Tag archives for National Geographic Live
Posted by An archaeologist explains what the Maya calendar really says about 2012, and shares other-worldly experiences from his adventures.
On April 17th, at 7:30 pm, a Washington-area audience will have an opportunity to get know these two sides of Ed Kashi – both the award-winning photojournalist who covers the world, and the intensely personal husband, father and man who longs for home.
National Geographic Live with Author Winston Groom
Posted by Lauren Ward of NG Staff on April 2, 2012 
This coming Thursday, April 5, Washington-area history buffs will have the opportunity to mark the 150th anniversary of the pivotal Civil War battle of Shiloh a day early by listening to a talk by the distinguished novelist and historian Winston Groom, author of such books as Forrest Gump and Shrouds of Glory. Groom’s latest book Shiloh 1862, published last month by National Geographic Books, is the first major book on the Tennessee battle in fifteen years.
Geeking out with the Tech Wizards of National Geographic
Posted by Lauren Ward of NG Staff on March 21, 2012 
On Saturday, March 24 at National Geographic’s Washington, DC Headquarters, Engineers Eric Berkenpas and Mike Sherpard will demonstrate many of National Geographic’s innovative tools that help capture images from high in the sky to deep in the ocean. Join us for Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gee Whiz!
The Living People in Charge of Dark Age Treasure
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on February 4, 2012 
A lively conversation among experts and the audience of an NG Live! event fills in the gaps and adds new life to the story of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.
NG Live! With Photographer Jodi Cobb
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on February 4, 2012 
Renowned photojournalist Jodi Cobb will show a selection of her most unforgettable images from her forthcoming retrospective “Uncovering Hidden Worlds” this Wednesday at NG Live! in Washington, D.C. Get a preview of the images and her thoughts about them in this post from NG’s Rock Wheeler.
Bryan Smith Talks Extreme Filmmaking
Posted by Ford Cochran on December 9, 2010 In an NG Live! event at National Geographic’s D.C. headquarters, kayaker and videographer Bryan Smith shares the endurance trials and the adrenaline rush of out-there adventure filmmaking. By Valentine Quadrat With his arms outstretched, Robin Avery takes another barefooted step across a highline in Squamish, British Colombia. A camera pan-out encapsulates the reality of the…
Female Filmmakers Turn a Lens on Cultures
Posted by Ford Cochran on March 10, 2010 National Geographic All Roads Film Project Director Francene Blythe stopped by to discuss Women Hold Up Half the Sky, a series of films by women presented during the spring 2010 National Geographic Live season at our Washington, D.C. headquarters. Shadows, which documents the life of women in rural Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban,…
