Minus tides arrive with the lowest water of the season: a rare moment when the sea withdraws past its usual line and what lies hidden comes into view.
Founded on that moment, Minus Tide Studios is an independent visual storytelling collective based in San Clemente, California.
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Like the receding tide, our work draws back the ordinary to reveal what was always there.
We create moving imagery for businesses with a strong sense of purpose, looking beneath the surface to find the story worth telling.
Every story begins at the waterline: observing, listening, looking closely. We study the rhythm and character of a place to surface its secrets.
We use image, light, and composition in service of a single idea: uncovering the magic that makes a place unmistakably itself.
San Clemente, California · Every low tide
San Clemente, California