David Hannan with his underwater camera rig in Milne Bay, PNG |
David Hannan -
HD Marine
Cinematography
Passionate about all things marine from an early age, Filmmaker, Cinematographer, Director, Producer, Artist, Educator and Conservationist, David Hannan has won international acclaim over many years for his startling images of tropical coral reefs and remote underwater realms.
Dave began filming in High Definition in 2001 and since then has filmed in tropical and temperate waters all around Australia, journeyed to Antarctica, setup a base for filming expeditions in Papua New Guinea and established Ocean Ark Alliance, a new not-for-profit organisation. Read more here...
David Hannan's - All New Edition of Coral Sea Dreaming
After many years dedicated to filming and editing underwater scenes in High Definition, a brand new edition of David Hannan's classic underwater masterpiece is coming out now, 20 years since the release of his original best-selling home video.
Over 84 extraordinary minutes, Coral Sea Dreaming again enters into the very heart of life – and death – on a coral reef. It is a story that spans 500 million years and stars some of the most exotic & wondrous marine creatures on earth.
Coral is the planets greatest natural architect and coral reefs boast the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem. Emmy Award-winning cinematographer David Hannan has filmed & edited for nearly 10 years to create this magnificent testimony to our extraordinary undersea world, again set to an original score by Tania Rose.
We meet thousands of reef inhabitants, from ancient turtles to feeding sharks, adorable pygmy seahorses and savage sea slugs, witness a manta ray ballet and courting octopus. Specialized state-of-the-art HD image technology captures these lives with unprecedented intimacy, illustrating elaborate courtship displays, mating rituals, feeding frenzies, intense night-time predation, cannibalism and chemical warfare.
Many of the sequences have never been filmed before. Some may never be filmed again. Corals have survived 5 mass extinctions. But can they survive us?
Filmed over 2000 dives on three great coral reef ecosystems; The Great Barrier Reef, Ningaloo Reef and mysterious Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea Dreaming is a celebration of reefs now under threat of climate change and ocean acidification. There is much to be done to safe-guard these precious ecosystems for future generations. And very little time to do it.
David Hannan is renowned not only for his filmmaking, but also the conservation that is activated by his films. This is the driving force behind his work and his inspiration to establish Ocean Ark Alliance.
Customers in the USA & North America can now purchase '20th Anniversary Collectors Edition' on both Blu-ray & DVD from MLJ Network HERE.
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Books by Roger SteeneAbout Oceanic Wilderness
His meticulous attention to detail conveys vivid impressions of marine life and extensive knowledge gained by determination - and sheer dive hours spent on coral reefs. Concentrating on close-up photography, including microscopic work, some of his subjects are animals that have neither been recorded nor named. read more... 
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Current ProjectsSeptember 26, 2010 Filming in Papua New Guinea February 8, 2010 Marine Video Art |
Like visions of another world, Roger Steenes pictures have a magical quality that delight anyone with an interest in animals, the sea or photography in general.