Personal Profile Webinars

What’s it like to experience the natural world as a guide and a photographer? Host Rob Mess speaks with Photo Expedition Leader Giulia Ciampini, whose work blends storytelling, travel and visual artistry. Giulia shares her path to guiding, photography and what it’s like to lead guests in Churchill, Manitoba—fall adventures among polar bears, summer trips with beluga whales and northern lights expeditions under aurora-filled winter skies. Hear behind-the-scenes stories from the field and insights into photographing wildlife and wild places.

What’s it like to spend your days tracking tigers, rhinos and other animals in India’s national parks? Join host Rob Mess for a live interview with Expedition Leader Aditya Panda, a guide on Nat Hab’s India wildlife adventures. Aditya shares his path to becoming a naturalist guide, behind-the-scenes stories of tiger and sloth bear encounters, and what it takes to lead trips in landscapes shaped by both conservation challenges and success stories. It’s an honest, personal conversation about guiding, wildlife and life in India’s wild places.

From sparring polar bears and gregarious beluga whales to the glow of the northern lights, Canadian Expedition Leader Kristina Disney has spent years guiding Nat Hab travelers through one of the planet’s most extraordinary regions. Join host Rob Mess for a wide-ranging conversation with Kristina about her path to becoming a naturalist guide, her life in and beyond the field, and what makes Churchill so special in every season. Plus, hear behind-the-scenes stories from our polar bear, beluga and northern lights adventures!

Aaron Bott, wolf biologist and a doctoral candidate at Utah State University, offers an inside look at one of conservation’s most rewarding careers. From tracking wolves and collaring elk to resolving human-wildlife conflicts, Aaron reveals what the job truly entails. Learn about the education and experience needed to enter the profession— and the balance of science, stewardship and determination required to protect wildlife in an ever-changing world. 

Celebrate Nat Hab’s 40th anniversary with us! Hosted by Court Whelan, our Chief Sustainability Officer, this candid interview with Nat Hab founder Ben Bressler offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a “quirky” adventure travel company became a global leader in conservation travel. From humble beginnings to bold innovations, Ben reflects on Nat Hab’s biggest milestones, toughest challenges and proudest moments. Discover the story behind our mission of “Conservation through Exploration,” and get a sneak peek at where Nat Hab is headed in the next 40 years.

Each winter, millions of monarch butterflies migrate to their seasonal roosting sites in the fir forests of Mexico’s Central Highlands. And for nearly a decade, Expedition Leader Melissa Silva has been there to share this spectacle with Nat Hab guests on our Kingdom of the Monarchs adventure. Webinar host Rob Mess talks with Melissa about her naturalist background, her favorite stories from the field, and what it's like to return to these magical sanctuaries alongside the monarchs year after year, in the latest installment of our series of live interviews with Nat Hab guides.

Each fall, hundreds of polar bears gather on the shores of Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, waiting for the sea ice to freeze so they can begin hunting and feeding. And for nearly a decade, Expedition Leader Eleanor Edye has been there to share this spectacle with Nat Hab guests as a guide in the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.” Webinar host Rob Mess talks with Eleanor about her naturalist background, her favorite stories from the field, and what it’s like to return to this remote expanse of tundra year after year in the latest installment of our series of live interviews with Expedition Leaders!

Webinar host Rob Mess recently explored the Enchanted Isles on Nat Hab’s Galapagos Discovery adventure. Along with hiking, snorkeling, kayaking and communing with wildlife, another highlight for Rob was getting to know naturalist guide Luis Vinueza. Now, Rob and Luis reunite to kick off our new series of live interviews with Expedition Leaders: A Guide’s Life! Learn about Luis’s background, from living in a tent for seven months observing seabirds to researching marine iguanas for his Ph.D., and hear some of his favorite stories from guiding Nat Hab travelers.

After nearly two decades managing Nat Hab's Alaska Bear Camp, few people know the area -- and its wildlife -- better than Caprice Stoner. Get her insights about this exclusive adventure deep in Alaska's Bear Country.

Exciting news—Classic Journeys has become part of the Nat Hab and National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions family! Edward Piegza, President and Founder, invites you to explore the world in Classic Journeys style, on foot at eye level.

The Arctic in winter can be cold, dark and daunting. But it’s also filled with wild wonders to inspire the soul. Annie Van Dinther shares a personal look at what it’s like to live up north.

Find out what happens behind the scenes to bring our travelers’ adventures to life through inspiring visual storytelling as Ted Martens, who heads marketing for Nat Hab, interviews filmmaker Andrew Ackerman.

Join Nat Hab founder and president Ben Bressler as he shares the 35-year story of the company he launched when he was 23, and how it became a world leader in conservation travel.

Hear the uplifting story of Street Business School, putting women entrepreneurs on a path out of extreme poverty into economic sustainability —and creating a positive impact on conservation in the process.

Tyrhee Moore is a mountaineer and outdoor education advocate born and raised in Washington DC. A member of the first all-African-American ascent of Denali, he is a national leader on promoting diversity in the outdoors and the founder of Soul Trak, a DC-based nonprofit connecting urban communities of color to our planet’s green spaces.

If a classic American road trip captures the current state of your travel imagination, follow this 9-month camping odyssey through some of the greatest wild areas of the U.S.

What’s it really like to be a Nat Hab Expedition Leader? This webinar offers an insider perspective through the personal stories of a group of our guides.

Learn about endangered rhinos and one South African conservationist’s 2,000-mile bike ride to raise awareness about their plight.

Join Anthony Bennett for engrossing tales from his 80-mile walking safari in the Botswana wilderness. Anthony and three fellow safari guides made this self-supported trek over six days, carrying heavy packs and rifles, and wild-camping at impromptu locations each night.

Nat Hab Founder and President Ben Bressler will talk about the future of exploring nature through travel, what Nat Hab is doing to help sustain conservation in vulnerable places during the pandemic through our new Community Relief Fund, and how travel can be a force for good in the world.