Two freedivers rising toward the surface light

Photography & film for ocean, adventure and wellness

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Photos and video for brands, hotels, retreats and athletes.

Personal work

OceanSurf and underwater AdventureHighline, climbing and cliff jumps
WellnessYoga and retreats FilmReels, ads and short films
TravelHigh valleys, jungle wildlife and people I met along the way.

Client work

Reels and ads for hotels, hostels and brands. I plan, shoot and edit, and you get files ready for Instagram and TikTok.

Rams Resort

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka

Four reels: the arrival, slow days by the pool, the surf out front and the sound of the place.

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Swift

Sunglasses brand

An ad shot on the beach and in the surf.

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I shoot what I love doing myself

Yonatan Levin walking a highline barefoot against a cloudy sky
Yonatan Levin surfing, turning off the top of a wave in a cap and a teal rash guard
Yonatan Levin holding a camera with a long white telephoto lens beside a desert road

I'm Yonatan, a photographer and filmmaker. Mostly surfing, highlining, extreme sports and nature.

When you do these things yourself, you shoot them differently. I know where to be before it happens, and I'm in the water or on the line with the people I'm shooting.

I work with brands, hotels, retreats and athletes who want it to look the way it really is.

Work with me
Clients
Rams Resort, Fins Hostel, Swift

What I do

I plan, shoot and edit everything myself, so you deal with one person from the first idea to the final files.

Photography

  • Brand & lifestyle
  • Hotels & retreats
  • Athletes & action sports
  • Surf sessions
  • Underwater & freediving
  • Yoga & wellness

Film

  • Reels & social content
  • Brand ads
  • Hotel & hostel films
  • Athlete edits
  • Behind the scenes
  • Vertical & horizontal cuts

Production

  • Underwater, natural light
  • Outdoor locations
  • 35mm film, Nikonos V
  • Planning
  • Editing & delivery

Let's talk.

Have something in mind? Write me a few lines and I'll get back to you. Private shoots are welcome too.

Instagram
@yontiii_

Ocean

Above the water and under it.

Surf

Sessions shot from the beach, and from the water on film.

Surfer hitting the lip while another watches from the shallows
Lip and lineup
Surfer carving hard, spray arcing overhead
The carve
Surfer on a green wave with motion blur
Green water, slow shutter
Surfer driving down the line
Down the line
360

Underwater

Freediving and scuba. Natural light, on a film camera.

Two freedivers rising toward the light
On the way up
Two divers in silhouette against green water
Silhouettes
Freediver hanging in blue water among particles
Hovering
Snorkeler face to face with a lionfish
Lionfish
School of silver fish in open blue
School of fish
Coral-covered wreck with fish
Wreck
Coral reef with orange fish
Reef

Adventure

Highlines, cliff jumps, climbing and the roads in between.

Tiny highliner between desert rock towers
Between the towers
Highline rigged over a red desert canyon in Timna
Highline in Timna
Four cliff jumpers in mid-air
Four in the air
Backflip off a slackline between palm trees
Backflip
Black and white silhouette of a climber rappelling in a canyon
Rappel
Slackliner silhouetted against the sky between trees
Silhouette on the line
Climber on an indoor wall
The wall
Slackliner above a river
Over the river
Black and white portrait of a woman crouched by a river
River, black and white
Rider on a desert road at dusk
Desert road
Two motorbikes parked above a mountain valley
Himalayan ride
Black and white panning shot of a young skater speeding across a plaza
Full speed
Skater mid-flip above a ledge, board spinning below her
Flip
Highline leash falls

Wellness

Yoga, retreats and the people who teach them. Real places, not a studio.

Standing yoga pose on a boulder at golden hour
Golden hour, on the rock
Headstand on a boulder in a green field
Headstand
Upward dog pose on a wet beach
Low tide practice
Headstand beside a pool against a white wall
Poolside
Wide-legged forward fold beside a pool
Fold

Film

Short films for surf schools, brands and athletes. Shot from the water and behind the scenes, edited for Instagram.

Shooting surf on a Nikonos V

Shooting surf from the water on a Nikonos V, a 35mm film camera made for the water. Filmed half above the surface, half below.

Camera
Nikonos V, 35mm
Angle
Split level, in the water
Length
0:54
Format
Vertical & horizontal cuts
Smell the rosesNepal short film
Highline leash falls
360

Films for clients

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Slow daysRams Resort
SwiftAd reel
Surf out frontRams Resort
Sounds of RamsRams Resort
Just checked inRams Resort

Travel

High valleys, jungle wildlife and people I met along the way.

Milky Way over jagged snowy peaks
Milky Way over the peaks
Rhino in tall green grass
Rhino
Close-up of an archer drawing a red-fletched arrow
Archer
Green terraced village in a dry mountain valley
Valley village
Smiling old man giving a thumbs up
Thumbs up
Close-up of an elephant's eye and wrinkled skin
Elephant
Snow-capped mountain range under clouds
Snowline
Dark peak with a cloud breaking over it
Cloud over the peak
Elephant and rider walking down a village road
Elephant on the road
Ibex standing on a rock against blue sky
Ibex
Smell the rosesNepal short film

Client work

Reels and ads for hotels, hostels and brands. I plan, shoot and edit, and you get files ready for Instagram and TikTok.

Rams Resort

Four reels: the arrival, slow days by the pool, the surf out front and the sound of the place.

Location
Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
What I did
Four reels, filmed and edited
Format
Vertical & horizontal cuts
Credits
Drone shots aren't mine
Just checked in
Slow days
Sounds of Rams
Surf out front

Swift

An ad for a sunglasses brand, shot on the beach and in the surf.

Client
Sunglasses brand
What I did
One ad reel, filmed and edited
Length
0:42
Format
Vertical, for Instagram and TikTok
Swift

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