Peter M. McBride

Pete McBride is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, writer, and speaker known for his powerful storytelling at the intersection of adventure and environmental conservation. Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Pete has spent over 20 years capturing the planet’s most awe-inspiring landscapes and natural wonders from Everest and Antarctica to relocating African elephants and swimming with orca in the Arctic.
A National Geographic Explorer, Adventurer of the Year and Sony Artisan of Imagery, McBride has worked in more than 75 countries, combining his skills in photojournalism and filmmaking to spotlight pressing environmental issues, particularly those involving water scarcity, public land protection, and climate change.
His 750-mile trek through the length of the Grand Canyon became the basis for the Emmy-nominated documentary Into the Canyon and his celebrated book The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim, which won a national outdoor book award.
His more recent books, Seeing Silence, and Chasing Water, also won national book awards and in 2025 he was given The Ansel Adams Award for a lifetime achievement in conservation photography. His latest book, Witness to Water, is a two-decade-long, personal narrative of the Colorado River. It released in the spring of 2026.
His photography and writing have appeared in National Geographic, Outside, Smithsonian, and The New York Times, among others. He is a frequent speaker at corporate conferences, universities, performing art centers and more.
To learn more, visit petemcbride.com.