Andy McLeod

Director of Photography & Underwater Cameraman

Underwater Cameraman: Qualifications

Underwater DoP

Video Still: Dr Chando Music Video

Andy McLeod is an HSE registered Media Diver and qualified SCUBA instructor, with both PADI & BSAC. He has logged more than 2,000 dives across the world and is equally at home shooting wild animals in the open oceans or musicians and models in a tank or studio.

Leopard Seal

Video Still: Leopard Seal in Antarctica - "Heart of Ice" for National Geographic TV

Diving/Marine Qualifications

HSE Commercial Diver Part 4.

HSE Media Diver.

HSE Media Diving Supervisor.

PADI Divemaster.

PADI Draeger Dolphin semi-closed re-breather diver.

Nitrox Diver.

Marine and Coastguard Agency "Boatmaster" (commercial).

Department of Transport: Personal Survival Techniques at Sea.

VHF Marine Radio License.

Current first aid and CPR certificates.

Andy McLeod underwater cameraman with the actor Robson Greene

Andy McLeod & Robson Greene on Extreme Fishing for Ch5

Diving/Marine Experience:

Diving: approx 2,000 dives; including warm/temperate locations eg Zanzibar, Red Sea, Galapagos, Canary Islands and cold water/ice diving eg. Antarctica, Scotland, Argentina. Use of Nitrox and full face masks with communications.

100's of hours experience driving powered craft from small tenders to twin engine diesel hard boats in a wide range of conditions including night passages. Experience of sailing and crewing yachts from 20 foot to 140 foot, including Sir Peter Blake's vessel, Seamaster, from South America to Antarctica and a number of passages around Scotland and The Canary Islands.

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