Nat Geo Speaker Series | Brian Skerry
Megan and I went to the second of five of the Nat Geo Speakers Series tonight! Although Blue Cross is no longer sponsoring the event and we’re no longer able to get complimentary tickets, it is sooo worth it to purchase the series! The speakers are incredible!
Tonight his topic is the “Secret of the Whales”, which is now showing on Disney+.
Photographer Brian Skerry, who has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater exploring the world’s oceans with a camera, is the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year for 2017.
The award honors individuals who make scientific discoveries and share them to benefit the world. It is presented by Rolex, which recently entered into a new partnership with National Geographic to support exploration. Skerry’s aim is to create “images that celebrate the sea yet highlight environmental problems.”
“Brian’s images tell stories that celebrate the mystery and beauty of the ocean while bringing attention to the issues that threaten it,” says National Geographic Society President and CEO Gary E. Knell. To capture those images, Knell says, “Brian has lived on the bottom of the sea, spent months aboard fishing boats, and traveled in everything from snowmobiles to the Goodyear blimp.”
