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Our Philosophy

Nexus [nek suh s] – a means of connection; the core or center

From documentaries and lifestyle films to photojournalism and studio photography, Nexus Imagery embodies its name – the connective core between still and moving imagery. We believe that in creatively leveraging talent and tools in a timely manner, a stunning product can be delivered to meet and exceed expectations. It is quite simple: What do you want to say and what do you want to see?

Nexus Imagery is in the storytelling business. From Baghdad to Bixby, we have told stories through images for clients worldwide. By engaging people visually, we move them to think, act and respond. Whether through still or moving imagery, a client’s message is conceived and delivered in unique ways, creating fresh opportunities to engage customers.

Our Services

Film Production

Pre-Production
Creative Development
Scriptwriting
Casting

Production Services
Direction
Cinematography (SD/HD)
Art Direction
Talent
Production Management
5 Ton, 3 Ton and 1 Ton Grip Packages

Genre
Broadcast
Corporate
Documentary
Lifestyle Films
Pilots
Short Film
Web
Post-Production
Editing (SD/HD)
Broadcast Design
Graphics and SFX
Audio/Foley

Still Photography

Pre-Shoot
Creative Collaboration
Art Direction

Shoot
Fully Digitial – Canon Eos 1ds Mark II
Studio with full light package and digital capture for client viewing
Remote with full light package and digital capture for client viewing

Genre
Architecture
Events
Food
People
Products

Post-Production
Full Macintosh workstation with Photoshop
Mac Book Pro with Photoshop for remote shoots


About
Team Bios

Scot J. Law Founder, Director and Photographer

Scot’s greatest asset for the Nexus Imagery team is his creative eye and his global perspective. With a Business degree in hand and a professional photographer by trade, Scot has shot award-winning imagery around the world in 50 countries and on four continents. One of Scot’s specialties is his extensive work in the global/non-profit sector and in his ability to thrive in extreme working environments with limited time to “point and shoot.”

A sample of Scot’s documentary and photojournalism experience includes interviews and portraits of global leaders Lt. Col. Oliver North and Kurdish Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani; short films on the plight of Afghan refugees, inside al Qaeda, and survival and relief stories on the heels of the devastating Indonesian tsunami of 2004. Scot has also produced still and moving imagery for National Speakers and New York Times best-selling authors.

Why did Scot choose imagery? He believes it is because imagery is the one profession that gives him the opportunity to create visual memories for others. That is where we are in the world today—we first “see” and then we believe. From great products and services to capturing an act of goodwill, Scot counts it an honor to tell the story of others through still and moving imagery.

Greg Price (image) Director of Photography and Gaffer

Greg brings to the Nexus Imagery team 20+ years in the film production industry. Today, he is one of the leading Directors of Photography and Gaffers in the State of Oklahoma and has won many awards for his outstanding work. Greg has produced five features for video release and worked on the set shooting hundreds of televisions spots, corporate image pieces and music videos. With degrees in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Oklahoma, Greg knows how to conceive and create moving imagery that is compelling and provocative.

A sample of Greg’s on-set experience includes television commercials for Tulsa’s St. John’s Hospital and Pfizer Pharmaceutical; television broadcasts of Friends and reality hit show Super Nanny; political broadcasts for former Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune and current President of the United States, George W. Bush; theatrical releases including Gary Busey in Round and Round to Connie Nielson in Return to Sender; music videos from new artist Timothy Craig to world famous Garth Brooks; and live television broadcasts from the launch of ESPNU to American Idol legend Carrie Underwood.


Kathy Law Production Assistant and Writer

Kathy joins Nexus Imagery as our Production Assistant and Writer who is committed to providing excellent customer service and project management. She assists the producer and director on set, as well as provides behind-the-scenes support in the form of editing, writing and scheduling.

Before joining the Nexus Imagery team, she worked in the non-profit realm, developing educational programs for China, Iraq and Afghanistan, and served as the lead editor for all communication pieces for the organization.


