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

ALL IN

Picking up the Pieces: The Witness Blanket

Search for the Giant Pacific Octopus

Kraken Sports

Short Film

Branded Content

BRANDED COLLABORATION

Filming the Deep: Giant Pacific Octopus

Created in collaboration with Kraken Sports, this short film follows a winter dive in Nanoose Bay in search of one of the Salish Sea’s most fascinating animals:

the Giant Pacific Octopus.

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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

COLLABORATORS

ALL IN

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.

[Editor, Underwater Cinematographer]

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OCEAN WARRIORS:
MISSION READY

Season 1, Season 2

Broadcast TV

Ocean Rescue

RECENT WORK

Saving lives at sea off the rugged West Coast of Canada.

Docuseries following the Indigenous men and women of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary. Their mission is to ensure effective marine search and rescue services for people in distress throughout British Columbia's coastal region.

[Editor, Underwater Cinematographer]

LEO Nonimated.

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