Laurentiu Garofeanu is a senior video producer, director and photographer. His expertise spans the entire production process and includes script writing, producing, directing and shooting.

Laurentiu currently leads photo and video production for Mekanism Media in Bucharest, Romania. Throughout his career, Laurentiu has overseen all levels of creative production from documentary films to short features to editorial photography.

Laurentiu has been commissioned to film and photograph news coverage and human-interest stories for international news corporations and documentaries for leading television networks. His work spans over 50 countries and includes collaborations with broadcasters such as TLC, Discovery, National Geographic and CBS in the US and ITV, CH 5 and RTL in Europe.

He has worked with renowned press agencies and production houses, such as Barcroft Media, Zigzag and TwoFour. His photographs have been published in The Guardian, Daily Mail, Huffington Post, Times Magazine and The Independent UK.

Laurentiu’s latest commissions include the new Animal Planet series “Preposterous Pets”, which premiered in 2014 and the documentary series “Body Bizarre” series 1, 2 and 3 for Discovery International, which aired on all continents in 2014 and 2015

Laurentiu was born in Romania and has lived in London and New York City for the past 15 years.