About

Behind every great natural history sequence lies a deep, intimate knowledge of the environment. As both a marine biologist and professional wildlife filmmaker, my work is built around understanding the animals and ecosystems I film, not simply capturing what happens in front of the lens.

After thousands of hours in the open ocean tracking apex predators and pelagic giants, I have learned to read the subtle clues that can reveal where animals are moving, how they are behaving, and what may happen next. That ability to interpret and anticipate wildlife in the field can make the difference between simply witnessing a moment and capturing an extraordinary natural history sequence.

Behavior, captured in the wild

• Orcas on the hunt: Coordinated hunting behavior revealing the intelligence, strategy, and social dynamics of the ocean’s top apex predators. From strategic marine mammal hunting in the open ocean to specialized ray-hunting behavior in the Sea of Cortez, these landmark moments place the audience at the absolute center of the action.
• Open-ocean wildlife at seamounts: Vast schools of silky sharks and yellowfin tuna swirling alongside giant oceanic mantas, captured at remote underwater oases to showcase the raw scale and biodiversity of the open ocean.
• Giant mantas of the Revillagigedo Archipelago: Intimate, majestic behavior of oceanic giant mantas navigating remote volcanic seamounts and cleaning stations, filmed using years of local knowledge, photo-identification expertise, and scientific research.
• Striped marlins & sharks inside a bait ball: Fast-moving predation from within one of the ocean’s most chaotic spectacles, placing the viewer directly in the center of high-speed, predatory action.
• Dolphins on the chase: High-stakes tracking of bottlenose dolphins engaging in unique, specialized kleptoparasitic feeding behaviors, chasing other fish to force them to regurgitate their meals.

For international production teams, that experience begins long before the cameras enter the water. I am frequently brought into projects during their earliest stages to help shape stories, identify locations and behaviors, plan complex shoots, navigate Marine Protected Areas, and secure the federal permits required by Mexican environmental authorities.

This is where rigorous science meets cinematic storytelling. Whether I am waiting out a rarely seen behavior in the depths, tracking predators across the open ocean, or guiding a production crew to the exact right spot at the exact right moment, the thrill remains the same: reading the signs, anticipating the wild, and being ready when the extraordinary happens.