Ami Vitale
Wild Optimist.
Nature Advocate.
NG Explorer at Large.
Ami Vitale is a National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, conservationist and nonprofit chief whose work explores humanity’s connection to wildlife and wild places.
David Vobora
Adaptive.
Life After Coach.
Mr. Irrelevant.
Former NFL linebacker and founder of the Adaptive Training Foundation. After a career-ending injury and dark chapter that followed, David Vobora reinvented his life around service.
Deanne Fitzmaurice
Pulitzer Prize-winner.
Eyewitness.
Trailblazer.
Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist and Nikon Ambassador who shares powerful stories of resilience and humanity.
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Mountaineering Icon.
Trailblazer.
Resilience Expert.
Legendary mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is the first woman to summit all 14 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen or porters.
Jean Fruth
MLB Photographer.
Sony Artisan.
Heavy Hitter.
Jean Fruth is a photographer who captures the heart of baseball and its communities, celebrating the game’s power to connect cultures around the world.
Mark Synnott
Big Wall Climber.
Best-Selling Author.
The North Face Athlete.
Mark Synnott is an acclaimed climber, adventurer, and bestselling author whose work explores the outer edges of human endurance.
Melanie Curtis
Pro Skydiver.
Culture Shifter.
Champion for Women & Girls.
World-record skydiver and peak performance coach Melanie Curtis inspires audiences to embrace uncertainty, take bold action, and achieve what once seemed impossible.
Stephen Wilkes
Chief Innovator.
Time Capsule Creator.
Image Visionary.
Stephen Wilkes is a fine art photographer best known for his groundbreaking Day to Night images, which compress 24 hours into a single frame.