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Join world-renowned cinematographer Roger Horrocks (Blue Planet II, Our Planet) as he interviews Steve Benjamin, South African ocean photographer, expedition leader, and founder of Animal Ocean. Steve shares how he built a life around the sea, from pioneering Cape Town’s seal-snorkeling trips to filming the Sardine Run for BBC and Netflix, and why “I share ocean experiences” defines his career. Part of Roger’s Ocean Footage Mastery Program

Steven Benjamin has been filming in South african waters for many years and has captured some unique once off events such as seals...

With the lockdown regulations in South Africa being eased somewhat, many have taken to getting back into the ocean to surf, freedive and...

Southern double-collared sunbird perched on a strelitzia flower Sunbirds in the city! Renowned for his captivating underwater imagery of...

Lockdown Sunbirds in Kalk Bay, Cape Town Bringing nature into the home through the lens of photographer Steven Benjamin Renowned for his...

Buffel the Elephant Seal has returned to Duiker Island, Hout Bay. Our famous Cape Townian Southern Elephant seal, Buffel, has returned to...

Seal Pup Rescue We recently found a Cape Fur seal pup, born at Duiker Island, Hout Bay, with a piece of plastic around its neck ! This...

New Marine Protected Areas (MPA's) for ampills.com. South Africa - Breaking news ! New Marine Protected Areas for South Africa. The South...

The Two Oceans Aquarium has re-done their entrance arch with one of my slip-level images and it’s massive! The idea for this project was...

Beach Clean-up 2018 Animal Ocean teamed up with an army passionate ocean groups from around Cape Town for a beach clean-up on...

Animal Ocean YouTube We've put a lot of effort this year into creating the Animal Ocean YouTube account and posted some interesting...

We are delighted with this collection of Seal snorkeling videos created by our clients. Thank you and we love sharing them. We have put...

The Sardine Run is a highlight of my year. One never knows what you will find out on the ocean during this period but the rewards are...

I’m often asked “How was this years Sardine Run?” and the easy answer is … absolutely incredible. Being apart of this event and...

For this year's Sardine Run, Animal Ocean headed to Port St Johns at the beginning of June to intercept the expected moving mass of...