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Diving the Pelagian DCCCR

Roger Munns November 26, 2015 Blog, Equipment

Rebreathers are rapidly becoming the standard for underwater natural history camerawork and in 2014 I got …

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BBC – Forces of Nature

Roger Munns October 13, 2015 Blog, Shoots Leave a Comment

In September 2015 I got the chance to do a really unusual shoot in a …

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BBC Life Story – Mating turtles

Roger Munns September 1, 2015 Blog, Shoots

I filmed a dramatic and brutal turtle mating event at Sipadan in Sabah, Malaysia, for …

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Filming Tiger sharks in the Bahamas

Roger Munns November 26, 2014 Blog, Shoots

I’ve dived with, and filmed, Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) before in Aliwal shoals, KwaZulu Natal …

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News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary

Roger Munns October 15, 2014 Awards, Blog

I have just been awarded a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary for …

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Worlds Weirdest: Strange Love

Roger Munns July 25, 2012 Blog

One of my first blue-chip sequences that I worked on has been re-edited and used …

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Filming Bear Grylls – Malaysian Archipelago

Roger Munns January 9, 2011 Blog, Shoots

I specialise in natural history sequences but when the opportunity came along to shoot Bear …

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Roger Munns is an Emmy™ and BAFTA award-winning underwater Cameraman. He was a series DOP on Netflix’s Our Oceans, a principal Cinematographer on Blue Planet II and a Director of Photography on Apples Under-the-Sea screensavers

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Ruthless stalker Flamboyant cuttlefish are beauti Ruthless stalker Flamboyant cuttlefish are beautiful, teeny-tiny stone-cold killers. I followed this 2 inch long predator over the rubble as it stalked and picked off gobies and shrimp at a crazy pace. Most of the time the prey were so well camouflaged I couldn’t even see them before they got pulled in by its modified hunting tentacle. This time I just managed to spot the prey and pull focus in time before he was whisked off to his doom. I’d normally cut this into two shots but I thought it was good to show how quick you have to be on the focus to get the shot! Shot in Lembeh on @reddigitalcinema DSMC2 Gemini Staying with @diveinto_lembeh Support from @fourthelementdive #reddigitalcinema #lembeh #flamboyantcuttlefish
Mounting Cameras on bespoke underwater equipment ( Mounting Cameras on bespoke underwater equipment (grip as it’s known) is a fundamental part of Blue-Chip Natural History Film-making. I’ll be honest. I prefer to have the camera in my hand. I love the flexibility, pace and freedom of movement and positioning that it gives me. But sometimes you need the control and precision of a @mohan_c_sandhu motion slider or a @ronfordbaker quadpod. And once you’ve spent the time to set up they can produce some incredible results. 📷 by @jasonisley and @ollie_depp Camera @reddigitalcinema DSMC2 Gemini Housings @gates.underwater Deep Weapon and @nauticamhousings LT Support from @fourthelementdive
@mitchelldabe meets the jackfish school at Sipadan @mitchelldabe meets the jackfish school at Sipadan 15min relaxing jackfish tornado film on YouTube.com/@RogerMunns - link in Bio Diving with @seaventuresdiverig Support from @fourthelementdive 🙏
Watch the full relaxation film on my YouTube Chann Watch the full relaxation film on my YouTube Channel - link in Bio A single bumphead parrotfish creates around 200 pounds of sand each year. So since I first met them at Sipadan 25 years ago this school will have produced over 600,000 lbs of grade A sand. The same weight as a Boeing 747 ✈️ or 9.6million baby 🦔’s 💩 = 🏝️ Thanks for the Beach 🙏 #reddigitalcinema #sipadan #underwater #gatesunderwater #bumpheadparrotfish
Jackfish rolling through Sipadan Watch more of th Jackfish rolling through Sipadan Watch more of them in my 15min Coral Reef relaxation video on YouTube. Link in Bio.
Find someone that kisses you like a surgeon fish k Find someone that kisses you like a surgeon fish kisses a green turtle 🥰 And Relax…. Full 30min Turtle Spa video on my YouTube channel - link in bio Shot on @reddigitalcinema Wearing @fourthelementdive
It was such an honor to be invited join in the wor It was such an honor to be invited join in the world manta day celebrations with the @mantatrust team at the stunning Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru Thank you to everyone involved for making it such a wonderful experience. It was great to share some of my work in the natural history conservation film-making field with the attendees alongside a presentation from @mantaguy on 20 years of collaboration between @fsmaldives and the Manta Trust. It was also such a treat to catch up with the manta trust family, fellow patrons, trustees, and research team. If you love mantas please do follow the @mantatrust for conservation news, scientific research and tonnes of stunning manta images in your feed! Happy World Manta Day everyone 🤘 📷@jasminecorbettphoto
After 25 years and many thousands of hours underwa After 25 years and many thousands of hours underwater around the world I finally broke a life promise and went for a dive in England 😅 The site was chosen for me and it was (obviously) a quarry, with 2m vis and a water temp of around 14°C even in the middle of summer. It was an absolute pleasure to share the very green experience with @marksharmancam while we completed our @gates.underwater STO course on the dual 8K Black Magic Cine Immersive camera inside a Gates housing. Thanks so much to Gates, @richstevenson.uk @dave.blackham and @waterproofmedia.tv for putting on the course for us. Looking forward to putting this rig to the test in slightly better conditions back home in Malaysia soon
A photo of me at work from the most overqualified A photo of me at work from the most overqualified BTS photographer I’ve ever worked with 😅 The incomparable Dr Sylvia Earle Amazing team effort on this shoot last month 👊 📸 @dr.sylviaearle Hug 📸 @evajulia_
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Sipadan Jackfish Tornado #nature #fish #scubadiving #scuba #sipadan Alone with the insane school of JackFish at Sipadan
Alone with the insane school of JackFish at Sipadan
Sipadan Jackfish Tornado #nature #fish #scubadiving #scuba #sipadan
Stunning, relaxing and meditative footage of an enormous school of Bumphead Parrotfish at the oceanic island of Sipadan. Filmed by Blue Planet 2 Cinematographer @RogerMunns Perfect to leave on as background art on your TV or to loop in your clinic waiting room or office Filmed on @reddigitalcinema cameras (Gemini, Helium) Underwater housings by @gatesunderwaterproducts817 and @nauticam housings Diving with @Seaventures-DiveRig and @scubajunkieseas3530 Music: With Absolute Trust by Elm Lake - licensed from Epidemic Sound
Relax with an enormous school of Bumphead Parrotfish at Sipadan Island
Massive Mesmerising Murmurations of fish from Pulau Sipadan
Fish Tornado
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  • Gates Immersive Housing Speciality
  • Filming Manta Rays in Hanifaru bay for Moon: Nature’s Secret Force
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