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Natalie Hewit an award–winning film director and producer whose debut feature documentary Endurance has established her as a leading voice in cinematic storytelling. The film, which chronicles the expedition to locate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship in Antarctica, has received major international recognition, winning an Emmy, the Broadcast Digital Award for Best Documentary Programme, and Best Director – Documentary at the Gracie Awards. Premiering at the BFI London Film Festival before a UK cinema release, Endurance also brought Natalie into collaboration with Oscar-winning directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Vasarhelyi for National Geographic Documentary Films. Alongside this success, Natalie has spent more than a decade directing and producing acclaimed prime-time documentaries and series for major broadcasters including the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix and National Geographic. Her work has earned widespread critical recognition, including an RTS Award for Forensics: The Real CSI, as well as BAFTA and RTS nominations for Channel 4’s Surviving Covid. She has also received Grierson and Broadcast Award nominations for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital. Known for placing human stories at the heart of ambitious filmmaking, Natalie has worked in some of the world’s most remote and demanding environments. Her directorial debut, Antarctica: Ice Station Rescue for the BBC’s prestigious Horizon series, saw her spend three months solo filming at the Halley VI Research Station—earning a Broadcast Award nomination for Best Documentary. Natalie is full member of BAFTA and the Directors Guild of America and has served on awards juries for both organisations. She was one of just a handful of filmmakers selected for the 8th Filmonomics lab run by Reclaim The Frame. Her films consistently receive 5-star reviews and have been described as “essential” by the Financial Times and “haunting and powerful” by The Guardian, reflecting a body of work driven by a deep curiosity about what it means to be human. Natalie also has a strong track-record of public speaking, using her personable and engaging style to bring stories of adventure, tenacity and exploration to audiences of all ages.
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Trullo di Marziolla

Locorotondo, Italy

Trullo di Marziolla

The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.

Manneken Pis in US Air Force uniform

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Dawn on Charles V palace in Alhambra, Granada, Spain.

Granada, Spain

Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Benagil Caves

Lagoa, Portugal

Benagil Caves

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches

Arromanches-les-Bains, France

Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Island Line Class 483 No. 004 in London Underground livery at Ryde St. Johns Road.
Permanently Closed

Ryde, England

1930s London Underground Trains at Ryde

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.

Artists display their wares along Caminito.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Caminito

A bright little alley in La Boca is a part of tango history.

A piece by French artist JR. This was a photograph of immigrants who had been marked for deportation, awaiting their appeal hearing.

Jersey City, New Jersey

Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Carcross Desert

Carcross, Yukon

Carcross Desert

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

One of the infamous toes.

Dawson City, Yukon

The Sourtoe Cocktail

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Escadaria Selarón Mosaic Steps

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

Parque Lage

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Parque Lage

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Shelley Street and Elgin Street intersection

Hong Kong

Central-Mid-Levels Escalators

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

The loneliest tree sticks out among the low-lying, wind-battered vegetation of Campbell Island.

Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand

World's Loneliest Tree

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary

Cape Town, South Africa

Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Milford Sound, New Zealand

Milford Sound

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Macquarie Island lengthwise, the research station at center.

Australia

Macquarie Island

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

Scott's Discovery Hut in Antarctica

McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Discovery Hut

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Modern view of the Cape Royds Hut.

Antarctica

Shackleton's Antarctic Hut

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The Grave of Ernest Shackleton

Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The Grave of Ernest Shackleton

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

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