Category: Asia

Munmun Dhalaria

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Munmun Dhalaria

Photographer, Filmmaker
Dharamshala, India

Website: munmundhalaria.com

Instagram: @munmundhalaria

Munmun Dhalaria is a documentary filmmaker and National Geographic Storytelling Explorer, broadly focussing on wildlife conservation, science communication and gender. She lends a humanistic lens to nature filmmaking and believes in highlighting lesser-known species and landscapes from her subcontinent, working closely with local conservationists, scientists and social workers to highlight marginalized voices.

Currently living in Dharamshala, North India, she deals with her own solastalgia by filming science documentaries and climate change stories for broadcast.

Expertise and Skills

Asia, Birds, Camera Trap, Documentary Film, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
CPR / First Responder, Expedition, Mountaineering, Writing
Agriculture & Ranching, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Forestry, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Land Rights, Science Communication, Sustainability & Renewables, Urban Wildlife, Water Issues, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
English, Hindi
BIPOC

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Elisabetta Zavoli

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Elisabetta Zavoli

photographer, filmmaker
Rimini, Italy

Website: elisabettazavoli.com

Instagram: @elizavola

Elisabetta Zavoli is an environmental scientist and documentary photographer focused on investigating stories that tell environmental issues from the point of view of local communities and the relationships with global economic and social aspects. In 2020, she co-founded Radar Magazine. She won several journalistic grants, including European Journalism Centre (EJC) in 2016 and Earth Journalism Network (EJN) in 2021, and photo awards, including POYi. She regularly publishes photo essays on major international media outlets.

Expertise and Skills

Asia, Documentary Film, Europe, Lighting, Photojournalism, Plants, Portraiture
Expedition, Mountaineering, Rafting, Sailing, Science Background, Writing
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Forestry, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Natural Resource Extraction, Science Communication, Sustainability & Renewables, Waste, Water Issues, Wildlife Crime
English, French, Indonesian, Italian

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Emily Garthwaite

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Emily Garthwaite

Photographer
Erbil, Iraq

Website: emilygarthwaite.com

Instagram: @emilygarthwaite

Emily Garthwaite is an award-winning photojournalist, Forbes 30 Under 30 and Leica Ambassador focusing on humanitarian and environmental issues. She has a Masters in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of Westminster and is the Founder of WomenTranslate. She is represented by INSTITUTE and lives between Iraq and the UK.

Expertise and Skills

Asia, Middle East
Conflict Trained, Diving, Dog Sledding, Expedition, Horseback riding, Kayaking, Rafting, Skiing, Writing
Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Humanitarian, Sustainability & Renewables, Water Issues
English

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Gunjan Menon

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Gunjan Menon

Photographer, Filmmaker
Pune, India

Website: gunjan.myportfolio.com

Instagram: @gunjunglebook

Gunjan Menon is a conservation filmmaker and writer from India focused on telling wildlife and human interest stories. She is a student BAFTA-nominated filmmaker with over 30+ awards and nominations across 15 countries. Her work has been seen on Animal Planet, Discovery, BBC Earth, among others. She’s the Founder of ‘Beyond Premieres’, an organisation that supports filmmakers to create tangible impact through their art. Gunjan strives to shift the limelight to lesser-known species and habitats.

Expertise and Skills

Amphibians and Reptiles, Asia, Documentary Film, North America, Other Remote Photography, Wildlife Film
Conflict Trained, Expedition, Writing
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Science Communication, Urban Wildlife, Wildfire, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
English, Hindi
BIPOC

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Akanksha Sood Singh

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Akanksha Sood Singh

Filmmaker
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Website: thegaiapeople.com

Instagram: themrsass

Akanksha is among India’s premiere wildlife filmmakers, who also doubles up as a line producer, writer and researcher. With two decades of work experience, her work is recognized for its story-telling, breathtaking visuals, and empathy it creates towards the natural world, from blue chip to conservation. Her laurels include three National Film Awards by the President of India, a UN Film Award, and the Global Icon for Mass Media and the Diversity Leadership Awards, 2020.

