Underwater Director of Photography
Managing Director of 150-foot research vessel OKEANOS Marine research and film production throughout the Caribbean including: NBC, Code name: Fox Fire, picture boat and stunts, St. Thomas, USVI
ABC 20/20, Searching for the San Ignacio, Tortola, BVI 1970-1983
Founder, Owner/Operator of Diving School Ocean Adventures Diving Instructor NAUI 2199. Captain’s License 100-ton Ocean Operators
MTV Japan, underwater Betacam, St. Thomas, USVI
NBC Frogmen, underwater Arri III, Puerto Rico
Channel 4 London Self Catering, underwater Arri III, Tortola, BVI
Long John Production Environmental Heroes, underwater Betacam (1994 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award)
Long John Production, Jeffersons Scuba Diving Series
Underwater Betacam. St. Thomas, USVI
Turey Films Plaza Acuatica, underwater Arri III, Puerto Rico
Atlantis Submarine Guide to Caribbean Marine Life, underwater Betacam, St. Thomas, USVI
CBS As The World Turns, underwater Betacam, Puerto Rico
CBS The Bold and the Beautiful, underwater Betacam, St. Thomas, USVI
Silver Bullet Coors Beer commercial, underwater Arri, Puerto Rico
Ellen Gordon, Japanese Production for Coco New Drink, underwater Arri III, Puerto Rico
NBC Movie of the Week Bare Essentials, underwater Arri III St. Thomas, USVI
Greengage Advertising, Virgin Islands Ecotourism Commercials, underwater Arri III St.Thomas, USVI. Mobius Award (Best Commercial for 1990)
HBO Underwater Television Spot, Underwater Arri III St. John, USVI
Flicks Production Travel Services Commercial, underwater 16mm St. Thomas, USVI
BBC London, Leatherback Turtles, underwater 16mm St. Croix, USVI
NBC Sports USVI Triathlon, underwater Betacam St. Croix, USVI
New Zealand Fishing Series Fishing For Yellowfin Tuna, Documentary underwater 16mm, New Zealand
The Magic of David Copperfield, underwater Betacam St. Croix, USVI
Beyond 2000: Underwater Habitat, on St. Croix, underwater 16mm St. Croix, USVI
Beyond 2000: Atlantis Submarine, underwater 16mm St. Thomas, USVI
Salem Cigarettes commercial, underwater Arri III St. Croix, USVI
Carlsberg Elephant Beer commercial, underwater Betacam, St. Thomas, USVI (Best Local Commercial 1987)
Atlantis Submarine commercial, underwater Betacam St. Thomas, USVI
Cruzan Rum commercial, underwater Betacam, St. Thomas, USVI
New Zealand fishing series, Mako On The Fly, underwater 16mm, New Zealand
Published Image Credits
Armando Jenik’s still underwater photographs have been widely published by journals including Geo Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Skin Diver Magazine, Gentlemen’s Quarterly and many others.
In the BVI Armando’s work has been published in the Marine Awareness Guide, the BVI Property & Yacht guide, BVI Newbie, and Welcome magazine.
Armando has been associated with the Image Bank for the past 25 years and sold his photography through this internationally known agency for books and magazines around the world.
Production Credits
Premiere Heure – Jet Tours, British Virgin Islands, underwater photography with Arri IIC
Grey Advertising , Kent Cigarettes – Mosaic Bubbles, British Virgin Islands, underwater photography with Arri IIC
Burrud Productions,Travel Channel – Virgin Islands National Parks, U.S. Virgin Islands, underwater photography with Betacam
35 mm Still Underwater Photography
National Geographic Society, underwater 35mm assistant to David Doubilett, St. John, USVI
Gentlemen’s Quarterly: They Take To The Water, underwater 35mm, St. Thomas, USVI
Geo Magazine: Through The Eyes Of The Tarpon, Homossasa Springs, FL
Image Bank Worldwide distribution for books, magazines and other publications.
Underwater Stock Footage
Columbia Pictures, Return To The Blue Lagoon, Arri III
Learning Channel, Discover America, underwater Betacam St. Thomas, USVI
Independent Productions
Dolphin Research Center, The Adventures of Nat and Teresa, underwater Betacam, USVI, BVI, Netherland Antilles
Shipwrecks Of The Caribbean, underwater Betacam documentary on three different shipwrecks: Cayman Islands, USVI and BVI
Scuba Air Industrial Commercial, underwater Betacam St. Thomas, USVI
Promotion for ASTA Convention, Betacam footage post hurricane Hugo, USVI (Best Video for 1989)
Ecstasea, documentary pilot for television with Peter Benchley, underwater Betacam, Tortola, BVI
Coral World: Windows to the Sea, underwater Betacam St. Thomas, USVI
Coral World: Windows To The Sea, underwater Betacam Bahamas H. Stern
Gems of the Ocean, underwater Betacam St. Thomas, USVI
Underwater Stunts
NBC Movie Of The Week: Codename Fox Fire
NBC Series: Trade Winds, underwater stunt double for Principal Actor
On Camera
ABC American Sportsman: Right Whales, Co-starring with Diana Nyad Patagonia, Argentina
Cousteau’s: Humpback Whales, St. Thomas, USVI