Experts by Destination: Around the World
Keith Bellows
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Keith Bellows was named Editor in Chief of National Geographic Traveler magazine in January 1998 and made a vice president of the National Geographic Society in March 2000. Under his stewardship, the magazine has won numerous awards and recognitions, including more than 60 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism awards, seven Folio Awards, and two nominations for the National Magazine Awards... More »
Jack Daulton
Jack Daulton is an acclaimed lecturer on the art history of non-Western civilizations and has been a study leader on many trips to more than 50 countries throughout the world. His academic work has included extensive study of the art and architecture of Asia and Africa, as well as the study of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam... More »
Wade Davis
Anthropologist and botanical explorer Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and an honorary member of the Explorer's Club, one of 20 so named in the 100-year history of the club. Author of ten books, including the international best seller The Serpent and the Rainbow, which later was released as a motion picture, Wade has worked among dozens of indigenous cultures around the world for nearly 30 years... More »
John Francis
As Vice President for Research, Conservation, and Exploration at National Geographic, John Francis directs the Society's grant-making programs around the world as well as its sustainable tourism efforts. A marine biologist and National Geographic grantee, John began his career studying seals and sea lions on remote islands in North and South America... More »
Annie Griffiths Belt
Annie Griffiths Belt has produced dozens of magazine and book projects for the National Geographic Society. She has received awards from the White House News Photographers Association and the National Press Photographers Association for her work, which includes landscape, portrait, and documentary photography... More »
David Lamb
David Lamb’s travels as a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times have taken him to 140 countries and all seven continents. He is the author of three articles for National Geographic magazine, as well as the author of highly acclaimed books on the Middle East, sub-Sahara Africa and Vietnam... More »
Chris Rainier
Chris Rainier is considered one of the leading documentary photographers working today. A National Geographic Society Fellow, Chris is a director of the All Roads Photography Program and the Enduring Voices Project, documenting endangered languages and cultures... More »
David Silverberg
Geographer David Scott Silverberg was the founding field director of Boston University's Center for Coastal Studies and has lectured on oceanography, conservation biology, and tectonics for 20 years. He has received research grants from the National Geographic Society and is a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, specializing in natural and biocultural history... More »
