Justin Lutsky is an accomplished filmmaker, published photographer, and a seasoned dive professional with a passion and expertise in underwater production. His experience ranges from underwater portrait photography to open water documentaries, confined water narrative work, features, commercials, music videos, short films and behind-the-scenes imagery and safety diving for the film and entertainment industry. As a filmmaker, having directed numerous projects as well, he also has a strong understanding of both the creative aspects of storytelling and the technical logistics of film production, especially those involving significant underwater work.
Justin currently resides in Southern California and travels world-wide for creative endeavors. From studio tanks to olympic pools, oceans, water filled caverns and even underneath frozen seas, with each new project he strives to bring a “larger-than-life”, cinematic experience to audiences everywhere and strongly believe that a collabortive spirit is the most essential element to any successful creative endeavor.
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MAJOR CERTIFICATIONS / AFFILIATIONS
PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor
PADI Divemaster
PADI Public Safety Diver
PADI Rescue Diver
PADI Tec 50
PADI / NSS CDS / IANTD Cave Diver
Blackwater Diver
Ice Diver
Emergency First Response / Oxygen Provider
American Red Cross Life Guard
Society of Camera Operators (SOC)
Riverside County Sheriff's Department Dive Team
Familiar with most major cinema camera systems including:
Hydroflex, Gates, Nauticam, Arri, RED, and Sony
"A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO ANY SUCCESSFUL CREATIVE ENDEAVOR."
JUSTIN
