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Season 1

  • S01E01 Submerged

    • May 24, 2015
    • Network 10

    In Papua New Guinea, marine photographer Darren Jew is chasing a photo that has eluded him for years - the submerged wreck of a WWII Bi-Plane.

  • S01E02 Himalaya

    • June 21, 2015
    • Network 10

    Leading landscape photographer Peter Eastway follows in the footsteps of Frank Hurley - the pioneering Australian photographer on Shackleton's expedition to the south a century ago - to capture the wilderness and wildlife of Antarctica and South Georgia.

  • S01E03 Adrenaline

    • June 7, 2015
    • Network 10

    Prominent adventure sports photographer Krystle Wright captures the immersive world of free-diving in Vanuatu, athletes who appear to walk on air in the canyons of Colorado, and powered para-gliders on the flooded salt pans of Utah.

  • S01E04 Wild

    • June 14, 2015
    • Network 10

    Legendary nature and cultural photographer Art Wolfe captures the great brown bear with the stunning backdrop of Alaska's mountains and glaciers, immigrating wildebeests in the plains East Africa, and the hard-to-find gorillas of Uganda.

  • S01E05 Panorama

    • June 28, 2015
    • Network 10

    Masterful travel photographer Richard l'Anson captures an important religious festival in the Himalayas, followed by a visit to the Tigers of Bandhavgarh and the exuberant Festival of Holi in India.

  • S01E06 Tribes

    • May 31, 2015
    • Network 10

    Legendary nature and cultural photographer Art Wolfe captures the famous mud men and the Huli people in Papua New Guinea, and works on his human canvas project with the Surma people of Ethiopia.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Sacred nature: part 1

    • October 25, 2016
    • Network 10

    For years, award winning wildlife photographers Jonathan & Angela Scott have travelled the world, always returning home to Kenya. There they introduced the world to the big cats of the Maasai Mara and now they are part of its fight for survival.

  • S02E02 Sacred nature: part 2

    • October 25, 2016
    • Network 10
  • S02E03 Misunderstood predictors: part 1

    • November 1, 2016
    • Network 10

    Over the years Eric Cheng has dived with the planet’s most magnificent creatures. Now he is determined to use his photography to tell the true story of the most misrepresented and demonised species of all – sharks.

  • S02E04 Misunderstood predictors: part 2

    • November 1, 2016
    • Network 10
  • S02E05 Life and death: part 1

    • November 8, 2016
    • Network 10

    A celebrated war photographer, Stephen Dupont has captured images in some of the world’s most dangerous regions. Unfortunately this has left him questioning the way he now views life & death and has him seeking a new perspective.

  • S02E06 Life and death: part 2

    • November 8, 2016
    • Network 10

Season 3

  • S03E01 Children in Need Part 1

    • August 28, 2018
    • Network 10

    Photographer Simon Lister and Orlando Bloom document at-risk children for UNICEF. They head to Bangladesh where they document impoverished children in challenging conditions.

  • S03E02 Children in Need Part 2

    • August 28, 2018
    • Network 10

    Simon and Orlando visit an improvised school that educates Bangladesh's underprivileged.

  • S03E03 Paradise in Peril Part 1

    • September 2, 2018
    • Network 10

    Underwater photographer Shawn Heinrichs attempts to record the beauty of underwater life. Threatened by environmental changes, this marine diversity is captured in a beautiful series of images.

  • S03E04 Paradise in Peril Part 2

    • September 2, 2018
    • Network 10

  • S03E05 Preserving Indigenous Culture Part 1

    • September 9, 2018
    • Network 10

    Dylan River showcases his family's filmmaking tradition in the outback of Australia. He focuses his work on the Aboriginal native art which adorns the rock faces in the area.

  • S03E06 Preserving Indigenous Culture Part 2

    • September 9, 2018
    • Network 10

    Dylan takes a trip into Arnhem Land, where he engages in a special ritual. He films the unique customs and tribal lifestyle of the Yolngu.