Seth Brayer’s colorful images from both above and below sea level are a testament to his creativity and love of outdoor adventure photography. His still images and video have been used to create advertisements and promotional materials, and have been featured on the big screen as well.

Recent highlights include a World Premiere screening of Seth’s unique surf film Scratching the Surface at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and working with renowned marine-life photographer Tom Campbell as an underwater camera assistant on a Hi-Definition project for the new Discovery HD.

Seth currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, where he can enjoy the beautiful landscapes with the surf and the sea just seconds away.
 




  • Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of California at Santa Barbara (1998)

  • Hi-Definition Underwater Camera Assistant for Discovery Channel documentary on The Lost Civilization of Yonaguni (2003). Work included technical scuba diving skills including deep diving, full decompression, full wreck penetration, and working with 1,200-watt HMI underwater lights during day and night dives

  • Produced, Directed, Filmed, and Edited internationally released Scratching the Surface (2003)

  • Co-Producer/underwater photographer Hidden from View (2002)

  • Universal Studios Hollywood – Studio Guide (1996-97)

  • Certified Open Water Scuba – Scuba Skills International (2001)

  • Certified Advanced Open Water, Nitrox, Safety Diver/CPR, PADI (2002)


  • Discovery Channel

  • Progression Video Magazine

  • Surftech

  • Surf-To-Summit

  • Yater Surfboards

  • Santa Barbara Surfing Association

  • Wetsand.com

  • Wavehunters.com

  • Beatty Products

  • SexWax




Australia, Baja California, El Salvador, Cabo San Lucas, Mainland Mexico, Hawaii, Palau, Japan, Spain, France, Micronesia, Guam, the Ryukyu Islands, as well as the North and South Pacific oceans, the Atlantic Ocean, Sea of Cortez, Tasman Sea, East China Sea, and the Philippine Sea.




  • Still Photography - 35mm film or 5 Megapixel Digital with underwater housing

  • Motion - 1-chip Mini DV, 3-chip Mini DV, 3-chip DVCAM all with underwater housings

  • Film - Cannon 814 Super 8mm

  • Audio - Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Recorder with two condenser microphones

  • Edit Suite - G4 laptop / Final Cut Pro with DVD authoring capabilities
Seth is always available for freelance work as an underwater or topside cameraman, assistant, safety, or for pre- or post-production work including but not limited to, on-line editing, streaming video for the Internet, corporate or promotional videos and DVD authoring.