Tales by Light (2015–2018)

Plot
Behind every powerful image is a powerful story. Uniting exploration, photography and the natural world, Tales By Light follows photographers from Australia and around the world as they push the limits of their craft.
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- 01
SubmergedAustralian marine photographer Darren Jew captures mating humpback whales in Tonga, a 70-year-old biplane wreck and an active New Guinea volcano.
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Season01
- S01E01
SubmergedMay 24, 2015Australian marine photographer Darren Jew captures mating humpback whales in Tonga, a 70-year-old biplane wreck and an active New Guinea vol - S01E02
HimalayaMay 31, 2015—Richard I'Anson documents a fire rite, attempts to photograph the elusive Himalayan snow leopard and captures the colorful Festival of Holi. - S01E03
AdrenalineJune 7, 2015—Intrepid adventure sports photographer Krystle Wright crafts images of free divers in Vanuatu, highliners in Colorado and paragliders in Uta - S01E04
WildJune 14, 2015—From brown bears in the rivers of Alaska to mountain gorillas in the jungles of Uganda, nature photographer Art Wolfe hunts for the perfect - S01E05
PanoramaJune 21, 2015—Following in the footsteps of explorer Ernest Shackleton, landscape photographer Peter Eastway travels to Antarctica to create stunning pola - S01E06
TribesJune 28, 2015—Art Wolfe documents the world's cultures, including the Surma of Ethiopia and the masked mud men and Huli clans of Papua, New Guinea.
Season02
- S02E01
Sacred Nature: Part 1October 25, 2016—Hoping to ensure the park's survival, wildlife photographers Jonathan and Angela Scott document the native creatures of the Maasai Mara in K - S02E02
Sacred Nature: Part 2October 25, 2016—Marveling at the abundant wildlife in the Mara's ecosystem, the Scotts photograph a cheetah, a Maasai ritual and an elusive leopard mother a - S02E03
Misunderstood Predators: Part 1April 21, 2017—Underwater photographer Eric Cheng seeks the truth about demonized and mythologized creatures, starting with the green anaconda of Brazil. - S02E04
Misunderstood Predators: Part 2April 21, 2017—To defend one of the world's most feared aquatic species, Eric Cheng and diver Jim Abernethy photograph human-friendly tiger sharks in the B - S02E05
Life and Death: Part 1April 21, 2017—After a career chronicling the horrors of war, photographer Stephen Dupont seeks to document a more poetic and dignified approach to death i - S02E06
Life and Death: Part 2April 21, 2017—Stephen Dupont's quest for reverent depictions of life and death brings him to Namibia's deserts and the Bushmen of the Kalahari.
Season03
- S03E01
Children In Need: Part 1August 26, 2018—Documenting impoverished, at-risk children for UNICEF, photographer Simon Lister is joined in Bangladesh by goodwill ambassador Orlando Bloo - S03E02
Children In Need: Part 2September 16, 2018—Simon and Orlando continue their Bangladesh trip, visiting a makeshift school and photographing young children working in hazardous jobs for - S03E03
Paradise in Peril: Part 1September 2, 2018—Undersea photographer Shawn Heinrichs fights to preserve the rapidly vanishing diversity of ocean life by capturing its beauty in dazzling i - S03E04
Paradise in Peril: Part 2September 16, 2018—Shawn continues his quest to conserve marine wildlife by capturing some arresting manta ray pictures in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia. - S03E05
Preserving Indigenous Culture: Part 1September 9, 2018—Dylan River continues a family tradition of filmmaking focused on the Aboriginal people of his native Australia with a tour of ancient rock - S03E06
Preserving Indigenous Culture: Part 2September 16, 2018—Dylan journeys into Arnhem Land, where he participates in a welcoming ritual and films the customs and tribal lifeways of the Yolngu people.
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