Our Clients

advertising agencies | athletic coaches | authors | chiropractors | churches and para-church organizations | college and university housing developers | gastric bypass surgeons | gynecologists | home builders | industrial stone suppliers | interior designers | internet marketing firms | land developers | law firms | national youth and adult events | national speakers | non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) | marinas | overseas curriculum | presidential prayer team | recording artists | software developers | universities | vocal and instrumental performers | world missions organizations | youth missions


Studio X

Located just south of Tulsa, OK, our 2500 sq. ft. facility has a 38’ x 34’ x 17’ hard cyc wall, 80’ of fully-railed black curtain and drive-in access through two 15’ doors. Included is an area for craft services, video village, and client lounge area.


Text to Accompany Still Images

Corporate Images

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This champion barrel racer’s life was transformed after undergoing a bariactric (gastric bypass) procedure where she lost just over half of her total body weight. Her story was featured in a calendar created for Dr. Louis Gorospe—one of the country’s leading experts in bariatric surgery, who has completed more than 3,000 such procedures. Nevada, Missouri.

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Mark Gungor is the CEO of Laugh Your Way America and Senior Pastor of Bayside Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Mark is a pastor, speaker, author, musician and producer who has used this image on his website and in various other promotional pieces.

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One of several images used by Hampton Creative on its website to communicate the company’s philosophy, services and unique approach to design. Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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A photograph taken for Timberline Construction of a beautiful dining room in one of their show homes. Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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If one image brands Scot J. Law as a photographer, it is this. Taken in Northern Iraq on one of the hottest days in recorded history (132 degrees), this young girl, affectionately known as “The Backpack Girl,” received a school bag and various educational supplies from World Compassion Terry Law Ministries of Tulsa, OK. Her hopeful face has since appeared on many World Compassion promotional pieces and website. Nahela, Kurdistan.

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This image was used as the front cover of an audio series called “How to Hear the Voice of God” created by World Compassion Terry Law Ministries of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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One of the best-kept secrets of the Nascar community is this 650 horsepower fully-loaded beast for the wanta-be racing enthusiast, designed by Mr. Mark Eldridge of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Image taken for Tulsa OBGYN Associates of Tulsa, Oklahoma for use in its “Grand Opening” promotional material.

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The cover page of Teen Mania Ministries Global Expeditions 2006 summer trip brochure. Garden Valley, Texas.


Global

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On December 26, 2004, the second largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph, the Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries. The following in this series of four photographs were taken in Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the horrific tsunami pummeled its shoreline. This image is of Pak Jafar looking out over the remains of where his home once stood and his family once lived. Jafar was the only survivor of his immediate family. 43 of 50 extended family members were killed that day.

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International rescue workers from around the world banded together to provide assistance in the form of clean drinking water, food and medical supplies. Approximately $7 billion was given towards such relief efforts. This Indonesian aid worker, also known as a “Body Snatcher,” was one of many responsible for locating and removing the bodies of those killed by the tsunami.

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Refugee camps overwhelmed by displaced people did their best to treat the injured, feed the hungry and comfort the mourning. This father and child were ones of those who lived…and grieve the loss of loved ones still today. The father in the photograph said his entire village was destroyed and when asked how big the wave was that hit, he described it as two palm trees tall.

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In the midst of indescribable suffering, this small child stood out as a beacon of hope. We have given her the name “Cabbage Patch Girl” because of her happy face and bright green hijab. Her family was temporarily living in a refugee camp near Banda Aceh when this picture was taken.

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On March 18, 2003, the United States launched the Iraq War. This image is of a U.S. solider named “Smith” serving as a military police officer patrolling the streets of Baghdad.

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Iraqi Christians are free to gather together and to worship as they choose. Security, nevertheless, continues to be a concern as many churches have been blown up since the Iraq War began in 2003. Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Driving across the Syrian Desert at speeds of up to 100 mph to avoid bandits, also known as “ali babas,” we briefly stopped on the outskirts of Baghdad to survey the damage documented by this photograph.

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Under the rule of Saddam Hussein thousands of innocent children, like the baby seen in this picture, died senselessly and unnecessarily due to a preventable shortage of medical supplies. Saddam’s Children’s Hospital. Baghdad, Iraq.

