Paul Atkins

Paul Atkins

From Antarctica to the tropical Pacific, Paul Atkins, ASC has filmed the world's wildlife and cultures for National Geographic, Disney, the BBC including such acclaimed series as Planet Earth, for IMAX screens and feature films. His cinematography and directing have earned numerous awards including Emmys, British Academy Awards and a prestigious Telluride Film Festival Tribute. Paul's passion for the ocean brought him to Hawaii in 1974, where he pursued a Ph.D in marine biology at University of Hawaii and began working in the film business as an underwater and wildlife cinematographer. With his wife and producing partner, Grace Atkins, Paul filmed and directed groundbreaking documentaries that challenged our myths and inspired protection of the natural world, including the Emmy-winning Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise (Nat Geo/BBC), Great White Shark (BBC/Nat Geo) and Dolphins: The Wild Side (Nat Geo). Paul was director of photography on Jean-Michel Cousteau's Voyage to Kure, the film that persuaded President George W. Bush to declare the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands a National Monument in 2006. More recently, his work includes Disneynature's Dolphin Reed and Nat Geo's America's National Parks. Paul's narrative filmmaking spans numerous commercials, television series and feature films and he has worked with some of the world's most renown directors including Peter Weir on Master and Commander, Alejandro Inarritu on The Revenant, and Terrence Malick on The Tree of Life and other features. On a 40-day epic voyage around Cape Horn, he filmed for Master and Commander, which won the 2004 Academy Award for cinematography for Russell Boyd, ASC. His 2nd Unit shooting on The Tree of Life contributed to an Oscar nomination for cinematography, and Paul has continued to work with Malick on To the Wonder, Knight of Cups and as director of photography on his IMAX documentary about the evolution of the universe, The Voyage of Time.

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Paul Atkins Movies

  • 2020
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    Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

    Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

    7 2020 HD

    Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly curious and enthusiastic underwater filmmaker who...

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  • 1990
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    The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound

    The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound

    1 1990 HD

    Behind the scenes of the documentary series The Trials Of Life showing how some of the footage was captured and interviews with the experts that...

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  • 1999
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    Dolphins: The Wild Side

    Dolphins: The Wild Side

    7 1999 HD

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  • 2020
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    Sharks vs. Dolphins: Blood Battle

    Sharks vs. Dolphins: Blood Battle

    5 2020 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Trials of Life

    The Trials of Life

    9 1990 HD

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  • 1999
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    National Geographic: The Filmmakers

    National Geographic: The Filmmakers

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2007
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    Aztec Rex

    Aztec Rex

    4.814 2007 HD

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  • 2005
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    Tsunami - Killer Wave

    Tsunami - Killer Wave

    6 2005 HD

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  • 1997
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    Night Orchid

    Night Orchid

    3.5 1997 HD

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  • 2005
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    Tides of War

    Tides of War

    4.3 2005 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hawaii: Sharks of the Fire Goddess

    Hawaii: Sharks of the Fire Goddess

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hawaii: Sharks of the Fire Goddess

    Hawaii: Sharks of the Fire Goddess

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2023
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    May December

    May December

    6.6 2023 HD

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  • 2021
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    Sharks of Hawaii

    Sharks of Hawaii

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2017
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    Voyage of Time: Life's Journey

    Voyage of Time: Life's Journey

    6.321 2017 HD

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  • 2016
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    Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience

    Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience

    6.9 2016 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Revenant

    The Revenant

    7.5 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    Point Break

    Point Break

    5.959 2015 HD

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  • 1994
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    In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams

    In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2015
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    Knight of Cups

    Knight of Cups

    5.7 2015 HD

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  • 1983
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    Aliens From Inner Space

    Aliens From Inner Space

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1995
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    Great White Shark

    Great White Shark

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Great White Shark

    Great White Shark

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Tree of Life

    The Tree of Life

    6.7 2011 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Revenant

    The Revenant

    7.5 2015 HD

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  • 2008
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    Heatstroke

    Heatstroke

    3.1 2008 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Land Has Eyes

    The Land Has Eyes

    5.6 2004 HD

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  • 1995
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    Great White Shark

    Great White Shark

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1970
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    Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the...

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

    Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand....

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  • 1970
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    6.8 1970 HD

    Seven millions years ago Hawaii rose from the sea a volcanic wasteland, how these islands transformed themselves into paradise is a story that defies...

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  • 1970
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    8.3 1970 HD

    David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.

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