Roger has worked from the frozen poles to the tropical equator, specialising In immersive imagery of dynamic and fast moving animals and events. Since 2007 he has worked on projects for National Geographic, Disney Films, Netflix and the BBC, including Blue Planet 2 and Our Planet. He owns and maintains both a Red Helium 8K and Red Dragon 6K Underwater Imaging System and is CCR TRIMIX And CAVE qualified.

Roger developed his underwater field craft as a competitive spear fisherman while studying for an Honours Degree from the University of Natal in South Africa. He continued to dive while working in the digital and financial services sectors, and furthered his management training at the UCT Graduate School of Business and the London Business School.

In 2007 he began working for the BBC Natural History on the Nature's Great Events series directed by Hugh Pearson, and began his apprenticeship under cameramen Didier Noirot and Doug Anderson. During this period he narrated and co-directed three documentaries with Craig and Damon Foster.

The first of these "Into the Dragon's Lair", was nominated for an Emmy for best Cinematography in 2010, and the sequel, 'Touching the Dragon" was selected as one of the feature shows for National Geographic's 125th centenary year celebrations. Roger was also nominated for Best Narration at Jackson Hole in

In 2011 he shot his first blue chip sequence for John Downer's "Earthflight", for producer Rob Pilley. This was followed by a long term assignment from John Downer to film bottle-nose dolphins for the "Spy in the Pod" series which aired on BBC One in 2013, and two sequences on the BBC Atlantic series for producer Ted Giffords 2010.

In 2015 and 2016 he spent 110 days filming for Silverback Films on Disneynature's "Blue", for director Keith Scholey and worked as a second unit DOP on the National Geographic "Into the Okavango" feature directed by Neil Gelinas.

in 2017 Roger was appointed as the underwater DOP on the National Geographic Pristine Seas Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, led by Paul Rose, working for producer Alex Verville.

For Blue Planet 2, released in October 2017, Horrocks received cinematography credits on four of the six main episodes, shooting for producers Jonathan Smith, Katheryn Jeffs and Joe Steven. For his contribution to the series has was awarded a BAFTA for Outstanding Cinematography in 2018.

Between 2015 and 2018 Roger worked for producer hugh Pearson on the Coastal Seas and High Seas episodes of the Netflix orginal series “Our Planet”, produced by Silverback Films. He won a nomination alongside cameraman Jamie McPherson for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program at the 2019 Prime Time Emmy Awards on Los Angeles.

In 2019 Roger was one of two Underwater DOP’s hired by Jonathan Smith of the BBC Natural History Unit to shoot underwater screensavers for Apple TV.

Roger is currently working on an ocean series for Netflix

Roger has contributed sequences and footage to some of the most ambitious natural history series and features ever made, including Our Planet, Blue Planet 2, My Octopus Teacher, He was awarded a BAFTA for Cinematography for his contribution to Blue Planet 2, nominated for an Emmy for Our Planet, and won the Critics Choice Award for Best Cinematography for his work on My Octopus teacher. To see a more detailed list of film credits, click here.

RHCine | Stock represents the work created and owned exclusively by Roger Horrocks and as such is currently limited in scope and breadth. The collection will grow over time, and Roger is open to exploring bespoke content acquisition deals on a case by case basis.

The core of the collection includes the following: Humpback whales feeding on krill: Orca feeding on herring in Norway; Sardine Run baitballs involving common dolphin, gannets and sharks: Cape fur seals playing with kelp, swimming around and interacting with great white sharks; Kelp forest scenics off the coast of South Africa.

To view the current collection, click here.

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