Jeff Seckendorf –
Masters Athlete
Filmmaker
Entrepreneur
Jeff began his career as a photographer and filmmaker, first as a stills photographer for UPI and other national publications, then as a director/cameraman producing, directing, and/or photographing over 1000 TV commercials, dozens of music videos, movies, and documentaries. One recent project documents a team of Parkinson’s patients on a trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. Jeff has won numerous awards for his cinematography, including a Sundance Film Festival nomination for best cinematography.
In 2008 Jeff eased out of the film industry and founded Unified Team Diving, a global scuba training and certification agency. Jeff authored eight published training
manuals and dozens of online
courses. He also created the UTD
Standards and Procedures and wrote
the UTD Playbook, A Guide for
Instructors.
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