NYC-Based Underwater Cinematographer · 30+ Countries
Filming the Ocean
one dive at a time.
Cinematic underwater footage, marine life encounters, and honest scuba reviews from the world’s most extraordinary dive destinations.
“Exploring the world one dive at a time — with a cinema lens and a deep respect for the creatures that live beneath the surface.”
See the Ocean Through My Lens
Mandarinfish at Dusk
The Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) is one of the reef’s most visually striking residents — and one of the hardest to film. As daylight fades over Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait, these elusive scuba diving favorites emerge from the coral for a brief, vivid window of activity.
Caribbean Reef Life in Tobago
Speyside sits on the nutrient-rich northeastern tip of Tobago — one of the most underrated scuba diving destinations in the entire Caribbean. Strong currents push in diverse marine life, healthy hard coral, and the kind of wide-angle compositions that make this reef a cinematographer’s dream.
Dive Resort Review
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago
“One of the most underrated scuba diving destinations in the entire Caribbean.”
Speyside sits on the quiet northeastern tip of Tobago — well off the radar for most American scuba divers, which is exactly what makes it special. Nutrient-rich currents fuel some of the healthiest hard coral in the Caribbean, and the wide-angle compositions here are unlike anything else in the region.
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Dorid Nudibranch · St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Gold-Crowned Sea Goddess
Felimare acriba
If you are fortunate enough to spot this radiant creature slowly making its way across a Caribbean reef, you are looking at one of the ocean’s most striking macro subjects. Identifiable by its royal golden gill plume and deep blue body traced with bright yellow lines, this dorid nudibranch uses vivid coloration to warn predators — a textbook example of aposematism filmed in the nutrient-rich waters of St. Vincent.
Read the Full Encounter →Recent Dives & Surface Intervals
Philippines
Life on the Ocean Floor: Macro Film from Dauin
A macro short film from the muck of Dauin — featuring blue-ringed octopus, anemonefish tending eggs, and the timeless partnership between a blind shrimp and its goby protector.
Indo-Pacific
Crocodile Fish: Hiding in Plain Sight
One of the reef’s most patient ambush predators — close-up portraits of the camouflage, fringed eyes, and stillness that make the crocodilefish nearly impossible to spot until it blinks.
Sardine Run
Young Travelers: Humpback Whales of the Sardine Run
Three sub-adult humpback whales moving in tight formation off South Africa’s Wild Coast — one of the most cinematic encounters of the Sardine Run season.
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