests, overseen commercial shows, major films, being flown around the world to places like California, Japan, Thailand, France, and Australia in order to train other public-safety agencies in the art of personal watercraft rescue. Just imagine how many lives where helped and saved through the efforts of this man.

2nd Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator

Brian is co-founder of the Hawaiian Water Patrol, a well known Hawaiian surfer, lifeguard, and waterman. He played himself in Baywatch: Hawaii and has provided invaluable support as a Second Unit Director and stunt coordinator in dozens of major motion pictures. He has extensive experience for water stunts.

Water Cinematographer

Don King is an American photographer, cinematographer, and film director. He is renowned worldwide for his photographic and cinematic images of ocean surface waves and surfing. Don was a high school sophomore the first time he sold a photograph. The purchaser was Surfing magazine, which used it on its cover. Born and raised in Hawaii, Don King lives on Oʻahu with his wife Julianne Yamamoto King and their sons Beau, Aukai and Dane.

First AC and SHOTOVER Tech

Warner has a long history as a First camera assistant for TV shows such as Baywatch, Beyond The Break, Vans Triple Crown and Feature films such as Billabong Odyssey, The Punisher, Edward Scissorhands, Cocoon, Revenge of the Nerds, Flight of the Navigator and others. Having been Mike Prickett’s primary camera assistant, Warner’s expertise extends off land to water and aerial based film productions as well.