VOYAGE OF THE OCEANS with Doug Allan, OBE

ABOUT THE TOPIC

Join award-winning Blue Planet cameraman, Doug Allan, OBE, for a journey around the world via the oceans, from the ice caps of the Antarctic to the tropical coral reefs of the Red Sea to understand the global importance of Cayman’s marine environment across borders.

Doug Allan OBE was the Festival of Seas featured speaker in 2024. He returns to Cayman as part of this special outreach programme. His visit is supported by the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

During 35 years of filming, Doug captured some of the most iconic wildlife scenes on television. He has worked on more than 65 films, making more than 25 trips to the Antarctic and 30 across the Arctic, while working for the BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic among others. His credits include Frozen Planet, Human Planet, Life, Planet Earth, The Blue Planet, Life in the Freezer, Hostile Planet, Forces of Nature, Operation Iceberg, and Ocean Giants. Doug was also one of the cameramen for, and appeared in, the award-winning documentary A Plastic Ocean.

Doug’s photographic awards include eight Emmys, five BAFTAs, and five Wildscreen Pandas. He twice won the underwater category in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He has three Honorary Doctorates in recognition of his camerawork and is an Honorary Fellow of the prestigious Royal Photographic Society and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographic Society.

Doug’s dive experience includes more than 5,000 hours underwater with over 650 dives under ice. He’s even been hugged by a walrus and made friends with a narwhal!

This event is free and is open to the public. Registration is required as seating is limited.