Experts by Destination: Asia
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Carroll Dunham
Medical anthropologist Carroll Dunham has resided in the Himalaya for the past 25 years focusing on indigenous healing traditions. She and her family have spent the last ten summers living with nomads in central Mongolia... 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 »
Elvira Hammond
Elvira Hammond, a professor of Chinese cultural history at New Mexico State University, has been working, traveling, and studying in China since 1983. She studied Chinese language and modern theater in Beijing and worked for many years developing and leading academic and cultural programs for students of all ages visiting China... More »
Ken Hammond
Historian Ken Hammond first traveled to China in 1982 to study the language and stayed for five years. A professor at New Mexico State University, he directs a Chinese-American university exchange program... More »
Bob Krist
National Geographic photographer Bob Krist has shot several articles for National Geographic magazine and more than 30 articles for National Geographic Traveler, where he is a contributing editor. His many assignments have taken him to all seven continents and have won awards in the Pictures of the Year, Communication Arts, and World Press Photo competitions... More »
Jan Nijman
Jan Nijman is the Director of Urban Studies and Master of Pearson College at the University of Miami, where he is also a professor of Geography & Regional Studies. His specialities include geopolitics, economic and cultural globalization, and the history of world cities... More »
Diane Perushek
Diane Perushek began studying Chinese at the East-West Center, University of Hawaii, before pursuing graduate work in modern Chinese literature at Columbia University and classical Chinese fiction at Princeton University. She studied language and conducted dissertation research in Taiwan and Japan for a total of four years... 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 National Geographic All Roads Photography Program and a co-director of the NG Enduring Voices Project, documenting endangered languages and cultures... More »
Jeremy Schmidt
Writer, photographer, and biologist Jeremy Schmidt has developed a strong relationship with Mongolia since 1993 when an assignment took him to the Sayan Mountains in search of the last reindeer nomads. Since then, he has lived with and written about eagle hunters, shamans, steppe nomads, and city folk of this fascinating country... More »
David Silverberg
David Scott Silverberg (PhD MIT, Post-Doc, Harvard) is an exploration geographer working on conservation projects in 6 continents. His mix of exploration, research and digital foto-video storytelling has been popular with NGS travelers for many years... More »
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