About Brian
Brian Skerry is a film producer, director and photojournalist focused on marine subjects. He has been a contributing photographer for National Geographic Magazine since 1998, creating over 30 feature stories including 7 cover stories. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publications. He has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary as a producer of Secrets of the Whales (2021) and is an 11-time winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
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Artist / DesignerAuthorExpert / AcademicJournalist / CommentatorConsultant / AdvisorMarine WildlifeOcean ConservationOcean ExplorationShark ConservationStorytelling
Known for
- contributing photographer for National Geographic Magazine since 1998
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary as producer of Secrets of the Whales
- 11-time award winner in Wildlife Photographer of the Year
- Peter Benchley Award for Excellence in Media
- National Geographic Society Photography Fellow
- National Geographic Society Storytelling Fellow
- Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year
- author of 12 books including Ocean Soul, SHARK and Secrets of the Whales
- documentary films including Secrets of the Whales and Return of the White Shark on Disney+
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