In episode #54 host Brett Stanley chats with freedive photographer Tony Myshlyaev, better known as Tones Of Blue. They talk about his journey from learning to scuba dive in Vancouver, Canada, to his love affair with the warm tropical waters of Thailand.  Tony shares some of his techniques for shooting people in open water, his favourite spots to dive, and how the pandemic gave him a massive creative push. Follow this guest: Instagram Discuss the episode in our facebook group. Read Waterproof Magazine. Support the podcast. Support the show ..read more

In episode nineteen, host Brett Stanley chats with underwater camera operator Braden Haggerty, a Canadian who’s based in Vancouver. Braden has worked on shows like Batwoman, Altered Carbon, Power Rangers, and the recently cancelled Siren – a drama about mermaids with loads of underwater sequences. They chat about the process of shooting for TV, what she needs to keep in mind for the visual effects, and how training your stunt people for underwater can make the job go so much smoother! Follow Braden: Website, Instagram, IMDB Discuss the episode in our facebook group. Visit our YouTube for lives ..read more

In episode #53 host Brett Stanley chats with freedive champion, film maker, and underwater performer Julie Gautier. Julie’s films are a beautifully visual insight into not just the mind of a freediver, but also into the powerful messages that water can convey through imagery and dance. She talks about her journey from freediver to film maker, and we chat about some of the amazing locations she’s been diving - including swimming with sleeping Sperm Whales.  Follow this guest: Youtube Instagram Discuss the episode in our facebook group. Read Waterproof Magazine. Support the podcast. Support ..read more

In episode #52 host Brett Stanley chats with landscape photographer turned underwater photographer Adam Attoun. Based in Reading California, Adam talks about his background in landscape photography and how he’s brought many of those techniques and aesthetics into his underwater portrait work. We dig in to his process, how he gets such a unique look to his photographs, and how the Northern California weather really limits his shooting days! Follow this guest: Website Instagram Discuss the episode in our facebook group. Read Waterproof Magazine. Support the podcast. Support the show ..read more

In episode #50 host Brett Stanley chats with the man who built the Underwater 3D Cameras for the new Avatar films, Pawel Achtel. Pawel is an engineer with a passion for the underwater world, and has created a variety of imaging solutions, including the 3D Stereoscopic camera system for James Cameron’s new Avatar movies! We chat about how his rig works, the physics of 3D imaging (and how to stop movie goers throwing up), and a neat trick to stop pesky micro bubbles from sticking to your camera’s dome. Follow this guest: Website Instagram Discuss the episode in our facebook group. Read Waterproo ..read more

In episode #49 host Brett Stanley chats with underwater cinematographer and co-founder of The Oceaverse, Ian Takahashi. NFT’s have become a big industry over the last couple of years and they can be confusing for those that haven’t spent time looking in to them - so we chatted with Ian about what they are and how creatives can use them not only as a source of income, but also a way of raising money to go towards ocean conservation projects - which is where the Oceaverse comes in. As a platform for promoting and selling NFTs, the Oceaverse not only showcases some of the best underwater creative ..read more

In episode #37, host Brett Stanley chats with Canadian photographer Meaghan Ogilvie. Meaghan is an underwater fine art photographer, and whilst based in Toronto she travels quite extensively and creating beautiful underwater images as she goes. She’s shown her work in galleries worldwide, and we talk about what that process is like and how the pandemic has change that landscape. Meaghan shares her visions of the future and we talk about what it’s like to spend a few weeks on a sailboat with other underwater artists. Follow this guest: Website, Instagram, Facebook Discuss the episode in our fac ..read more

In episode twenty four, host Brett Stanley chats with Fine Art Photographer Mallory Morrison. Mallory has perfected her ethereal and minimal style underwater, and also her print sales process.  She shares with us how she got started working with dancers underwater, how she channels her fears and nightmares in to her work as a kind of therapy, and her approach to creating art that sells. Follow: Website, Instagram, Facebook Discuss the episode in our facebook group. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brettstanley ..read more

In episode fifteen, host Brett Stanley is chatting with Ian Seabrook, a Canadian underwater Camera Operator and Director of Photography who spends most of his time working between Canada, America, and the UK. His work includes underwater scenes in features like Deadpool 2, Batman vs Superman, Lost in Space, and Pirates of the Caribbean. They talk about learning underwater photography from National Geographic legend David Doubilet, the importance of an open and sharing film community, how a great assistant can make life easier, and nearly being crushed by logs and rolling icebergs in the arctic ..read more

In this episode host Brett Stanley will be talking to Ilse Moore, an underwater portrait photographer from South Africa. Ilse’s work can be dark and dramatic, whilst full of colour and life. We chat about what it’s like to build your own underwater equipment, designing an underwater studio, how to get the best out of your models, and what it’s like shooting portraits with a fisheye lens! Subscribe to the podcast at www.theunderwaterpodcast.com. Follow Ilse on her Website, Instagram, and Facebook Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brettstanley ..read more