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Imagine the anger you must feel to loose everything, and then to find yourself as the father or mother of small children, sleeping in the dirt under a thin sheet of what they call a “tent” in sub-freezing temperatures. Your children are sick, hungry and cold. At home you could help them…but not here. Why? They tell you it’s because of the Americans.

This is the situation the World Compassion team found themselves in as they entered an Afghan refugee camp in western Pakistan. Surrounded by 10,000 angry, brick and rock-toting Afghan refugees, the WC team was forced to barricade themselves in this storage facility in the center of a UN compound for five hours until help came.

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Afghanistan, located at the crossroads of Central, West and South Asia, is a nation that has historically been molded by the masses of migrating peoples who have settled there. Such a menagerie of cultures attempting to co-exist is, without doubt, largely responsible for the nation’s stagnation and continual destruction under such leadership as the Taliban.

Also known as the "Students of Islamic Knowledge Movement" the Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001. They were ostracized from the world community because of their inhumane treatment of citizens, specifically women and girls, as well as for providing sanctuary to infamous terrorists groups, namely al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Ladin. The elderly man in this picture was a community leader of a village on the outskirts of Kabul and a typical supporter of the Taliban.

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Under the Taliban, women such as the lady in this photograph lived under what some historians call “gender apartheid” or virtual house arrest. During these years, women lost all visibility, voice and mobility. They were banished from the work force, not permitted to receive an education, and could not leave their homes unless clothed in a burqa covering 100% of their skin and accompanied by a male relative (behind which they were forced to walk as a sign of submission). Furthermore, many women died senselessly because male doctors were not permitted to examine female patients, and only a very select few female doctors and nurses were permitted to care for the masses of women giving birth or otherwise in need of medical attention. Consequences for violating such inhumane edits included public beatings, floggings and executions. It was a very dark time in Afghanistan’s history that hopefully the world will never forget or repeat.

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Landlocked in the Himalayas between India and China, Bhutan is known by the Bhutanese as the “Land of the Thunder Dragon.” Bhutan is one of the most isolated and least developed nations in the world, but its people are some of the happiest. In order to preserve its tradition and unique cultural heritage, the government of Bhutan heavily regulates tourism. A government appointed guide is assigned to all tourists.

This image is of a festival hosted by the Buddhist monks of a local Dzong (a fortress found in most Bhutanese communities that consists of courtyards, temples, and housing for monks) to commemorate the deeds of Buddha.

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In the next 15-20 years an estimated 345 million rural Chinese will migrate to cities. This phenomenon is the largest migration of people in recorded history. In 2004, more than half of all concrete used in construction around the world was poured into Chinese cities. Consequently, villages scattered across the countryside of every province in China, are slowly disappearing. In many villages, most young adults have gone and only the very young and very old remain. This elderly man is one who has remained.

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In China, once children reach 8th grade, only 50% will be allowed to progress to secondary school due to inadequate government funds devoted to secondary education. Instead, the unfortunate ½ of children who do not progress will begin working in some capacity to help support their families. This picture was taken in _____ province, China during a World Compassion distribution of educational supplies at a school in great need of additional resources.

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Since 1989, Myanmar has been under military rule. It is becoming a well-known fact, largely based on research conducted by Human Rights Watch, that the governing military knowingly (but denies it) targets male children as recruits, forcing or coercing them into service and eventual combat. Military recruiters desperate to avoid harsh discipline and potential loss of their command posts and dealing with an extremely high desertion rate and quotas of up to 7,000 new recruits per month, target uneducated, lower income children for obligatory military service.

To counteract this, organizations such as UNICEF and others have organized educational campaigns to give such children an opportunity to resist military coercion. The missionary teacher in this picture is one of many who has devoted her life to the safety and well-being of children. She conducts classes for children who otherwise would never go to school, and has personally adopted the twin girls she is holding in her arms.

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These three young Nepalese boys of Lower Mustang, Nepal were given by their families to the local Buddhist temple, where they will receive an education and spend their entire lives serving as monks. It is a very common practice for Buddhist families to offer one of their children in this way.

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Walking home after a long day’s work in the fields. Lower Mustang, Nepal.