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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.
Oscar Durand
Photojournalist
Oscar Durand is a professional photojournalist with an edge for storytelling. He fell in love with photography while pursuing a career in engineering in his native country of Peru. In 2002 he moved to the United States to further pursue his passion for photojournalism. Since then his work has graced the pages of such august publications as the Newark Star Ledger, New York Times, Dallas Morning News, and the St. Louis Dispatch.
Anne Casselman
Writer
Anne Casselman is a science writer who has written for Discover magazine, National Geographic News, ScientificAmerican.com, Discovery Channel magazine, PopularMechanics.com among other outlets. She is co-founder of Inkling magazine, a quirky science online magazine and has worked as an interpretive writer for museum exhibits as well for Vancouver-based web PR and marketing projects.
Jonnie Morris
Editor
Jonnie Morris is an editor and director with a passion for documentary and environmental conservation. To prove it she graduated in 2005 with simultaneous degrees in both the Arts (Film & Television) and Science (Environmental Biology) from Deakin University in Melbourne, her hometown.
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