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Season 1

  • S01E01 Redwood

    • National Geographic

    Photographer Michael Nichols teams up with a group of climbers and scientists to photograph a giant redwood tree in California.

  • S01E02 Pollinators

    • National Geographic

    Join biologist and photographer Mark Moffett on a globe-trekking quest to document the worlds pollinators in action.

  • S01E03 Wrecks to Reefs

    • National Geographic

    David Doubilet searches the artificial reefs off the east coast of the United States, taking underwater shots of sunken warships.

  • S01E04 Lightning

    • National Geographic

    Carsten Peter joins forces with storm chaser Tim Samaras to shoot some electrifying pictures of lightning for National Geographic magazine.

  • S01E05 Secret Voices

    • National Geographic

    We follow photographer Chris Rainier as he travels around the world, from India through Paraguay to Papua New Guinea, to face a crucial challenge, photographing the essence of language itself.

  • S01E06 Ghost Bears

    • National Geographic

    How do you photograph a ghost? That's the challenge for wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen. The Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia is the world's last big temperate rain forest.

  • S01E07 Killer Current

    • National Geographic

    Brian finds signs that, like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, the coral here is rebuilding itself.

  • S01E08 Pakistan

    • National Geographic

    Ed Kashi captures an informative snapshot of modern-day Pakistan, creating a portrait far from the rigid image seen by much of the western world.

  • S01E09 Maori Up-Close

    • National Geographic

    Amy Toensing travels to New Zealand to document what it means to be a Maori in the modern world.

  • S01E10 Shaolin Kung Fu

    • National Geographic

    National Geographic magazine sends American photojournalist Fritz Hoffmann to China to document the ancient practice of Shaolin Kung Fu.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Rio Exposed

    • National Geographic

    Veteran National Geographic magazine photographer David Alan Harvey hits the ground running to reveal this complex city for the 2016 summer Olympics.

  • S02E02 Final Exposure

    • National Geographic

    Photographer Steve McCurry receives the last roll of Kodachrome film off the assembly line. Now he has the daunting task of figuring out what to shoot.

  • S02E10 Extreme Close-Up

    • National Geographic

    Take a masterclass in portrait photography. Two of the world's most renowned photographers reveal their secrets for capturing intimate portraits using very different styles and lighting techniques.