Listen "#3.16 Combining Marine Biology & Photography Took This Explorer to Antarctica"
Episode Synopsis
We Are Explorers Podcast host, Amy Fairall, chats with Jayden O’Neill (in person!), whose laundry list of titles includes We Are Explorers contributor, MOMENTS film category winner, and National Geographic Photo Instructor and Naturalist. By combining his knowledge from his bachelor’s degree in marine biology with the hard skills he’s learnt as a photographer and videographer, Jayden’s worked all over the world, from Antarctica to the Top End.In this chat, we hear about Jayden’s career path so far, as well as stories from his adventures, one of which helped him take out the top film prize in our inaugural photo, video, and writing competition, MOMENTS. Jayden’s journey may not be a blueprint everyone can follow, but it’ll definitely inspire you to make decisions based on your passions.In This Episode We CoverWorking as a Marine Biologist in AntarcticaJayden’s passion for natureThe importance of science communicationPhotographyStorytellingWorking with crocodilesLiving in the Northern TerritoryThe story of The Bleeding Assholes filmUpcoming adventuresCheck out Jayden’s winning adventure film, The Bleeding Assholes, from our inaugural photo, video, and writing comp, MOMENTSFollow Along for More!Show us some love and subscribe wherever you get your audio fix. It helps us to continue bringing you the goods and to uncover the weird and wonderful adventure folk (that’s you!) who are doing inspiring things.Find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts with new episodes every second hump day.Or check out the We Are Explorers Podcast page.
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