Distinguished Speaker Series
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

PAUL NICKLEN
​Nat Geo’s 2018 Adventurer of the Year, Conservation Activist & Wildlife Photographer
​Tuesday, May 21
8:00 pm in the Kavli Theater.
Events last until approximately 9:15 pm
This event if for Center students only. Parents need to drop students off at The Lakes parking lot. There is a ramp up to the Civic Arts Plaza (follow the crowd). Dress nicely. Jeans are okay, no hoodies or t-shirts. Pick-up is in the same location at 9:15 pm.

Meet The Center chaperone, Mr. McGinnis, at the pillar near the ticket sales booth. He will be wearing a Center Polo shirt.
A passionate advocate for polar and marine biodiversity, Nicklen has spent most of his adult life working in the Arctic and Antarctica. As a photojournalist working in some of Earth’s most remote and extreme environments, he faces incredible hardships and personal danger in pursuit of intimate and powerful images of iconic wildlife. His unique style of storytelling blends the ethereal beauty of the icy realm and the mysteries of some of the most elusive polar creatures—both above and underwater— with some of the harsh realities facing these unique and important ecosystems. Working as a photographer for National Geographic magazine, Nicklen has covered a variety of natural history and conservation issues, from the slaughter of narwhals to the environmental impact of salmon farming to the importance of sea ice and polar ecosystems.
Despite the challenges, he travels constantly in search of meaningful stories that touch people’s emotions and help the public at large connect with some of our planet’s most threatened ecosystems. His work delivers audiences to an underwater realm witnessed by few. 
Along with his passion for capturing the world’s most iconic wildlife and environments, he is also dedicated to protecting and conserving it. Along with his partner, Nicklen founded  SeaLegacy to change the narrative around our world’s oceans and show the global community what is at stake, rally soldiers of support—and ignite real and lasting change.

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