The National Geographic Society has announced nine new Storytelling Fellows who will embark upon a year-long project to explore timely issues the world needs to hear using a variety of storytelling mediums.
Nominated for their dedication and commitment to shining a light on our shared human experience as well as demonstrating the power of science and exploration to change the world, these nine storytellers represent the fields of photography, journalism, technology, film, and art.
Each of the fellows will receive monetary support from the Society to focus on nine unique projects over one year using different storytelling mediums.
The fellows include Ian Urbina, an investigative reporter who covers topics from domestic and foreign policy to commentary on everyday life. He has received a Pulitzer Prize, a Polk Award, and various other journalism awards for his work over the past two decades.
Ian’s project builds on his book, The Outlaw Ocean, and will present the stories, behind the scenes accounts, and music inspired by the sounds and stories of six years of reporting on illegal and destructive maritime activities. His investigation includes unsustainable and/or illegal fishing practices, ocean dumping and pollution, marine protected areas, and human trafficking and labor abuses.
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