Dr. Paula T. DePriest is the Deputy Director of the Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute. Since 2002, Dr. DePriest has conducted fieldwork in the Tsaatan reindeer herding regions of northern Mongolia, exploring the plants, landscapes, and worship […]

William W. Fitzhugh, director of the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center, is a specialist on the anthropology and archeology of the circumpolar regions, including northern Canada, Alaska, Russia, Scandinavia, and Mongolia. […]

A master documentary photographer (and winner of the 1981 Pulitzer for spot news photography) with a fine-art aesthetic and a keen eye for design, Larry’s versatile style enables him to […]

Steve Elfers is the multimedia director for USA Today and a leader in the field of visual storytelling in investigative journalism. In the past, he’s covered military conflicts from the Middle […]

Ian James is a reporter who writes about water and the environment for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. He is a member of the newspaper’s investigative team, and his work also […]

Piotr Armianovski​ is a Ukrainian performer and director. He started his artistic activity in Donetsk theatre. Later he performed and studied in Kyiv, Lviv, and Moscow including the “School of Performance” […]

Stuart McDonald is an Australian director and writer with a varied and colorful career in both film and TV. On the small screen, he’s widely known for his long-running collaboration with the […]

Alastair Fothergill was educated at Harrow School and the Universities of St. Andrew’s and Durham.  He joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983.  He has worked on a wide […]

Mark Linfield has had a prolific career, producing and directing many award-winning films, including The Battles of Braveheart, Orangutans: The High Society, The Temple Troop and The Life of Mammals […]

Lisa’s earliest memory of storytelling is of her brother reading to her when she was a toddler. She loved being transported into different worlds and living through another character’s experiences. […]