Skip to main content

Call Me Mabie

Professional Photography & Videography

About
Makers
Music
Lifestyle
Video
Shop
Contact

Main Content

Fine Photo & Video Work.
Plain & Simple.

Portfolio Contact Justin

While Supplies Last

Buy a Shirt, Mabie?

Justin Mabie is a professional photographer and videographer who has traveled the globe shooting for chart-topping musicians, influencers, and celebrities.

Checkout some of the amazing photos from his travels

Music Portfolio

_callmemabie_

I got to spend some time yesterday with my friend

I got to spend some time yesterday with my friend @derekfrommalden who was very generous with his shop, material, and time of his own to help me with an important project. Derek has done a ton for me personally and professionally so I guess I owe him a pedicure… which he swears by🦶🏻🤷🏼‍♀️
•
#metalshop #maker #metalworker #makercommunity #metalwork

The wood finishing (and more!) company @walrusoil

The wood finishing (and more!) company @walrusoil is very special to me and their owner, David, is truly a great and honest guy. These are a few photos @sawdust_gypsy_ and I recently captured, somewhat impromptu, finishing a mosaic piece she knocked out.
•
I never get tired of watching my friends create so it was a pleasure once again documenting Carlina craft more awesome wood art before my eyeballs. I don’t take these experiences for granted.
•
#woodfinish #scrollsawartist #mosaicart #woodart #woodfinishes

Iconic chair maker @gpenningtonwindsorchairs taugh

Iconic chair maker @gpenningtonwindsorchairs taught me and some of my best friends how to make a continuous arm rocking chair. If you’ve been to Greg’s, you can attest that the experience is unmatched. Whether it’s Greg’s class or not, learning new skills can only help so I’m thrilled to return home with new techniques in my back pocket as well as unforgettable memories, to say the least. I’m massively appreciative for last week.
•
@wood_brain
@pinebarrenpalletworks
@rojascarpentry
@shallowcreekwoodcraft
•
#chairmaker #chairmaking #handtoolwoodworking #finewoodwork #windsorchair

When @onefinitycnc heard what happened, they didn’t hesitate. They picked up the phone, offered their support, and invited me to a shoot where I’d have free reign and creative control to create whatever and however I’d like, right there on the spot with our friend @jimmydiresta who is not only an icon but an inspiration. The video was published on Onefinity’s YouTube channel last week if you’d like an experiential, feel-good Jimmy piece to watch! When you’re through with that, check out my 50 minute documentary about Jimmy’s life and all. Thank you so much to Jimmy, @morganhop, @stonefinity, and the Onefinity team for all that you do for the community I absolutely could not live without 🖤⚡️
•
#diresta #cncmachining #cncwoodworking #makercommunity #makerstrong

When @anneofalltrades offers to help me with my ch

When @anneofalltrades offers to help me with my chair, I use it as an opportunity to run away, forget the endless tear out (and as Greg says, “tear out leads to swear out”), and pretend that my chair hasn’t been a collaboration of …assistance… over the last several days.
•
As always, this has been an unbelievable class with @gpenningtonwindsorchairs - makers, memories, and mimosas. We haven’t had any mimosas but the alliteration crushed.
•
More updates and chair making to come! Thanks for everything, Greg!
•
Show some love to: @pinebarrenpalletworks @shallowcreekwoodcraft @wood_brain @rojascarpentry
•
#chairmaking #chairmaker #woodshop #finewoodworking #handtools

I’m currently taking a chair making class in one

I’m currently taking a chair making class in one of the first wood shops I ever walked into and it just so happens to still be my favorite of all that I’ve been into. My dear friend @gpenningtonwindsorchairs is teaching me alongside several of my best friends. After years of visiting this shop routinely, it’s about darn time I make something I can put my butt on while I rock back and forth. Continuous arm rockers are being born as we speak. Check out my video about Greg on my channel!
•
#chairmaking #chairmaker #woodshop #handtools #woodworking

⚡️MAKER DOCUMENTARY⚡️Pete Capar of @ptrees

⚡️MAKER DOCUMENTARY⚡️Pete Capar of @ptreesworkshop wears a lot of hats: maker, podcast voice, husband, and dad, to name a few. We talk about where he came from, how he pays for his shop, how he balances full-time work, and why making still matters.
The full story is live on YouTube 🖤 Thank you SO much to everyone who has watched. If you’ve seen it, what do you think?
•
#maker #woodworker #makersofig #woodshop #handmade

I’m raffling my ouija boards for charity. I put

I’m raffling my ouija boards for charity.

I put a ton of work into these, seriously, but I do not believe in the products they were made with and therefore do not feel comfortable selling them to the public. If I’m going to sell a product to my community, I’d want to know that it’s the best that I can make it.

More info coming as soon as I figure out how to host a raffle.
•
#ouijaboard #spiritboard #handmade #liveedgeslab #makerssupportingmakers

Hi, I’m Justin Mabie, it’s 2026, this is my fa

Hi, I’m Justin Mabie, it’s 2026, this is my face in case you’ve never seen it, and this is one of those “about me” posts that will probably always feel weird. Allow me to introduce (or reintroduce) myself!

