Nile crocodile, Okavango Delta, Botswana, 2009.
Roger Horrocks is an underwater cameraman and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. His speciality is to shoot underwater sequences and stills for wildlife documentaries, features and commercials.
In 2007/2008, Roger worked as an underwater photographer on the BBC Nature’s Great Events series, which documented the annual sardine run off the east coast of South Africa. The film, “The Great Tide”, won the Golden Palm award at the 2009 Antibes Underwater Film festival.
In 2009 he teamed up with underwater cinematographer Didier Noirot and the Foster Brothers/NHU Africa to shoot a documentary about diving with Nile Crocodiles in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. “Into the Dragon’s Lair” premiered on Animal Plant in April 2010, and won Best Underwater Cinematography at the 2010 BLUE Oceans Film Festival in California. The film was also nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2011 Emmy Awards.
1n 2010, Roger was voted as the Photojournalist of the Year at the Magazine Publishers Associations of South Africa’s PICA Awards.
To check Roger’s availability for an assignment, please contact him directly via email or mobile.
EMAIL: roger@rogerhorrocks.com MOBILE: +27833972222
Nile crocodile, Okavango Delta, Botswana, 2009.