Nays Baghai is an independent film maker and underwater cameraman based in Sydney, Australia.

Nays became fascinated with the worlds of film and diving when he saw The Blue Planet at age seven, and has gone on to win over 20 awards for his short films across various international festivals. His first feature film, Descent, is a psychological documentary about ice freediver Kiki Bosch, and won the Best Australian Documentary award at the Academy Award-qualifying Sydney Film Festival.

He is currently expanding Descent into a larger documentary series. As an underwater cinematographer and photographer, Nays’ work has been showcased by numerous dive brands, including DeeperBlue, Molchanovs Freediving, Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions, Cressi Australia, and many more. He is a PADI-certified Freediving Instructor and Master Scuba Diver, and can dive to 40m both with and without tanks. In his free time, Nays can be found freediving (both with and without his cameras), cooking vegan pasta, playing his guitars and basses, meditating, and developing ideas for new film projects.

Donny is hosting the first ever Living Freediving Retreat in Dahab, Egypt from October 5 - 11.

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