Steve has been a wildlife photojournalist for National Geographic Magazine for over two decades, producing stories on some of the world’s most elusive and iconic animals—and specializing in big cats. His documentary films on jaguars, leopards, tigers, and tree-climbing lions have aired on Nat Geo WILD. He is a Nat Geo Explorer and his work has been recognized with numerous international awards: he’s been named BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and BBC Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year; received top nature story honors from World Press Photo in 2008, 2014 and 2020; and he is two-time winner of Picture of the Year International’s Global Vision Award. Steve has appeared on 60 Minutes, CBS Nightly News, NPR, BBC, CNN and other outlets. He speaks globally on big cats and conservation for Nat Geo LIVE. In the field, he spends months working in steamy jungles and grasslands—or camping at extreme altitude in the winter in the Himalayas The reason: he wants to capture unique images of his wild subjects beauty and secret behaviors. But as a wildlife photojournalist and filmmaker, he says, “I also need to document the threats that face these animals, many of which are endangered, as well as the scientists who study them and the conservationists who are working to save them. For me, my contribution is through storytelling: photos, magazine articles and documentary films. I hope our work inspires you to act to help protect big cats and the planet.” His work has produced tangible results, contributing to creation of the world’s largest wildlife corridor in California, a tiger reserve in Myanmar, and numerous community and ecotourism initiatives that help save big cats.
• Inside the Hidden World of Jaguars
