underwater Director of Photography | Documentary Filmmaker
KARCHEVSKII PAVEL
About me
Revealing the beauty and emotional depth of the underwater world
Documentary underwater cinematographer, graduate of VGIK (Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography), and active PADI Diving Instructor #440728.
I specialize in underwater cinematography for feature films, documentaries, commercial campaigns, and music videos.
Member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. Participant of Moscow Dive Show and Wild Underwater World exhibitions.
I work with the Sony FX6 (S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine) in a professional underwater housing.
I specialize in underwater cinematography for feature films, documentaries, commercial campaigns, and music videos.
Member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. Participant of Moscow Dive Show and Wild Underwater World exhibitions.
I work with the Sony FX6 (S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine) in a professional underwater housing.
About me
Revealing the beauty and emotional depth of the underwater world
Documentary underwater cinematographer, graduate of VGIK (Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography), and active PADI Diving Instructor #440728.
I specialize in underwater cinematography for feature films, documentaries, commercial campaigns, and music videos.
Member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. Participant of Moscow Dive Show and Wild Underwater World exhibitions.
I work with the Sony FX6 (S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine) in a professional underwater housing.
I specialize in underwater cinematography for feature films, documentaries, commercial campaigns, and music videos.
Member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. Participant of Moscow Dive Show and Wild Underwater World exhibitions.
I work with the Sony FX6 (S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine) in a professional underwater housing.
Main Creative Directions
I take part in expeditions and scientific projects, filming wildlife both underwater and on land.
I work in close collaboration with researchers and scientific institutions.
My goal is to use the language of cinematography to reveal how the living world functions — conveying its fragility while preserving authenticity.
I work in close collaboration with researchers and scientific institutions.
My goal is to use the language of cinematography to reveal how the living world functions — conveying its fragility while preserving authenticity.
💧 Commercials & Music Videos
Underwater, everything becomes weightless. Light turns alive, and fabric and body acquire a unique fluidity.
Together with directors and performers, I create visual concepts where water becomes part of the narrative.
The underwater environment allows emotion to unfold through breath, reflection, and suspended movement — creating the feeling of a dream or another dimension.
Together with directors and performers, I create visual concepts where water becomes part of the narrative.
The underwater environment allows emotion to unfold through breath, reflection, and suspended movement — creating the feeling of a dream or another dimension.
🧜♀️ Art Productions & Fashion Shoots
Water is the perfect stage for visual poetry.
Here, time flows differently, movement transforms into dance, and light becomes living matter.
Each project is a synthesis of body language, fabric texture, and reflections — where fashion, art, and water merge into a single narrative.
Here, time flows differently, movement transforms into dance, and light becomes living matter.
Each project is a synthesis of body language, fabric texture, and reflections — where fashion, art, and water merge into a single narrative.
Underwater sports cinematography reveals technique, strength, and aesthetic form in a state of weightlessness.
I work with professional athletes, freediving instructors, and synchronized swimmers, capturing dynamic imagery of breath control, power, and concentration beneath the surface.
These productions are ideal for documentaries, commercial campaigns, and sports promotion.
I work with professional athletes, freediving instructors, and synchronized swimmers, capturing dynamic imagery of breath control, power, and concentration beneath the surface.
These productions are ideal for documentaries, commercial campaigns, and sports promotion.
Featured Projects
Underwater cinematic SHOWREEL 2026
Diving into the World of Northern Whales with an Underwater Cinematographer
Trailer for the documentary film “Depth: A Game Beyond the Rules”
Pra(KillaGramm), LuckyProduction - Moon light
Grigory Yablochnikov on Underwater Filmmaking
Documentary Film for VGIK
Diving with Tiger Sharks — Moskvarium
Promo Video
Kuril Express
An expedition documentary about diving in the Kuril Islands
Filming a Zander Fishing Tournament
HOT SPOT ZANDER 2
Scene for the TV Series “A True Princess”
Choreography — “Frozen Light”
Choreography for the Background Broadcast of the Show “In Love with Figure Skating”
Equipment
• Sony FX6 (S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine)
• Aluminum underwater housing — rated to 40 meters
• Lenses: Sony 24–70mm GM II, Sony 16–35mm GM II
• Professional lighting & underwater sound recording
• Aerial cinematography (where permitted)
• Aluminum underwater housing — rated to 40 meters
• Lenses: Sony 24–70mm GM II, Sony 16–35mm GM II
• Professional lighting & underwater sound recording
• Aerial cinematography (where permitted)
Trusted By
Underwater Cinematographer — Pavel Karchevskii
The sea has always been my true calling. Graduating from VGIK (Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography) as a cinematographer for film and television, I brought together cinematic storytelling and my lifelong connection with the ocean.
Resident artist at 35photo.pro. Exhibiting photographer at Moscow Dive Show and Wild Underwater World. Award recipient at 35 Awards and BIFA. Nominee at the short film festival “Kinografika.”
Winner of Best Documentary Director at Белая Птица.
Official Selection of the International Ocean Film Festival (USA).
Finalist at Международный кинофестиваль «Крылатый Барс» and Zilant International Film Festival.
Resident artist at 35photo.pro. Exhibiting photographer at Moscow Dive Show and Wild Underwater World. Award recipient at 35 Awards and BIFA. Nominee at the short film festival “Kinografika.”
Winner of Best Documentary Director at Белая Птица.
Official Selection of the International Ocean Film Festival (USA).
Finalist at Международный кинофестиваль «Крылатый Барс» and Zilant International Film Festival.
Member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists since 2022.
Phone: +7 903 791 21 11
