I’ve spent much of my working life in and around the ocean — telling stories about the natural world, the people who depend on it, and our connection to the places we call home.
I’m a filmmaker and editor with more than 20 years’ experience working across natural history, documentary and environmental storytelling. I’ve worked internationally and in Australia with production companies, broadcasters and organisations including National Geographic, the BBC, Smithsonian, Terra Mater, ZDF and COP26, creating stories that bring people closer to the natural world.
The ocean has always been a recurring thread through my work — from marine life and conservation to surfing, Sea Country, environmental change and the people whose lives are shaped by water.
That connection has increasingly found its way into my life beyond film.
I’m also a qualified Peter Hess® Sound Massage practitioner, KliK® Sound Education Practitioner and registered Blue Health Coach®. Through Soundwaves Noosa and My Sea and Me, I explore another side of our relationship with water — the water within us.
Sound, like water, is vibration and movement. It can give us a way to slow down, listen and reconnect with ourselves and our surroundings.
My work now sits somewhere between these two worlds: the ocean we live in, and the one we carry within us.
Whether I’m behind a camera, editing a story, working with sound or exploring the coast with my daughter, I’m interested in the same thing — our connection to the natural world, and how that connection can shape the way we see, feel and care for it.
The two sides of my work may look different, but for me they are connected by the same underlying idea:
Listen closely.
Pay attention.
Stay connected to the living world around us.
Based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, I work across film, ocean storytelling and sound.
FILM
My filmmaking background spans natural history, documentary, conservation and environmental storytelling.
I’ve worked as a senior editor and producer on international productions and campaigns, bringing together complex stories, beautiful natural history and human connection.
I’m particularly drawn to stories that sit at the intersection of ocean, people, wildlife, conservation and change — stories that don't simply show us the natural world, but help us feel connected to it.
SOUND
Alongside film, I work with sound as a way of creating space to slow down and come back to balance.
Through Peter Hess® Sound Massage, sound baths and my work with children through My Sea and Me, I use sound in a grounded, gentle way — exploring how rhythm, vibration and listening can support relaxation and connection.
WHAT WE AIM FOR AS BLUE HEALTH COACHES
Honouring the importance of healthy ecosystems — including recognising that we are part of nature, not separate from it.
Being aware of the ripple effects of our behaviour and the impact it can have on the world around us.
Acknowledging the experiences that stir our senses and understanding that emotions are energy in motion — they need space to move.
Understanding that things are cyclical — there are waves in everything we experience.
Becoming eco-centric, not ego-centric.
Recognising the power of resonance — one of the most important things we can bring to a conversation, meeting or shared space.
For more information on Blue Health Coaching visit https://goingcoastal.blue/
QUALIFICATIONS
20 year
Certified Professional Blue Health Coach
20 years in Documentary film industry
Peter Hess Sound Massage Practitioner
Klik Children's educator
soundwavesnoosa@gmail.com
0452628342
Soundwaves Noosa is based on the lands and waters of the Gubbi Gubbi people, the Traditional Custodians of this Country.
We acknowledge their deep and continuing connection to Country, waterways and the natural world, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We recognise that these lands and waters have been cared for, known and understood for thousands of generations — and that there is much we can learn from this enduring relationship with Country.