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A global platform under the National Geographic brand. Follow creators’ own channels, watch their screens and join live masterclasses, with questions and learning at the heart of every session.
Channels and live masterclasses from the world's best photographers, filmmakers and explorers. These three examples are a starting point for a global lineup under the National Geographic brand.
Wildlife filmmakingLearn how footage becomes a story. Explore shot selection, pacing and an editing timeline through channel sessions and focused live filmmaking masterclasses.
Wildlife photographyLearn what makes one image stand out. Join live photography masterclasses on image selection, composition and editing, with the screen and creative choices explained.
Adventure & visual storytellingLearn how a journey becomes a visual story. Explore maps and location choices through channel sessions and live masterclasses in adventure storytelling.
Illustrative channels, sessions and prices. Demo nature images are sample material, not these creators’ work.
Open to world-class talent from around the globe, including people who have never worked for National Geographic. The brand selects exceptional creators to host their own channels and teach live masterclasses.
Every creator brings knowledge, a perspective and an audience. Viewers discover new voices and learn directly through live screen sharing, questions and masterclasses, all within a National Geographic-branded destination.
Explore channels by interest. Follow your favourites and get notified when they go live.
Images, editing timelines, maps and research. Creators share their screens and voices from their own laptops.
Learn directly from exceptional talent. Follow their screens, ask questions and understand the choices behind an image, a film or a journey.
An example programme of free discovery sessions, member channels and ticketed live masterclasses from global talent. Times shown in Eastern Time.
Bertie Gregory · Filmmaking
Explore how a sequence is built from different shots.
Joel Sartore · Photography masterclass
Compare frames, composition and editing choices, with audience questions.
Jimmy Chin · Exploration
Use maps and images to explain a visual story.
Live masterclasses put exceptional photographers, filmmakers and explorers within reach. Follow their screens as they work, hear the reasons behind each choice and ask your questions. Talent from across the world, brought together under the National Geographic brand.
The proposal: a standalone platform owned and operated by National Geographic, bringing global talent and their audiences together using GAWP® technology.
Set the standards, select creators and build direct relationships with fans. Extend the brand's purpose through a destination for discovery and learning.
Earn an agreed share of creator memberships and paid live masterclasses. World-class talent earns from sharing its knowledge; the brand earns from the platform, with further opportunities for sponsorship and advertising.
World-class creators invite their own followers. Viewers discover more talent and return for new masterclasses, ongoing channel sessions and deeper learning.
The world's best photographers, filmmakers, explorers, scientists and other relevant storytellers, selected by National Geographic. Creators would not need existing National Geographic credits. Each could build a channel and teach live masterclasses under the brand.
Join a focused session with a creator, watch their screen and hear their explanation as they select images, review an edit or work through a journey. Ask questions along the way. Masterclasses could be ticketed separately from channel memberships, with selected free sessions helping audiences discover the talent.
Image selection and editing, footage reviews, map-based journeys, research and creative breakdowns. These are live screen-sharing sessions with voice and audience questions, rather than live camera broadcasts from the field.
This proposal adds ongoing individual creator channels and a digital destination for screen sharing and interaction. It could complement existing National Geographic Live events, Explorer Classroom and workshops.
Yes. GAWP® has built the underlying technology for live screen sharing and voice, individual channels, comments, followers, go-live notifications and paid subscriptions. This site illustrates how a branded platform could look.
Try the interactive channel previews above. Screens, chat and explanations are simulated. Payments, live broadcasts and registrations are not connected. This is a proposal by Rich Stonehouse, founder of GAWP®, not an official National Geographic service.