I began my career in underwater cinematography in 1987 when I assisted French Television in filming Le Souffle du Dragon, a story about the discovery and exploration of a huge underground lake in Namibia. Since then I have worked with many production companies worldwide.

I was a 2002 Primetime Emmy Award-winner in the category "Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Cam)" for work done for The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, produced by the BBC/Discovery Channel.

I assisted with the National Geographic magazines "Inside the Great White" (April, 2000) and "South Africas Teaming Seas" (August, 2002) and National Geographic Televisions Great White, Deep Trouble. I am presently preparing for the South African leg of Be the Creature, a new National Geographic Television series for which I will be the underwater cameraman.
Charles Maxwell

Charles Maxwell is an underwater cinematographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. A keen diver and lover of the marine environment for 35 years, Maxwell has made documentaries for the National Geographic Society and the BBC. He runs his own business, Underwater Video Services.

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