I make short documentary films about makers: their work, their shops, and their lives beyond the workbench. The series is called Call Me Mabie and you can find it on YouTube and This Old House Makers Channel on Roku, Amazon Prime, Samsung TV, and a few other streaming platforms I can never remember. There are nearly 40 episodes featuring makers of all kinds, with many more to come.

I studied film production and then started my video career in Southern California working in the music industry with Grammy-winning artists. Soon after, I accidentally wandered into the maker world, despite having zero woodworking background, by doing video work for Laguna Tools. At the time, I genuinely couldn’t tell you the difference between a bandsaw and a tablesaw. From there, I bounced around the states chasing video work within the maker community: Charleston, Austin (where Call Me Mabie was born), Rhode Island, and now Maryland.

Rhode Island is also where I spent three years working for a certain epoxy company: a deeply unhealthy, exploitative, retaliatory place that happily walked all over me while doing the same to the maker community I care so deeply about. I stayed longer than I should have, learned more than I wanted to, and came out more inspired to create than ever. The upside is that 2026 looks very different. I now work full time for a company that respects me, the work I do, and actively supports Call Me Mabie- something I definitely did not have. I typically make the films on nights and weekends and I’m excited to work with good companies moving forward.

I’m East Coast based but constantly on the road. While I usually live behind the camera, I’m also a hobbyist, very-much-a-novice maker who’s just getting started thanks to patient friends and an absurdly generous community.

The maker community is my world. It gave me purpose, belonging, and friendships I’ll carry for life. If you’ve watched, shared, supported, or trusted me with your story- thank you.

Filming in the shop with Pete Capar of @ptreeswork

⚡️NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO⚡️This maker documentar

2025 sucked for me. I usually roll my eyes at the

2025 sucked for me. I usually roll my eyes at the annual New Year’s Eve “this year sucked” posts but 2025 genuinely did for me. The only reason I made it through was the people around me: the maker community, the friends who showed up, checked in, laughed along, and had my back. I must say, grateful doesn’t even cover it.
•
🖤 I couldn’t let the year end without aggressively appreciating the maker community one more time 🖤
•
#makercommunity #woodworkersofinstagram #makersformakers #makerssupportingmakers #makerlife

Larissa Huff is a huge inspiration to me so here’s a sequence of clips of her being the badass woodworker, artist, maker, and everything else that she is 🖤 Check out my short documentary all about the lovely @larissa.huff 🪵🪚 Now on the Roku Makers Channel and YT.
•
#finewoodworking #finewoodworker #maker #woodshop #handtools

Happy birthday to this absolute gem of a human: @m

Happy birthday to this absolute gem of a human: @morganlopez_

It has been just over a year since her first woodworking project and she has already touched more tools, trades, and techniques than I did in my first five years in this community. Welding, timber framing, woodturning, table-making… every time she steps outside her comfort zone, she doesn’t just try… she crushes it.

What makes it even better is that she does it all with so much kindness, patience, and heart.

I’m so proud of you, Morgan! 🖤
•
#makercommunity #woodworkerforlife #maker #woodworkingcommunity #makersformakers

I’m so grateful to work with brands that trust t

I’m so grateful to work with brands that trust the process, respect the people, and understand that real stories come from real shops.
•
Friends of @carhartt 🤎
@pinebarrenpalletworks @sawdust_gypsy_
•
Thank you so much to Patrick and Carlina for trusting me with this project. Being believed in with my creative freedom is something I very much look forward to getting back to. This is what support actually looks like.
•
#carhartt #carharttpants #maker #makerstrong #makers #makercommunity #woodworkers #handmade #hardwork #bts #behindthescenes #videography

With a passion for design, craft, and inexplicably

With a passion for design, craft, and inexplicably being the only person to exclusively call me “Juice”, @encurtis is not only a great friend of mine but also a wildly skilled woodworker and craftsdude. My documentary on him can be found on the video platform.
•
#maker #woodworkerlife #finewoodworking #finewoodwork #woodworker #woodshop #craftsman

If you’re like eden_woodcrafts and can relate to

Teams like this show you what happens when you let

While @jak.naturaldesigns is releasing a new line

While @jak.naturaldesigns is releasing a new line of pieces today, it was almost exactly three years ago that one of my favorite maker documentary episodes I’ve created was published. You know where to find it if you’re interested but, more importantly, please be sure to visit Jackie’s page to scope out her new line of work available to the public that’ll launch a little later today 🖤
•
#woodturner #woodturning #latheturning #lathe #woodturn #woodturned #artist #woodartist #canadianart #canadianmade #handmade

SEEKING FULL TIME VIDEO WORK - WILLING TO RELOCATE

SEEKING FULL TIME VIDEO WORK - WILLING TO RELOCATE 🛥️ 🔥 Picture a boat that looks beautiful from shore but onboard is a slow burn of silence, fear, and smallness. I finally stepped off. I refuse to shrink myself to fit into someone else’s idea of worth. The fire behind me isn’t destruction- it’s illumination. I’m done surviving in toxic spaces but I am ready to thrive in authentic ones. My liberation begins now.
•
#letitburn #makercommunity #makers #community #woodworkingcommunity #woodworkers #makersofig #makersofinstagram

Load More... Follow on Instagram

About
Makers
Music
Lifestyle
Video
Shop
Contact

Call Me Mabie © 2026 | Photography • Videography • Creativity