Mauricio Ventura is a cinematographer originally from Washington D.C. He earned his B.A in Cinema Arts+Sciences from Columbia College Chicago where he was first introduced to the world of film. After graduating in 2015, he began working on a variety of projects as a grip, 2nd ac and eventually DP on short narratives and documentaries. After spending two years working in the east coast, he relocated to Los Angeles, California where he continued to hone his craft and sensibilities for telling stories. Mauricio has recently moved to Maryland with his wife as of three months ago to begin his own production company called Second Wind Cinema providing the greater Metro DC area with Cinematic documentary and commercial style content.