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Louie Psihoyos
Louie Psihoyos, Executive Director of Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) , is widely regarded as one of the world's most prominent still photographers. He has circled the globe dozens of times for National Geographic and has shot hundreds of covers for other magazines including Fortune Magazine, Smithsonian, Discover, GEO, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Rock and Ice. His work has also been seen on the Discovery Channel, National Geographic Television and the History Channel. His imagination, wit, and iconic imagery have helped illustrate a wide array of complex subjects and is carried over to his filmmaking. Psihoyos' first documentary film, The Cove, has garnered over 70 awards globally from festivals and critics, including the Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature in 2009.
Film: a Weapon of Mass Construction
A little over a year ago we were struggling to get our film, “The Cove,” into Sundance. We finished the film at 4 a.m., two hours before I was to board a plane and hand deliver it to the festival organizers. They were understandably getting nervous back in Park City where a snowstorm was threatening air travel.
This was my first film, and I remember asking the weary, seasoned post-production crew, "What do you think, do we have a good film?"
"Prepare yourself for a disaster," came the reply from someone who had worked with Academy Award-winning directors.
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Earth Island Institute
Earth Island Institute is a non-profit, public interest, membership organization that supports people who are creating solutions to protect our shared planet.
For 25 years, Earth Island Institute has been a hub for grassroots campaigns dedicated to conserving, preserving, and…
