Student Speaker Series Media: Pete McBride
Native Coloradan Pete McBride has spent two decades studying the world with a camera. A self-taught photographer, filmmaker, writer, and public speaker, he is a Sony Artisan of Imagery and has traveled on assignment to over 75 countries for the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Google, and The NatureConservancy.
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Visit Pete's website to learn more about him and see some of his amazing photographs.
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Background Information
These links have been compiled as a companion to the Vital Impacts Student Speaker Series Educator Resources here. Click here to download the full educator resources packet.
Articles and Books
Fedarko, Kevin. “Are We Losing the Grand Canyon?” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, Aug. 2016, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/grand-canyon-development-hiking-national parks. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Hetter, Katia. “As Grand Canyon National Park turns 100, two friends hike the entire length to save it.” CNN, 25 Feb. 2019, https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/grand-canyon-national-park-100-anniversary/index.html. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “Chasing the Sacred: Down the Ganges From Snow to Sea.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 4 Aug. 2014, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/chasing-the-sacred down-the-ganges-from-snow-to-sea. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “High in the Himalaya: 36 Avalanches and a Silent Refuge.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 5 Aug. 2014, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/high-in-the-himalaya 36-avalanches-and-a-silent-refuge. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “Industry on the Banks: Deep Inside Kanpur’s Tanneries.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 6 Aug. 2014, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/industry-on-the-banks deep-inside-kanpurs-tanneries. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “The Pyres of Varanasi: Breaking the Cycle of Death and Rebirth.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 7 Aug. 2014, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/the-pyres-of varanasi-breaking-the-cycle-of-death-and-rebirth. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “Kissing the Bay of Bengal: Celebration, Reverence, and Mystery.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 8 Aug. 2014, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/kissing-the bay-of-bengal-celebration-reverence-and-mystery. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “Ode to an Orca.” Smithsonian Magazine, Oct. 2021, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science nature/ode-orca-180978578/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “‘You are the only passenger’: How I returned to an empty world.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 26 Mar. 2020, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/returning-from south-atlantic-expedition-to-a-world-changed-by-coronavirus. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “‘Exploring an epic Colorado river during record-breaking drought.” National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Society, 5 Oct. 2020, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/exploring-an epic-colorado-river-during-record-breaking-drought. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “The Last Quiet Places.” Smithsonian Magazine, Oct. 2020, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/ photographs-last-quiet-places-180975765/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Film and Video
“Epic Grand Canyon Hike: A 750-Mile Challenge (Part 1) | National Geographic.” YouTube, uploaded by National Geographic, 21 Jan. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7mHDySAhjM. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Epic Grand Canyon Hike: Frozen Shoes and Low on Food (Part 2) | National Geographic.” YouTube, uploaded by National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DuNlUhpOEY. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Epic Grand Canyon Hike: Thirst and Threats in the Godscape (Part 3) | National Geographic.” YouTube, uploaded by National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko_uNRJAzwE. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “Into the Grand Canyon.” Disney+, 2019, https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/into-the-grand-canyon/7K0CWJwrP7wd. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
McBride, Pete. “Seeing Silence.” Vimeo, 3 Nov. 2021, https://vimeo.com/642102228. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World's Most Quiet Places.” YouTube, uploaded by The Aspen Institute, 27 Jun. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DAr8UNQoVU. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“PolarPro Presents: F O C U S | Pete McBride - Passport Home.” YouTube, uploaded by PolarPro, 6 Aug. 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLJ-gS-Auxg. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Websites
“Teacher’s Resources for Water Education | U.S. Geological Survey.” U.S. Geological Survey, https://www.usgs.gov/ special-topics/water-science-school/teachers-resources-water-education. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“USGS - Streamer.” U.S. Geological Survey, https://water.usgs.gov/streamer/web/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Aquatic WILD - Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies.” Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, 2022, https://www. fishwildlife.org/projectwild/aquatic-wild. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Home | Project Wet.” Project WET Foundation, 2022, https://www.projectwet.org/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Home - FieldScope.” FieldScope, 2022, https://www.fieldscope.org. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Chesapeake Watershed Project.” FieldScope, 2020, https://chesapeake.fieldscope.org/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Great Lakes FieldScope.” FieldScope, 2020, https://greatlakes.fieldscope.org. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“The Indigenous Observation Network.” FieldScope, 2020, https://yukon.fieldscope.org. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“San Diego River Park Foundation.” FieldScope, 2020, https://sdrpf.fieldscope.org/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Watershed Collection.” National Geographic, https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/resource-library watershed/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“How’s My Waterway - Home.” United States Environmental Protection Agency, https://mywaterway.epa.gov/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Home - Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants. 2023, www.exploringbytheseat.com. Accessed 13 Oct. 2023.
Global Biodiversity Festival Year 4, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, 30 Aug. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwKFsJZmdxpFfbyVWQ0_gCyWoXhGAqY3a.
Global Biodiversity Festival Year 3, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, 24 July. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwKFsJZmdxpGryUYol9hbrpGZZmBhbO3G.
Global Biodiversity Festival Year 2, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, 20 July. 2023, https://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PLwKFsJZmdxpEhK9d-PHhHQqQgdM-2Xay0.
Global Biodiversity Festival Year 1, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, 24 July. 2022, https://www.youtube.com/playlis t?list=PLwKFsJZmdxpGLflfxa9I5lXsmBoDeRMD0.
Cutler, Joe. “Joe Cutler | The Ogooue Megatransect - Exploring Africa's Last Wild River.” YouTube, uploaded by Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants, 27 May 2021, https://youtu.be/pQZrp-lYTFI. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Costa, Adjany. “Adjany Costa | Mukissi: The Guardians of the River.” YouTube, uploaded by Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants, 31 May 2021, https://youtu.be/6-ZWQ_HWhX0. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Gordon, Tim. “Tim Gordon | Songs of the Sea.” YouTube, uploaded by Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants, 27 May 2021, https://youtu.be/5tJcggWHxzg. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
Activities
“Watershed lessons - Teachers.” National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 28 Mar. 2022, https://www.nps.gov/ teachers/classrooms/watershed-lessons.htm. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land.” Teach Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1 Jun. 2021, https:// www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_environ_lesson08_activity1. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
“Hiking the Grand Canyon: 800 Miles of Magic and Misery.” National Geographic, National Geographic Society, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/graphics/grand-canyon-national-parks-interactive-map. Accessed 25 Oct. 2023.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Interpreting Pete's photos. Download a pdf of Pete McBride's photographs to discuss using the questions found in the Vital Impacts Educator Resources for Pete McBride.
Read and Discuss
McBride, Pete. “6 Painful Lessons I Learned By Hiking the Grand Canyon.” National Geographic, National Geographic Society, 23 Oct. 2015, https://www.