about merak
documenting shit worth caring about.
giving people their due.
dean lambeski.
melbourne, australia.
the practice
film
photography
creative projects
most watched.
on instagram / checked 18 october 2026
a collaboration00:52
merak 520
a valet who won’t take smokes, but hands out life advice.
an encounter00:30
an encounter with kurtis
caught mid reel on the way to work.
street style00:55
an encounter in the city
a merak street portrait.
instagram views, checked 18 october 2026. selection from 54 reels with visible counts.
films & concepts / 2025 to 2026
food & craft
santi dreams of chocolate
moving portrait
salwa
food & identity
between rice & reason
an encounter
an encounter with kurtis
a merak concept
act one
artist spotlight
craig cole
ar hair studio.
client work / film & portraits
news.
new collaboration / first phase
as it’s written
& echo.
i’m excited to be working on as it’s written & echo, a new project exploring the stories, memories and small details that make us who we are.
the first phase is a series of intimate filmed portraits. i’ll be speaking with people about the parts of themselves we don’t always see, then filming them doing something meaningful to them. real conversations, personal stories and the ordinary moments that make someone unmistakably themselves.
“what’s something i wouldn’t know about you unless i asked?”
the working folio
2023 to 2026
an idea rarely stays where it starts.
merak
in time.
first a restaurant idea. then a food show concept pitched to sbs. a practice that kept growing into films, culture and craft.
covers, collaborations, act one and unfinished ideas. follow the connections through a working sketchbook.
open the folio pieces ↗one idea leading to another.
film, photography and creative work, shaped around what you need. the packages are starting points. we agree the exact scope, fee and terms together before a booking is confirmed.
talk to dean ↗
the merak price list 01
content session
from $650
quality content. fast.
- up to 2 hours filming
- brief + concept discussion
- 1 fully produced main vertical reel
- up to 2 simple cutdowns
- suitable edited stills where available
- colour, sound + agreed format delivery
- 1 revision round
02
brand story
from $1,200
build a story. depth & impact.
- up to 4 hours filming
- concept + story development
- 1 hero film, approx. 60 to 90 seconds
- up to 3 simple cutdowns
- interview or natural audio as agreed
- suitable edited stills where available
- colour, sound + agreed format delivery
- 1 revision round
03
campaign / feature
from $2,000+
for bigger ideas, launches and full scale storytelling.
- concept + pre production
- half or full day filming as quoted
- 1 hero film + agreed simple cutdowns
- photography as listed in Project Schedule
- interview direction where agreed
- colour, sound + agreed format delivery
- 1 revision round
- quoted to scope
prices in AUD. GST if applicable. scope confirmed in writing. additional work quoted separately.
before we work together
the general agreement.
the working terms, in plain language. dean prepares an individual agreement for your scope, dates, fees and any special conditions.
download the general agreement ↗already working with merak?
your project has a room.
review the work, leave your thoughts and find the finished files.
open the client room ↗