Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater over the last 30 years documenting SHARKS! Since 1998 he has been a contract photographer for National Geographic magazine covering a wide range of subjects and stories, but he believed that spending time sharks would give him ‘street cred’ as a diver and add a dimension of bravado to his persona”. Ugh Yeah Brian… you have our RESPECT!
Meet Brain Today on the show at 10:40am eastern.
His book SHARK has 250 photographs, chapters devoted to specific species?Great Whites, Tiger Sharks, Shortfin Makos and Oceanic Whitetips?as well as a wider look at the important role sharks play in the life of our oceans.
SHARK is both an intimate portrait of an elusive predator and an important reminder of what’s at stake for our entire planet.
Meet Brian July 6th In Cape Cod :
A special live event with Brian hosted by National Geographic in Cape Cod on July 6 as a fundraiser for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, where Skerry sits on the Board.
Through Oct. In Washington, DC:
A National Geographic exhibition called “Sharks: On Assignment with Brian Skerry,” through October 15 at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., featuring Skerry’s large-scale images, videos, artifacts, models and interactive experiences.
Brian Skerry Credentials:
In 2014 he was named a National Geographic Photography Fellow. In 2015 Skerry was named a Nikon Ambassador, and in 2017 he received the National Geographic Photographer’s Photographer Award. Skerry will be honored as the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year at the National Geographic Explorers Festival in Washington, D.C. in June.
In addition to logging countless hours underwater, Skerry has lived on the bottom of the sea while on assignment, spent months aboard fishing boats and traveled in everything from snowmobiles to canoes to the Goodyear Blimp to get the picture.
