Chris Burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. Travelling throughout the year to pursue the farthest expanses of Earth, Burkard works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere. Layered by outdoor, travel, adventure, surf, and lifestyle subjects, Burkard is known for images that are punctuated by untamed, powerful landscapes. Through social media, Chris strives to share his vision of wild places with millions of people and to inspire them to explore for themselves. Chris has also published these great books: The California Surf Project, High Tide: A Surf Odyssey, and Distant Shores.