VALE MEDIA LLC
Ocean and Mountain Expedition
Videography | Photography | Writing
ANDREA VALE
La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
I am a science communicator, specialized in documenting ocean and mountaineering expeditions. I follow researchers across the seas, up mountains, and into glaciers, caves, and most every corner of the globe to document their work. I use film, photography, and writing to make science and biodiversity compelling, understandable, and urgent to all audiences.
I have worked as a Specialist on the Science and Exploration Team at the National Geographic Society, a Video Engineer for the Ocean Exploration Trust, and as an ocean exploration filmmaker for the Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, International Ocean Discovery Program, and Oxford Anthroposea Expedition. I’ve planned and undertaken filming, reporting, and research in remote, off-the-grid locations, often in high-stakes and difficult working conditions.
If you are a science researcher planning an expedition and want a communications outreach specialist to document and share your work with audiences, reach out to me - let's chat!
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Expeditions
New England Shelf Hydrogeology, International Ocean Discovery Program (May 2025: North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean-based): Videographer, Photographer, Writer
Nautilus E Mamana Ou Gataifale I, Ocean Exploration Trust (August 2024: American Samoa; Ocean-based): Video Engineer, Writer, Social Media Creator, Live Presenter
Ocean Twilight Zone Project, Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institute with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (August 2022: North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean-based): Videographer, Photographer, Writer
Anthroposea Expedition, Oxford University Expedition Council (May 2021: Southampton, U.K. to Plymouth, U.K.; Ocean-based): Videographer
Out of Eden Walk, National Geographic Society
(March 2018: Amritsar, India, to Harike Pattan, India; Land-based): Writer, Photographer