Filmmaker & Visual Artist | National Geographic Explorer

I am a National Geographic Explorer and interdisciplinary filmmaker whose work combines documentary field cinematography, ethical narrative practice, and long-term collaboration at the intersection of science, culture, and place.

My projects - spanning Central Asia, Antarctica, and the American West - use the camera as a tool for observation, relationship-building, and cultural translation. I work with institutions and communities to design storytelling frameworks that honor lived experience while making complex ideas, such as deep time, dark skies, and interspecies relationships legible to public audiences.

Field & Exploration

National Geographic Field Notes
Reflections from the field on storytelling, science, and place.

Storywork52
Reflections on ethical storywork, memory, and narrative responsibility.

Documentary & Film

Rare Equine Trust
Award-winning documentarys projects exploring horse cultures, land, and human–animal relationships.

Shakti Pictures
Collaborative social-justice filmmaking rooted in cultural accountability.

Cosmos & Imagination

@sdp.cosmosdreams
Visual storytelling at the intersection of space, imagination, and the “dream gap,” including youth-centered initiatives such as Cosmos Photo Camp, Guardians of the Cosmos and Deep Time - a National Geographic–supported project connecting young people in Central Asia and Mongolia with fossils, dark skies, and scientific ways of knowing.

Professional Practice

LinkedIn
Institutional collaborations, masterclasses, and public engagement in ethical storytelling and interdisciplinary communication.

Cinematography: Sophie Dia Pegrum