The Man Who Can Fly About to Land in NZ
Behind every great National Geographic story there’s an explorer who travels to the wildest places above and below the
earth to bring back epic tales of adventure and discovery.
Adventure film-maker Bryan Smith (aka The Man Who Can Fly) is soon to land in New Zealand, taking Auckland and
Wellington audiences to theworld’s most challenging environments in his special insider’s take on working for National
Geographic as an extreme adventurer.
“Extreme is whatever is scary for you.”— Bryan Smith
An experienced kayaker who had paddled steep rivers in India, Peru, and Russia, Smith was inspired to take up video
photography while protesting a hydroelectric dam project that threatened British Columbian rivers. He quickly developed
a knack for creating innovative technical solutions to capture dizzying images—inevitably putting himself and his team
at risk to get the shot.
Braving raging whitewater in British Columbian rivers; sharing too little space with grizzlies in Russia’s Kamchatka
Peninsula (where legions of mosquitos are the other voracious predators to fear); and fulfilling the eternal dream of
human flight are all situations and subjects that have absorbed Bryan Smith over the past ten years.
As opposed to being a thrill-seeker, Bryan Smith is a deeply creative, conservation-minded, and extraordinarily
passionate storyteller who very consciously uses his filmmaking craft to elevate important stories that will invigorate
and inspire us to probe our limitations, and entertain us in new ways.
About National Geographic Live
National Geographic Live is the live events division of the National Geographic Society, featuring live concerts, films and dynamic presentations
by today's leading explorers, scientists, filmmakers and photographers, covering a wide range of topics including
exploration and adventure, wildlife and habitat conservation, natural phenomena and relevant issues such as climate
change. Proceeds from speaker series ticket sales help fund future National Geographic initiatives in field research,
exploration and education. For more information, visit www.nglive.org
About National Geographic Society
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the planet. It reaches more than 400 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National
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