Expertise and Skills

Asia, Documentary Film, Wildlife Film
Science Background, Writing
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Science Communication, Urban Wildlife, Waste, Water Issues, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
English, Hindi

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Shatabdi Chakrabarti

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Shatabdi Chakrabarti

Photographer, Filmmaker
New Delhi, Dehli, India

Vimeo: shatabdi

Instagram: @shatabdi_chakrabarti

With more than a decade long experience of working on impactful, real life stories of change, Shatabdi has built a strong portfolio as a photographer, writer and filmmaker. Creating a unique style of visual imagery, her focus has been on wildlife, conservation and forest dwelling communities and tribes. An award winning, internationally published photographer and writer, she has worked with organisations like WWF-India, Round Glass Sustain, Barcroft Studios and Sahapedia producing films and photo essays.

Expertise and Skills

Asia, Documentary Film, Photojournalism, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
Expedition, Mountaineering, Writing
Biodiversity, Coexistence, Ecology, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Urban Wildlife
Bengali, English, Hindi

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Sarah Arnoff

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Sarah Arnoff

Photographer, Filmmaker
Toluca Lake, California

Website: globetr-otter.com

Instagram: @sarebear027

Sarah has over 10 years of experience producing award-winning natural history television series and specials. She was born to love animals and travel the globe. Sarah has followed her passion for wildlife by working with some of the leading scientists in the world on various wildlife conservation projects, produced wildlife documentaries for National Geographic and most recently, has been showrunner for the Emmy Award-Winning series, Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin, for the last 6 years.

Expertise and Skills

Africa, Asia, Birds, Documentary Film, North America, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
Horseback riding, Science Background
Agriculture & Ranching, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Fisheries, Forestry, Indigenous Culture, Natural Resource Extraction, Science Communication, Sustainability & Renewables, Urban Wildlife, Waste, Water Issues, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
English

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Roshni Lodhia

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Roshni Lodhia

Photographer, Filmmaker
Arusha, Tanzania

Instagram: @roshni.lodhia

Growing up in Tanzania, Roshni found her calling in telling stories of grassroot conservation efforts through photography and film. Her work is unique in the way she captures light and the human spirit. Roshni has worked for conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, in Tanzania, Kenya, Gabon, Seychelles, South Africa and India.

Expertise and Skills

Africa, Asia, Documentary Film, Other Remote Photography, Photojournalism, Wildlife Photography
Writing
Climate Change, Fisheries, Forestry, Indigenous Culture, Land Rights, Sustainability & Renewables, Water Issues
English, Hindi, Swahili

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Rebecca Gaal

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Rebecca Gaal

Photographer
Ventura, California

Website: rebeccagaal.com

Instagram: @rebeccagaal

Rebecca Gaal is a photographer and creative strategist trained in public health and environmental science who helps organizations bridge the gap between human health and the environment. She crafts narratives and finds unique ways to blend art with information/data to share important messages with the world. Rebecca is a Fujifilm X Photographer, contributor at Tandem Stills and Motion, Creative Director at MAHERY (Madagascar Health and Environmental Research) & leads the Special Projects division for Visura.co.

Expertise and Skills

Africa, Amphibians and Reptiles, Asia, Birds, Documentary Film, North America, Other Remote Photography, Photojournalism, Plants, Portraiture, Underwater, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
CPR / First Responder, Expedition, Horseback riding, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Rafting, Sailing, Science Background, Writing
Agriculture & Ranching, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Forestry, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Science Communication, Sustainability & Renewables, Urban Wildlife, Water Issues, Wildlife Rehab
English

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Pooja Rathod

Pooja Rathod

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Pooja Rathod

Filmmaker
Pune, India

Website: poojarathod.com

Instagram: @pooja__rathod

Pooja has a Masters in Wildlife biology and Conservation. She is a marine biologist turned wildlife filmmaker who has worked as a camerawoman with several productions including National Geographic, Smithsonian Channel, Off the Fence, WildStar and Icon films. She also runs a sustainable seafood initiative called ‘Know Your Fish’ which introduced the first seafood calendar in India.

Expertise and Skills

Aerial, Amphibians and Reptiles, Asia, Birds, Camera Trapping, Documentary Film, Drone, Underwater, Wildlife Film
CPR / First Responder, Diving, Kayaking, Rafting, Science Background
Biodiversity, Coexistence, Ecology, Fisheries, Forestry, Natural Resource Extraction, Science Communication, Wildlife Rehab
English, Hindi, Marathi

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