An Alpine Summer / 2024

Lucas Dávila · Florianópolis, Brazil

Wildlife cinematography.
Adventure photography.

WILDLIFE · ADVENTURE · UNDERWATERAN ALPINE SUMMER / 2024

01 / FILMS

Stories from the natural world.

Independent films and productions exploring wildlife, science and adventure.

In production

Carijós Ecological Station

An independent volunteer production dedicated to Carijós Ecological Station.

02 / PHOTOGRAPHY

Encounters, places & expeditions.

09 PROJECTS
In the field · Morro do Gravatá, Florianópolis
In the field · Morro do Gravatá, Florianópolis
Photographing giant anteaters · Aquidauana, 2023
Photographing giant anteaters · Aquidauana, 2023
A photographic expedition on the Aquidauana River · 2023
A photographic expedition on the Aquidauana River · 2023
Underwater filming for Ciliares · 2025. Photo: All Angle / B Margonari.
Underwater filming for Ciliares · 2025. Photo: All Angle / B Margonari.

03 / ABOUT

Lucas Dávila

I'm a wildlife cinematographer and adventure photographer based in Florianópolis, Brazil. My work brings together natural history, underwater imagery and life outdoors, with a focus on science communication and conservation. Alongside filmmaking, I study Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), where my research at the Marine Biogeography and Macroecology Laboratory (LBMM) focuses on reef fish communities.

A childhood fascination with nature documentaries eventually led me behind the camera. A photographic expedition to the southern Pantanal in 2023 helped shape that direction. I began making wildlife films in 2024, starting with two independent shorts about burrowing owls and a volunteer documentary on the reintroduction of brown howler monkeys to Santa Catarina Island.

From August 2025 to February 2026, I worked with Ciliares Produções in Fernando de Noronha, photographing boat trips and filming diving operations. As a PADI Divemaster, I bring diving experience to my underwater camera work. In 2026, I joined the Tabuiaiá Films crew for a documentary about the renewal of the scientific station on the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago, filming on a remote oceanic expedition.

Back in Florianópolis, I photograph and film rope techniques, training and outdoor activities for Vertical Life 8. My experience spans wildlife observation, underwater filming, aerial imagery and editing. I work with production teams and develop independent films, bringing a background in biology and practical field experience to each story.

Biological Sciences undergraduate · UFSCPADI DivemasterAdvanced rope techniquesUnderwater & aerial filmingFluent EnglishIntermediate Spanish
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04 / EXPERIENCE

From fieldwork to filmmaking.

2026

Tabuiaiá Films

Freelance cinematographer

Camera work for a documentary on the renewal of the scientific station on the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago.

2026 — present

Vertical Life 8

Photographer, cinematographer and marketing director

Photography and film production covering rope techniques, training courses and outdoor adventure.

2025 — 2026

Ciliares Produções

Underwater photographer and cinematographer

Photography and filmmaking on diving operations and boat trips in Fernando de Noronha.

2024 — 2025

Água Viva Mergulho

PADI Divemaster and underwater photographer

Guiding dives and producing underwater imagery.

2024

Silvestres SC · Instituto Fauna Brasil

Volunteer producer, director and editor

Documentary on the reintroduction of brown howler monkeys to Santa Catarina Island.

05 / CONTACT

Have a story
to tell?

lucasdavilah08@gmail.com

Florianópolis, Brazil
Cinematography · Photography · Editing

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