Jack is an award winning documentary filmmaker specializing in scientific and humanitarian expeditions and environmental conservation. Drawing from a background in renewable energy and geographic information science, he aims to use film and travel to better understand the complex systems that define our world.

He has traveled and filmed in remote areas in over 55 countries. In addition to filmmaking, he offers expedition planning and logistics consulting, and has held leadership positions on remote geoscience 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.

Jack is a Global Rescue Safe Travel Partner.

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Help fund his future expeditions and productions by purchasing a Global Rescue membership for your next adventure here.

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