Underwater Video Production – Wild Shutter Imaging
Established in 2014, Wild Shutter Imaging is a creative production company headquartered at 6850 NW 2nd Ave in Boca Raton, FL 33487. The firm specializes in underwater video production for commercial projects, short films, television series, and documentaries, and it maintains an extensive library of underwater footage captured around the world.
Service offerings include underwater cinematography with the founder working as Director of Photography and camera operator, full underwater video production for projects ranging from near-surface work to depths of 100 feet, and licensing of stock underwater footage through Getty Images. Lee Burghard, the founder and owner, serves as the primary underwater DP and camera operator and is described as an award-winning underwater filmmaker and a Nauticam Ambassador. Phil Burghard works as an underwater assistant camera operator and photographer with expertise in underwater imaging. Both team members are noted as equipment specialists at Reef Photo and Video.
The company has worked with major clients including National Geographic, History Channel, Netflix, Discovery Channel, and ABC, among others. Listed projects include work on the Netflix series Animal, the History Channel program Beyond Oak Island, and the Netflix production Heart of Invictus, as well as commercials for brands including YSL, Bad Bunny, Bulova, and Citizen watches. This client and project roster reflects the range of broadcast, streaming, and advertising work the firm undertakes.
In addition to client commissions, the firm produces an in-house series called Paradise Found, featuring short films from locations the team has explored and documented underwater. These self-directed pieces complement the commercial portfolio and showcase the company’s underwater cinematography from sites around the globe.
Based in Boca Raton, Wild Shutter Imaging can be reached by email at wildshutterimaging@gmail.com, and it maintains a presence across YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, where it shares its underwater footage, project work, and the Paradise Found series for clients and audiences interested in underwater film production.