OWC Creator
Nick Cahill
Who Am I? How Did I Get My Start. What Are My Interests?
Hey there, I’m Nick Cahill – a seasoned outdoor adventure filmmaker and photographer. I’m the guy behind that jaw-dropping Milky Way image that graced the cover of National Geographic’s “Guide to the Night Sky.” My journey in this creative realm has led me to snag awards for my video work too, through multiple documentaries. What really drives me is the passion for adventure and the thrill of capturing stunning visuals along the way, but specifically taking cameras where most people don't go. You can often find me on the glaciers of Alaska in the winter, or in the middle of the Mexican desert chasing trophy trucks. I first picked up a camera when I was building a race-car in 2006, and have been hooked ever since. I think of myself as someone who documents the life I live vs going out to document a life.
Field Gear
See all 60 items on my field gear list covering camera, glass, sound, filtration, tripod, POV, storage and more at Nick Cahill's Gear List.
Workstation Gear
- BenQ monitor
- Thunderbolt Pro Dock
- OWC ThunderBay 4
- Synology 12 bay NAS
- Apple MacBook Air
- Bose 5.1 speaker system
- CFexpress Type B 4.0 Reader
Tips, Tricks, and Gear
The best camera is the camera you have. I'll often get asked "what the best camera you think I should buy" or gear.... and to me the answer never lives in tech. It’s not the latest and greatest. It’s about the relationships you've built. It’s about the passion you have. It’s about what you're putting into it. Do you want to shoot automotive stuff? Have you put any time into being a part of that community? If not, I wouldn't expect to be on the forefront of that kind of work. Invest in your passions. Invest in your clients. Learn to drive cars. Go to car meets, races, cars and coffee events, participate.
I’m definitely better behind the camera than I am behind editing software, so I have a MacBook Air for most of my work. The little Air doesn’t have nearly enough ports for everything I need (Screen, OWC ThunderBay 4, 10GBE port etc.) So the Thunderbolt Pro Dock is my go to piece of gear that connects all my things together.
The Atlas CFexpress Type B 4.0 reader could be the difference in a successful project vs not. The ability to move 2TB of footage in 12 minutes is unlike any other. When you have multiple cameras shooting a festival and you need to turn and burn an overnight edit every second wasted during transfer pushes you closer to the deadline.
Designed for pro creative workflows and features 10G Ethernet, frontside CFexpress and SD card readers, Thunderbolt (USB-C) device support, and peripheral ports.
Ultra-fast compact USB4 (40Gb/s) CFexpress 4.0 Type B card reader for creative professionals with transfer speeds up to 5000MB/s.
We made the OWC ThunderBay 4 even better with all improved internals, performance, reliability, and flexibility.
- Dual Thunderbolt Ports
- Up to 1527MB/s
- Up to 4 x 2.5" or 3.5" Drives
- Options with SoftRAID
- RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) or JBOD
- Includes Thunderbolt cable
- For Mac and PC
Behind the Scenes
Nick set out with a crew in mid 2024 to capture the Pikes Peak automobile race, and put together the following feature film and behind-the-scenes productions.
More on Nick Cahill
You can find prints of Nick’s work for purchase here as well as more information about his work.