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Wildscreen Nairobi reveals an Untapped Goldmine of Opportunities for African wildlife filmmakers

Wildscreen Nairobi reveals an Untapped Goldmine of Opportunities for African wildlife filmmakers

The Wildscreen Festival in Nairobi served as a catalyst for change, bridging the gap between African wildlife filmmakers and their global counterparts.

Filming elephants in Borneo

Filming elephants in Borneo

During the filming of Secrets of the elephants I spent some time on the amazing island of Borneo along the Kinabantang River. Here's what it was like.

Newsweek just leaked some secrets!

Newsweek just leaked some secrets!

Newsweek have just posted a major story about Secrets of the Elephants here that reveals quite a few of our most precious secrets!

In National Geographic

In National Geographic

It's humbling and unexpected to have so much attention side by side with James Cameron from National Geographic in this article for me and my amazing team at WildlifeDirect who reall do an incredible job on the ground. Being a star in a Nat Geo series is a

Behind the scenes during Secrets of the elephants shoots

Behind the scenes during Secrets of the elephants shoots

The official Secrets of the Elephants Premier is on the 21st of April and it goes live on Earth Day 22nd of April on Nat Geo Wild and Disney+. I will be dropping my own notes from my diaries during the different shoots, including exclusive photogrpahs and videos. Expect to

Esmond B Martin Conservation Prize

Esmond B Martin Conservation Prize

Receiving the inaugural Esmond B Martin Prize on the 3rd of April at the Royal Geographic Society in London was a bittersweet moment for me. Lucy Vigne's comprehensive obituary of Esmond Bradley Martin reminded me of the incredible work he did for Kenya's conservation community. I

Secrets of the Elephants Book

Secrets of the Elephants Book

As a child I was often told how I should behave or not but I discovered that all I really needed to do was walk through open doors. I charting my own path with people who believe in me and want to help. I. now see my work featured at

Financial Times Feature

Financial Times Feature

When Andres Schipiani of the Financial Times said he wanted to do a feature on me I invited him and his crew to just hang out with me for a week. As it turned out it was a very busy and important week and they captured my ideas and energy

Secrets of the Elephants to launch soon

Secrets of the Elephants to launch soon

I'm super excited to announce that Secrets of the Elephants, a landmark series about my favourite fellow being, will premier on the 21st of April 2023 which is Earth Day! My dreams came true this year when I was invited by National Geogrpahic to serve as the presenter