About
Below the waves
It was an inmense privilege to learn to snorkel at a young age and to see coral reefs and their inhabitants at a time when their health was much greater than it is now. Since that day I have been in love with the ocean and fascinated by the underwater world. The way to become an underwater photographer and videographer though was not straight. You also find information about my qualifications and my equipment bellow. And if you want to learn more about my how I got there you can dive in by continue reading.
When I was old enough, I learnt to dive in a murky pond in Germany but as the sea was far away, it took another two years before I was able to dive again – this time on the Great Barrier Reef. Diving became my biggest passion and if I hadn’t been accepted to study film directing in Germany, I probably would have stayed in Australia and decided on a career in diving. Due to my studies in Germany, diving once again became difficult to pursue and remained something I only did when travelling.
It would take me until 2021 to finally do my divemaster. My partner Nina and me spent four months in Orkney, a group of islands on the northern tip of Scotland doing a divemaster internship and knew then that our next step was to move somewhere close to the sea. In 2023 we moved to Tenerife, in Spain and soon after we started producing underwater imagery, combining two big passions – imagery and diving. A year later we became dive instructors, with the aim to make the wonders of the underwater world more easily accessible to everyone, and to combine a career in diving with the ability to offer dive courses to people who would normally have no means to access to them.
In 2026 I decided to turn the hobby of underwater imagery into my profession. Through combining my two professions – being a filmmaker and a dive instructor – I bring in knowledge from both worlds. My underwater imagery combines elements of storytelling with the curiosity for a still largely unknown place and its inhabitants. Moreover, my experience as a diver and my knowledge as an instructor allow me to safely conduct photo and video sessions with visitors to this beautiful world, offering both excellent images and an enjoyable and safe environment.
– Julian Nicolas Koeberer
Personal Info
- Born 1985 in Germany, Resident in Tenerife, Spain
- Diploma in directing fiction film at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- Fluent in English & German, conversational in Spanish and French
- Drivers licenses A + B, Coastal skipper license for pleasure crafts under sail and engine
- Drone pilot certificates A1/A3 & A2
- PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
- Certifications including Deep, Nitrox, Dry Suit and Wreck Diving
- TDI Tec Certifications for Advanced Nitrox & Decompression Procedures
- Dive experience in warm, temperate and cold water
- Freediving/Apnea AIDA 1 & 2 Certifications
Equipment Specs
Canon R5 II in Nauticam housing
Olympus TG-7 in PT-59 housing
- Canon 24-50mm with WWL-C Wet Lens
- Canon 100mm Macro with SMC-3 Supermacro
- Strobes: Retra Pro II
- Video lights: BigBlue CB16500 or CB4000 PBRC
- AOI UWL-400A Wide Angle Wet Lens
- AOI UAL-05 Air Lens
- Strobes: Sea & Sea YS-01
- Video lights: BigBlue CB4000 PBRCs