Mezzo profiles 61 documentary storytelling speakers, including Rick Smolan, Niels Kiené, and Wendy MacNaughton. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 52 talks across 23 events.
Who are the top documentary storytelling speakers?
61 speakers · showing 1–24
Wendy MacNaughton
Graphic Journalist & Illustrator | Telling Untold Stories Through Art
Louis Theroux
Documentary Filmmaker | Cultural Commentator on BBC
Dylan Marron
Digital Storyteller | Accessible Perspectives on Social Issues
Louie Schwartzberg
Filmmaker & Producer | Celebrating Life Through Breathtaking Imagery
Misan Harriman
Photographer, Social Activist and Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker | Choose Love
Ken Burns
Emmy Award-Winning Documentarian | Chronicling America's Untold Stories
Carolyn Jones
Filmmaker & Performer | Shining a Spotlight on Global Issues
Jamey Stillings
Documentary Photographer | Capturing the Energy Transition
Jeremy Gilley
Filmmaker & Peacebuilder | From War Zones to Inspirational Stories
Jimmy Chin
National Geographic Photographer & Oscar-Winning Filmmaker | Adventure Sports Icon
Jon Lowenstein
Documentary Filmmaker | Exposing Hidden Truths
Lisa Kristine
Photographer | Exposing Deeply Human Stories
Tierney Thys
Marine Biologist & Filmmaker | Revealing the Wonders of the Ocean
Caty Borum Chattoo
Executive Director, Center for Media and Social Impact; Professor, School of Communication, American University
Karim Amer
Writer/Director "The Great Hack"
Nina Fialkow
Executive Producer of "The Great Hack"
Rick Smolan
Creator | Iconic National Geographic Photographer
Niels Kiené
Director, Filmmaker
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Documentary Photographer | Social Justice Storyteller
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Award-Winning Filmmaker | Social Impact Storyteller
James Nachtwey
War Photographer | Time Magazine Contributor Documenting Global Conflict
Sebastian Junger
Documentarian | Bridging Film, Media & Customer Experience
Elizabeth Lindsey
Cultural Anthropologist & National Geographic Explorer | Indigenous Wayfinding
David Gallo
Multimedia Storyteller | Pioneering Immersive Media Experiences
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Documentary Storytelling - beyond the household names
Misan Harriman
Photographer, Social Activist and Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker | Choose Love
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Award-Winning Filmmaker | Social Impact Storyteller
Elizabeth Lindsey
Cultural Anthropologist & National Geographic Explorer | Indigenous Wayfinding
Ken Burns
Emmy Award-Winning Documentarian | Chronicling America's Untold Stories
Niels Kiené
Director, Filmmaker
Louie Schwartzberg
Filmmaker & Producer | Celebrating Life Through Breathtaking Imagery
Rick Smolan
Creator | Iconic National Geographic Photographer
James Nachtwey
War Photographer | Time Magazine Contributor Documenting Global Conflict