HERON ISLAND & SGBR STOCK FOOTAGE

HERON ISLAND AND SOUTHERN GREAT BARRIER REEF 8K STOCK FOOTAGE LIBRARY

Australian Underwater Cinematographer Tom Park has an extensive underwater video and ocean based footage library that will take your production, documentary, film, series or broadcast to the next level. This carefully curated Heron Island and Southern Great Barrier Reef gallery features ultra high definition 8K footage captured over years of filming across Australia’s Southern Great Barrier Reef, and in particular, Heron Island. This gallery includes stunning underwater reef scapes and coral gardens, rare turtle hatchling footage, and even Heron Island drone footage. Tom has serviced a range of industry clients with breathtaking footage, including Silverback Films, Netflix, David Attenborough, Channel 9, PBS, Tourism Australia, Tourism Queensland and the Smithsonian.

This stock footage gallery has been shot with a variety of professional cinema cameras, including the 8K RED V-RAPTOR, the 6K RED Komodo in R3D RED RAW, and Sony 4K Cinema Systems. Footage is available in a range of resolutions from 4K to 8K and in a variety formats including RED RAW, Apple ProRes, and MP4 codecs.

For footage licensing enquiries please reach out to tomparkfilms@gmail.com

Coral Spawning Event on The Great Barrier Reef 2024

Shot on: RED V-RAPTOR 8K in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW, and Sony 4K Cinema Systems (4K 10Bit 4:2:2)

Features: The 2024/25 Coral Spawning Event on The Great Barrier Reef. Wide & Macro Coral Spawning footage.

Coral Bleaching 2024, The Great Barrier Reef

Shot on: RED V-RAPTOR 8K in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: The 2024 Mass Coral Bleaching Event on The Great Barrier Reef, bleached coral, dead coral, algae growth, bleached anemones.

Stunning Dreamy Reefscapes on The Southern Great Barrier Reef

Shot on: 8K RED V-RAPTOR in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: Stunning Reefscapes, vibrant hard coral gardens full of fish and marine life, dappling sunrise light, freedivers, beautiful reef scenes from The Southern Great Barrier Reef.

Turtle Hatchlings & Nest Eruptions, Southern Great Barrier Reef

Shot on: 8K RED V-RAPTOR in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: Green Sea Turtle Hatchling behaviour; waking up, emerging from their nest, nest eruptions, running down the beach towards the ocean at sunset.

Coral Spawning Event on The Great Barrier Reef 2023

Shot on: RED Komodo 6K in 6K DCI R3D RED RAW, and Sony 4K Cinema Systems (4K 10Bit 4:2:2)

Features: The 2023/24 Coral Spawning Event on The Great Barrier Reef. Wide & Macro Coral Spawning footage.

Heron Island Coral Gardens, Southern Great Barrier Reef

Shot on: 8K RED V-RAPTOR in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: vibrant healthy coral reefs on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Green Sea Turtles, Epaulette Sharks, schooling fish and underwater wildlife.

Turtles, Manta Rays, Vibrant Coral Reefs, Fevers of Rays, Heron Island SGBR

Shot on: 8K RED V-Raptor 8K DCI and 6K RED Komodo 6K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: Schools of turtles, fevers of Cowtail Rays, Manta Rays, vibrant coral reefs, tropical marine life, balling fish, Lemon Sharks, Reef Sharks, Southern Great Barrier Reef marine life under golden light.

Heron Island Southern Great Barrier Reef Drone Aerials & Drone Footage

Shot on: 5.1K DJI Drones, 10bit D-Log, 1” Sensor. Filmed under CASA license.

Features: Drone footage and aerials of Heron Island on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, the island channel, and the HMAS Protector Shipwreck, in crystal clear conditions. All footage captured under permit.

Green Sea Turtles Mating, Heron Island SGBR

Shot on: 6K RED Komodo in 6K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: Green Sea Turtles mating on the Southern Great Barrier Reef under golden sunset light.

Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings on Southern Great Barrier Reef

Shot on: 8K RED V-RAPTOR in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling behaviour; waking up, emerging from their nest, nest eruptions, running down the beach towards the ocean at sunset.

Turtle Hatchling Nests Erupting & Underwater, Heron Island SGBR

Shot on: 8K RED V-RAPTOR in 8K DCI R3D RED RAW and Sony 4K Cinema Systems

Features: Turtle hatchling nests erupting at sunset, hatchlings running down the beach and entering the water, turtle hatchlings swimming at golden light.

Epaulette Sharks, Heron Island SGBR

Shot on: 6K RED Komodo in 6K DCI R3D RED RAW

Features: Epaulette Sharks walking, hunting, foraging, swimming, on Heron Island on the Southern Great Barrier Reef.

Nesting Sea Turtles & Egg Laying on Southern Great Barrier Reef

Shot on: 8K RED V-Raptor in 8K R3D RED RAW

Features: Nesting Green Sea Turtles, egg laying, turtles digging body pit and covering egg chamber, dragging themselves down the beach.

© Tom Park 2025

This stock footage and underwater marine life image gallery is shot by professional underwater cinematographer, Tom Park, who is based in Australia. This image gallery encapsulates the best coral reef, and wildlife footage available on the incredible Great Barrier Reef. This underwater stock footage gallery houses one of the most complete and visually spectacular licensable shots of The Great Barrier Reef, all shot on industry leading cinema cameras including RED Digital Cinema Cameras in 8K, 6K and 4K.

For ultra high resolution 8K underwater video stock footage of The Great Barrier Reef, this is best underwater and wildlife gallery available.

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