April 22, 2026
Taylor Griffith is an award-winning ocean storyteller, artist, and filmmaker whose work bridges art, science, and exploration. Specializing in underwater and deep-sea cinematography, he has logged dives in multiple manned submersibles and spent hundreds of hours underwater, becoming one of the first filmmakers to capture deep-sea bioluminescence under natural lighting. His work spans film, photography, and installation, exploring the relationship between humans and the living ocean. He has worked on films including Deep Trouble, Souls, and Sea of Hope, and has participated in expeditions from the Arctic and Antarctic to the Galápagos Islands, Coral Triangle, and across North America. Taylor is based in Los Angeles and is a permanent artist in residence at AltaSea.