Underwater Filming Services

Dive shooting in Peru spans three distinct water bands. Few countries can match all three in one shoot schedule. The first is the cold, plankton-rich Humboldt Current off the Paracas peninsula and Ballestas Islands, where sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and dense marine life gather. Lake Titicaca adds high-altitude freshwater at 3,812m, where reduced-pressure dive tables and dry-suit protocols apply. And black-water Amazon tributaries around Puerto Maldonado in Madre de Dios complete the set. There, pink river dolphins, caiman, and submerged-forest sequences play out in low-visibility tannic water.

Our operators hold PADI Divemaster or Instructor ratings, plus SSI equivalents. Where the brief calls for it, they add commercial CMAS Three-Star or HSE-equivalent qualifications. Each one keeps logged logbooks across all three settings. Pool and tank work runs through Lima's San Isidro, Miraflores, and La Molina venues. These shoots cover controlled fashion, commercial, music-video, and stunt-coordinated narrative work, with trained water-safety coordinators on standby.

Camera packages center on Nauticam, Gates, and SeaSeed housings. These fit ARRI Alexa Mini LF, RED Komodo and V-Raptor, and Sony Venice 2 and FX6 bodies. Most gear is imported under SUNAT ATA carnets and cleared through customs before the shoot date. We handle deposit and bond forms inside the shoot budgets. Underwater lighting runs on Keldan 8X and Light & Motion Sola packages for marine work. Larger HMI-in-housing rigs cover tank and pool setups.

Each dive starts with a logged risk assessment, a written dive plan, and surface support. A certified safety diver stays in the water beside the camera op. Marine work inside Paracas National Reserve needs SERNANP authorisation. Lake Titicaca shoots clear through regional autoridad nacional del agua forms. Amazon tributary access runs through riverboat operators out of Puerto Maldonado. They handle gear transport, lodging, and dive logistics for multi-day expeditions.