Featured Experts
National Geographic researchers, explorers, writers, and photographers have brought the world to our members for more than a hundred years. On a National Geographic Expedition, our experts bring you to the planet's most intriguing places to share their passion and their insider's perspective. To see more of our experts, browse by destination, specialty, or last name.
Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson
Photographers Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson have collectively photographed more than 50 stories for National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler magazines. They have spent most of their careers working in Europe, shooting stories from the Arctic and Scandinavia to Italy and France... More »
Kitty Coley
Kitty Coley is a geologist, naturalist, and avid birder who serves as a consultant to National Geographic magazine. Working as a professional geologist, she spent extensive time in remote rain forests and rugged landscapes around the world, and she has led expeditions for National Geographic for many years... More »
Alexandra Cousteau
Granddaughter of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau set out on her first exploration at the age of four months. Growing up traveling the globe fed her passion for adventure and taught her first-hand the value of conservation... More »
Carroll Dunham
Medical anthropologist Carroll Dunham has resided in the Himalaya for the past 25 years and currently lives in Nepal. She and her family have spent the last ten summers living with nomads in central Mongolia... More »
Peter Frost
Peter Frost is a writer, photographer, archaeologist, and independent scholar who has explored the Andes and Amazon for 35 years, and lived in Peru since 1987. He has published four books on Peru and Ecuador, including a guide to the Cusco region and a book on Machu Picchu... More »
Peter Hillary
When Peter Hillary first climbed Mount Everest in 1990, he and his father, Sir Edmund Hillary—who made the first ascent in 1953—became the first father and son to reach the summit. He reached the summit again in 2002 on a National Geographic-sponsored ascent later featured in the film Surviving Everest... More »
Catherine Karnow
Born and raised in Hong Kong, photographer Catherine Karnow has photographed everything from Australian Aborigines and Bombay film stars to the victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam. She shot the cover story "Inside Provence" for National Geographic Traveler's April 2006 issue and captured rare images of Prince Charles for her May 2006 National Geographic magazine feature, "Not Your Typical Radical... More »
Flip Nicklin
National Geographic photographer and marine biologist Flip Nicklin is one of the world's leading photographers of whales. His majestic photos and amazing audio tracks of humpbacks and killer whales have been featured in numerous National Geographic publications and television specials... More »
