BIRD, Jonathan
USA (1969- )
Last updated: December 10, 2017 at 4:38 am
Emmy-Award-winning underwater cinematographer and producer; host of Jonathan Bird’s Blue World; director of over 50 films for broadcast and education on networks including National Geographic Channel, PBS, ABC, USA Network, Discovery and the SciFi Channel; currently (2017) in production on Ancient Caves, his first IMAX film; president of the non-profit organization Oceanic Research Group (1991); author of seven books; photographer; public speaker; member of the Wyland Ocean Artist Society; plays the guitar in the first all underwater photographer band, The Wetsuits.
Honours and Awards:
Nine Emmy Awards
Two Cine Golden Eagles
Multiple awards for TV and video
Website(s):
Jonathan Bird’s Blue World
Oceanic Research Group
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GALLANT, Jeffrey J.
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COUSTEAU, Jacques-Yves
LE PRIEUR, Yves Paul Gaston
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PAINLEVÉ, Jean
VANN, Richard D., Ph.D.
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Jeffrey Gallant is the Editor-in-Chief and Records Keeper of the Diving Almanac. He is also a contributing editor of DIVER Magazine, and the scientific director of the Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch Education and Research Group (GEERG). Jeffrey started diving in 1982.