Carsten Peter: Extreme Planet

National Geographic Live!
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2014 | 7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre

Journey into some of our planet’s most extreme environments with photographer and filmmaker Carsten Peter. Obsessed with devising innovative photographic techniques that allow him to capture dramatic, never-before-seen images of places few humans have ever dared to go, Carsten has rappelled into active volcanoes in the South Pacific and chased monster storms in Tornado Alley.

The National Geographic Live Series is presented thanks to the generosity of Teresa and Tom Walsh, Aristocrat Motors and Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City and Sprint.

Biography

Carsten Peter, a World Press Photo award winner and regular contributor to National Geographic magazine, specializes in going to extremes: scuba diving in a glacier on Mont Blanc, crossing the Sahara on a camel, caving in Borneo. He searches for wild places where his survival depends on his wits and his skills as a technical climber, paraglider, caver, diver, and canyoneer.

Awards

In addition to his World Press award—for his coverage of tornadoes while storm-chasing in the U.S. West—he has received an Emmy Award for his videography from inside an active volcano in the South Pacific

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Carsten Peter’s official website