Camera operator / DP · Dive safety officer · Technical manager
Underwater video for broadcast
A broadcast engineer who is also a cave and rebreather diver. Joe operates and directs underwater photography for networks and productions, from open water to the overhead environments most crews can't enter.
Selected work
Productions Joe has shot underwater, or supported as dive safety officer and technical manager.
Why productions hire Joe
Most underwater shooters know cameras or know diving. Joe has spent a career in both: broadcast engineering on one side, technical and cave diving on the other.
Broadcast-ready
A broadcast engineer and systems integrator who understands the deliverables, the workflow and the pressure of a network schedule.
Overhead qualified
Advanced Trimix, Advanced Cave and CCR rebreather certified, so caves, caverns and deep wrecks are within reach.
3,000+ dives
A PADI MSDT and NAUI instructor who also works as dive safety officer and technical manager, briefing and supporting talent and crew in the water.
Full kit available
Cinema housings, underwater lighting and scuba equipment available to rent with the operator, based in High Springs, Florida.
Freelance rate card · Effective January 2026
Rates
Professional services
| Underwater camera operator / DP | $1,750 10-hour day |
| Overtime after 10 hours | $262.50 per hour |
| Full prep day | $1,750 per day |
| Half-day prep / gear check | $875 up to 5 hours |
| Travel day, no shooting | $875 per day |
| Dive safety officer or technical manager | Quoted per project |
| Online or phone consultation | $75 per hour |
Equipment rentals
| Cinema housing camera package and lighting system | $1,250 per day |
| Additional Kelvin lighting system package | $850 per day |
| Basic underwater camera package and lighting system | $250 per day |
| Scuba equipment rental package | $50 per day |
Travel
Ground transportation from High Springs, Florida at the standard mileage rate.
Airfare, hotels, baggage and oversize-equipment fees, shipping, tolls, parking and other production-required expenses are billed at actual cost.
How booking works
- 01 Tell Joe about the shoot Send the quote request below with dates, location and what you need to capture.
- 02 Talk it through A call to cover the environment, safety, camera package and deliverables.
- 03 Get a written quote Labor, equipment and travel itemized from the rate card.
- 04 Prep and shoot Gear check and prep before the dive, then the shoot itself.
Request a quote
Tell Joe what you're shooting
The more detail you share, the faster you'll get an accurate quote. Joe will reply by email.
Prefer email? joe@poddivertv.com