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Adam Ravetch

Adam Ravetch
Arctic Wildlife Filmmaker

Adam Ravetch graduated with a BSc in Zoology from San Diego State University, where he was a certified underwater instructor. At California State University, Long Beach, he studied Shark Research at the Graduate School of Marine Biology, and received the Our World Underwater Scholarship. At Brooks Institute of Photographic Art & Sciences, he attended classes in motion picture, video and photography. Adam has filmed and documented the creatures of the worlds oceans for more than ninety shows, working for NHKJapan, CBS, NBC, The Cousteau Society, The Last Frontier Series, and The Global Family series. Seeking a creative outlet Adam then began producing and directing his own films and won several awards for his first short film, Ice Puppy and also gained recognition for his second film, The Next Generation. His last film, Toothwalkers, Giants of the Arctic Ice, aired on PBS, Ravetch’s next project with National Geographic Television, Toothed Titans, is a one hour blue chip natural history film on Eastern Atlantic and Pacific Walrus. In recognition for his contributions made in the field of underwater cinematography and marine biology he has received corporate sponsorship from Nikon, and Rolex Inc.

 

 

 

 

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