Underwater cinematographer Woody Spark with a RED camera in a Nauticam housing on a coral reef

Multi Award-Winning Underwater Cinematographer

Woody Spark is an underwater cinematographer and director of photography based in Sydney, Australia.

He has shot for Netflix, Disney+, National Geographic, PBS, Paramount+ and ABC. He was a key part of the camera team on National Geographic's Secrets of the Octopus, and his work has won multiple Australian Cinematographers Society awards, including Gold for Love and Light (2024) and The Silent Ballet (2026).

He shoots underwater across wildlife, documentary and scripted productions, including as underwater camera operator on NCIS: Sydney. He is known for careful preparation and the determination to capture images that stay with the audience.

Woody is available for projects worldwide and co-founded Grumpy Turtle Films.

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Recognised work

ACS NSW Gold AwardThe Silent Ballet2026
ACS NSW Silver AwardIndah Sekali2026
ACS NSW Bronze AwardEllison: The Reef That Saved Them All2026
ACS National Award of Distinction for CinematographyUnderwater Emotions2025
ACS NSW Silver AwardMeadows in the Blue2025
ACS NSW Gold AwardUnderwater Emotions2024
ACS NSW Gold AwardLove & Light2024

Broadcast

Inside the Sydney Fish MarketButter Media · SBS / BBC Studios2026
All the SharksThe Good Production Company · Netflix2025
Sea Otters: A Wild Family AdventureK2 Studios · IMAX2025
Amazing Abilities of OctopusesJapan Underwater Films · NHK2025
Untold Earth: Giant CuttlefishAtlas Obscura · PBS2025
Secrets of the OctopusWildstar Films / SeaLight Pictures · National Geographic, Disney+2023–25
Dynamic PlanetNatural History New Zealand · Sky Nature, PBS2024
Revealed: Reef ShotWildbear Entertainment · Stan2022
Drain the OceansMallinson Sadler Productions · National Geographic2021

Scripted, film, television and studio work

NCIS: Sydney, Season 4Underwater Camera Operator · Paramount+2026
The Great WhiteUnderwater Camera Assistant · ABC TV2026
Greyhound 2Second Unit Underwater Camera Assistant · Apple TV2026
The Silent BalletUnderwater DOP · Artlist x Spencer Frost Films2025
RebornUnderwater DOP · Artlist x Spencer Frost Films2025
Oil and WaterDirector of Photography · Bus Stop Films2024
Underwater EmotionsUnderwater DOP · Artlist x Spencer Frost Films2024

Commercial and conservation

Ellison ReefDOP · Australian Marine Conservation Society2026
There's a New Mooring in TownGood Chat Productions · SIMS2026
Mourning the Great Barrier ReefRebis Productions · Vivid Festival2025
How Seahorses Make BabiesDOP · Planet Wild2025
The Lost Worlds: Lord Howe IslandDOP · Greenpeace2024
Adidas x ParleyNot So Normal Productions · Australian Open2022
Marriott BonvoyGetty Images2022
The Days Like ThisTaxi Productions · Tourism and Events Queensland2022

Qualifications and insurance

Diving

  • ADAS Occupational Diver
  • AS2299 commercial dive medical
  • JJ CCR Rebreather
  • PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
  • SDI Full Face Mask
  • Nitrox
  • Self Reliant
  • First Aid, CPR, Advanced Resuscitation & Oxygen

Drone

  • CASA Remote Pilot Licence (RePL)
  • CASA RPA Operator's Certificate (ReOC)
  • Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC)

Insurance

  • $20M Public Liability
  • Workers Compensation
  • Equipment
  • Drone operations
  • Dive accident cover (DAN)