A graduate of both the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies and the New Hampshire Institute of Art, he uses aspects of both veins of image-making to heighten the craft of visual storytelling. The Lead Photographer for both Cinema Eye Honors and the Camden International Film Festival, his work has appeared in such publications as Rolling Stone, Filmmaker Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter. Spencer has also instructed at the Maine Media Workshops + College and photographed for clients such as Field of Vision and James Taylor.