Jack is an award winning documentary filmmaker specializing in scientific and humanitarian expeditions and environmental conservation.
Jack has traveled and filmed in remote places in over 55 countries. He has worked in some of the world’s most geopolitically consequential areas, most recently including The Darién Gap, Iraq, and the front line of the Ukraine war. In addition to filmmaking, he offers expedition planning and logistics consulting, and has held leadership positions on cartography and wildlife biology projects.
His favorite personal trip was a solo overland journey from Marrakech, Morocco to Seoul, South Korea, inspired by Paul Theroux’s 1975 classic travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar. At home, Jack enjoys backcountry skiing, hunting, flying hot air balloons, growing orchids, and seeing Grateful Dead and bluegrass shows.
Jack is a member of The Explorer’s Club, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Member of the Scientific Exploration Society. He has a BA in Geography from University of Colorado, Boulder and MA in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Oregon, and is a Wilderness First Responder. He is based in the Rocky Mountains, USA.
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