Award Recipient

2018

PADI 4 Change Scuba Leadership Training Grant, sponsored by PADI & WDHOF

Julia Newman

Julia recently earned her B.S. in Television, Radio and Film from Syracuse University. She first became interested in diving after becoming certified in 2013. She is currently in the process of receiving her Divemaster and PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer certifications. Her goal is to combine her passion for the ocean, diving, and documentary filmmaking by continuing her scuba diving education to polish her skills as an underwater videographer. She hopes to create documentaries that impact the way the public views our oceans. Her goal is to dedicate her dive career to creating positive impact by making films that shed light on the amazing ties between the water and us.

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