Mark Lapwood NZCS ACS is a cinematographer and director based on Waiheke Island and working everywhere.

Mark Lapwood Cinematographer / Cameraman operating a professional cinema camera mounted on an Easyrig stabiliser outdoors under leafy trees
Mark Lapwood Cinematographer / Cameraman operating a professional cinema camera mounted on an Easyrig stabiliser outdoors under leafy trees

For more than 25 years, Mark has filmed commercials, documentaries and features around the world, with work commissioned for Netflix, National Geographic, the BBC, Discovery and UK Channel 4. His work has taken him from boats in Fiordland to the shores of Whakaari / White Island.

Pure Soul Films brings that craft home. Mark makes story-led films for tourism, adventure and hospitality businesses, plus schools, artists and founders on Waiheke and nationwide. Some are told without words, through images and music alone, others are told in people’s own words with his warm guidance and insight.

He works with a small crew and a light footprint, one shoot can give you a hero film that moves the needle, plus social cut-downs, aerials and stills.

Mark Lapwood - a smiling shaved head middle-aged man in a floral shirt posing outdoors against a soft green bokeh background
Mark Lapwood - a smiling shaved head middle-aged man in a floral shirt posing outdoors against a soft green bokeh background