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