our team


trip jennings

Principal & Founder of Balance Media, Trip has filled many passports with stamps from projects around the world. He got his start creating kayaking videos, then began working with National Geographic. In 2007, he was named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Honoree. He's won dozens of awards including Banff Film Festival's Best Film on Mountain Environment. Now Trip focuses that same passion on making sure every project is creative and impactful.


SARA QUINN

Sara is a photographer and videographer who loves telling stories of people and their landscapes. Since joining the Balance Media team as videographer/AP, Sara has traveled to Alaska and Maine to document impacts to river-based cultures. She recently returned from biking the Mississippi River, documenting breakfast culture along the way. She loves shooting with her medium format film camera for personal projects.


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ADAM CORNELIUS

Adam Cornelius is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, and has been editing and making films full-time since 2007. His first feature documentary, "People Who Do Noise", has played at festivals, museums and galleries all over the world. In 2011, he completed "Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters", which won the audience award at the Austin Film Festival and premiered at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam.


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Ryan walsh

Ryan began his career in film as a musician producing his own Youtube cannel and as a freelance video editor. Due to his keen interest in climate and science communication, he joined the Weathered team as AP and has since worked with many of the leading minds in climate-related fields. He loves unravelling complex subjects and repackaging them as simple, compelling narratives that connect with a popular audience.


SUMON MAHMUD

Sumon has over 16 years of experience working with a diverse range of clients including John Hopkins, BBC and UNICEF, creating product visualizations, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animations and customized explainer videos. He has qualifications from the Motion Design School in the U.S. and the Dhaka Art College in Bangladesh.