We had an extreme close encounter whilst filming a very curious mother Humpback whale and her calf off Maui. The mum was so relaxed with us she seemed to encourage her baby to interact with us at touching distance all the while the escort male could be seen resting below […]

Hardly anybody ventures to the north side of the Hawaiian Island of Molokai because of it’s relative remoteness. The film Jurassic Park was filmed here and I had the honour of doing a number of expeditions to the north side with Dr Dan Salden and crew of the Hawaii Whale […]

The Hawaiian word puka means hole. Whale biologists use the term puka to describe the large calm, hole on the surface of the ocean created by the vortex as the whales tail is drawn down from just under the surface producing a flat spot in the waves. We positioned the […]

Ongoing film projects include filming the spectacular Manta Ray cleaning station of Maui where close encounters with these gentle giants can be recorded in the gorgeous clear waters surrounding the Islands.Photo courtesy- Captain Steve JuarezImage courtesy- Peggy West StapImage courtesy- Captain Steve Juarez

“I had the great honour of working with Sir David Attenborough at the Bristol studios in the UK where he kindly performed a wonderful narration for the award winning film I produced and directed entitled ‘HUMPBACKS FROM FIRE TO ICE.’ Both blue chip and award winning editor Andy Netley and […]

Whilst filming Gulliver Media’s television documentary entitled ‘LOGGERHEADS THE LOST YEARS’ we were able to approach a variety of marine life off Lady Elliot Island utilising closed circuit rebreathers. Images courtesy- Tyrone Canning

During filming of Gulliver Media’s natural history documentary entitled ‘LOGGERHEADS- THE LOST YEARS’ we used closed circuit rebreathers to go into stealth mode and we were able to silently approach Loggerhead turtles as they fed on clams on the Great Barrier Reef. This was the first time this behaviour has […]

Filming underwater in South East Alaska presents many challenges. We filmed at the face of various glaciers and amongst many of the extraordinary visual location populated by a wonderful collection of animals here.

Ross shot a scene for his film ‘HUMPBACKS FROM FIRE TO ICE’ showing a group of False killer whales feeding on Mahi maui off Maui. This is the first time this behaviour has ever been filmed.

Whilst filming scenes for our film ‘HUMPBACKS FROM FIRE TO ICE’ Ross was able to record one of the rarest events in nature at the face of the Dawes Glacier in South East Alaska. Some giant icebergs the size of houses break off at the base of the ice cliff, […]