Expedition Crew

Crew Shots of the Day: August 6, 2010

Visit to the Hoover Dam

 August 6, 2010

Alexandra Cousteau and the expedition crew visit the Hoover Dam on Friday August 6, 2010. © Blue Legacy/Oscar Durand

Crew Shots of the Day: August 4, 2010

Riding along with the Las Vegas water waste investigator

Crew Shot of the Day 1: August 4, 2010

The Expedition Blue Planet crew followed Ray Guerra, a water waste investigator in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ray Guerra, a 16-year veteran with Las Vegas Valley Water District, is one of the three full-time investigators responsible for enforcing the city's water ordinances that enforce water conservation. © Blue Legacy/Oscar Durand

 

Crew Shot of the Day: July 24, 2010

Loading up the Bio-diesel bus

Crew Shot of the Day: July 24, 2010

Jonathan Smith and Ben Pederick load the expedition bus early in the morning in Eugene, Oregon before departing for San Francisco. © Blue Legacy/Oscar Durand

Crew Shot of the Day: July 23, 2010

Expedition editing

Crew Shot of the Day: July 23, 2010

Michael Duff and Jonnie Morris edit expedition footage in their makeshift editing suite in their hotel in Eugene, Oregon. © Blue Legacy/Oscar Durand

Lauren McLaughlin

Production Assistant

 

After recently graduating from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY with a degree in Studio Art/Photography, Lauren is interested in pursuing a career in photography. On the team, she works as a photographer, editor, and production assistant in the field.

Jocelyn Pederick

Editor

 

Jocelyn is joining Expedition Blue Planet as its editor for the second time this year (she was the editor for the team’s 2009 expedition) but this time from the ground at Blue Legacy’s offices in Washington DC, where she will be based.

Christoph Schwaiger

Filmmaker - Visual Designer

 

After a childhood spent in Belgium and graduating from Visual Communication studies in Milan, Christoph Schwaiger continued his European tour by founding a graphic studio in Barcelona and then joining the broadcast design team of Premiere-TV in Hamburg, Germany.  Since 2001 he has been based out of Paris where he directs documentaries, film clips and advertising shoots. Over the last five years he has specialized in environmental films and communication.

Ben Pederick

Series Director

 

After directing Expedition Blue Planet 2009, Ben has returned to join Alexandra to direct Expedition Blue Planet: North America. An award-winning environmental and human rights filmmaker, Ben has worked on productions with leading broadcasters and like-minded organizations such as National Geographic TV, Radio Free Asia, the United Nations, and USAID.

Ali Sanderson

Photographer and Field Producer

 

Ali has worked as a professional photographer and video producer on productions with leading broadcasters such as National Geographic TV, Radio Free Asia. This is her second go at rallying the troops for Blue Legacy International; she accompanied Alexandra on her 2009 worldwide expedition investigating water issues as photographer and field producer, a role she is reprising for Expedition Blue Planet: North America.

Michael Duff

Editor

 

Michael Duff was born and raised in Paterson, a small country town on the east coast of Australia. He moved to the nations capital, Canberra, to study television production and multimedia at the University of Canberra. He graduated from his bachelors to begin a career as an editor on regional television, Channel 10, and then as a broadcast designer at Canberra's leading production facility, Bearcage, There, Michael produced media that ranged from boutique advertising to music video and documentary filmmaking.

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