David Hannan

Cinematographer and Producer, David Hannan has won international acclaim for his tropical and temperate marine images. His now classic underwater music video Coral Sea Dreaming released in 1992 has screened in over 60 countries and remains the best-selling Natural History program ever produced and marketed from Australia.

Since then, David has produced, co-produced and filmed many other TV Documentaries and Musical Videos. Along the way, he won an Emmy Award for his Cinematography on Palau - Paradise of the Pacific part of the Living Edens Series in 1999.

Lucy Trippett

The filming of fascinating subjects requires a lot of other work and creative thinking behind the scenes in organization and management.

David's partner Lucy Trippett is an Environmental Scientist, Diver, Photographer, Writer, Production Manager, Researcher, Producer, Art Director, Publicist, Creature Collector, Travel Agent, Critic, Aquarist, Bookkeeper, Visionary, Ship Master, Marketing Co-ordinator, Designer, Comedienne, Host, Executive and Spouse - usually all at the same time!

Visit Lucy's redbubble profile where you can view and buy her photography as prints, canvases etc.

Peter Simon

With an eye to an 'online' future, Peter Simon has 25 years freelance experience in independent film, TV & multi-media production & post-production in Australia & around the globe.

Since 2001 Pete has helped guide all of David’s projects through the HD post production labyrinth based at ProCam in Brisbane Australia.

Toni Houston

Toni Houston has worked in the film and television industry for twenty years. She has worked as researcher, writer, editor and/or director for major Australian TV networks (Channel 10, Nine Network and the ABC Natural History Unit) and independent documentary companies. This culminated in her directing a 1 hour special - Atlanta’s Child - for Seven Network Australia.

For 5 years she traveled the world as onboard film-maker for National Geographic Lindblad Expeditions, producing short documentaries on eco-tourism and expedition travel, for which she was cinematographer, director, editor, writer and narrator. Most recently she wrote, directed and edited Antarctica Dreaming, an HD feature on Antarctica. Toni is now developing Aqua with David Hannan Productions. She is also a published prose writer, diver, fire-breather and proud mother of two.