John Roney - Underwater Cinematographer

UNDERWATER CINEMATOGRAPHER & FILM EDITOR

Sharing the underwater world through immersive cinematic storytelling.

Creating natural history films, cinematic underwater imagery, and documentary television for audiences around the world.

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Editing Portfolio

RECENT WORK

Snake Island

Short Film

Natural History

A rare predator alliance unfolds on a volcanic island in Indonesia’s Banda Sea.

The Volcanic Life of Sea Kraits

Sea kraits hunt alongside bluefin trevally in a rarely documented natural history sequence, set among coral reefs and geothermal black-sand shores.

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Underwater Cinematography

Broadcast-quality underwater cinematography capturing marine life, behaviour, and cinematic ocean imagery across the Canadian Pacific and Indo-Pacific.

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Sandpiper's Last Supper

The Cinematic Ocean: Indonesia

Ocean Warriors

Film & Television Editing

Story-driven editing for broadcast television, documentary series, and feature-length factual films.

SeaLegacy: The Voyage

Racing Waters

Ocean Warriors

Guardians of the North

Tide Turners

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Picking up the Pieces: The Witness Blanket

FOOTAGE LICENSING

License rare underwater wildlife footage.

A curated library of broadcast-quality 4K and 5K underwater footage, featuring Salish Sea wildlife, Indo-Pacific reef life, and rare animal behaviours.

Available for documentaries, broadcasters, museums, and editorial projects, with exclusive and non-exclusive licensing options.

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LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS

Giant Pacific Octopus

Kelp Forests

Remote Coral Reefs

Sea Lions

Rare animal behaviours

RECENTLY FEATURED IN

Remarkably Bright Creatures

“This wonderful diver and documentarian, John Roney, shoots a ton of underwater photography, and we licensed some of that footage for use throughout the film. My cinematographer, Ashley Connor, loved his work because he followed these creatures in a way that was very character-driven and fit the language of our film.”

— Olivia Newman, Director

SELECTED CLIENTS

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Seventy One Percent

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The Cinematic Ocean: Indonesia - Official Trailer

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Filming the Deep: Giant Pacific Octopus | Presented by KrakenSports

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John Roney - Underwater Cinematography Reel - 2024

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Broadcast TV

Freediving

S01E001 Freediving

RECENT WORK

Paralympic champion Tyler Turner takes on freediving.

Part of the action-driven docuseries All In, this freediving story follows Tyler Turner as he takes on a new underwater challenge in a journey of adaptation and self-discovery.

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CONTACT

Let’s work together.

Available for underwater cinematography, documentary editing, footage licensing, and select creative collaborations.

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