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“The camera in this Lumia 950 and
950 XL is right at the cutting edge of what's
technologically possible. Shooting by moonlight and the smallest slivers of arctic daylight, it
delivered stunning detail and true color-capturing exactly what my eye saw with virtually no
light in 40-below-zero cold. Crisp, rich, astonishing image quality under brutal conditions!”
- Stephen Alvarez, National Geographic Photographer
About Stephen Alvarez
Photographer and filmmaker Stephen Alvarez produces global stories about exploration, adventure, and culture.
Alvarez has been a National Geographic photographer since 1995. He has published over a dozen stories with
the magazine, including the discovery of an ancient Incan mummy in Peru, the deepest cave in the world near
the Black Sea, a jungle expedition through Central America's longest cave, the whitewater world of New
Britain's caves, the stone forest of Madagascar, a sailing expedition with the Polynesian Voyaging Society
aboard the Hokule'a, and the world below Paris from the Opera to the sewers. Alvarez has photographed the
moai of Easter Island under the Milky Way, and the panoramic capitals of Europe.
His images have won awards in Pictures of the Year International and Communications Arts. His story on the
Maya and their religious rituals was exhibited at Visa pour L'Image in Perpignan, France. Alvarez has produced
stories with National Public Radio, including a story on underground Paris that won a 2012 White House News
Photographers Association award.
Appearances and lectures include NPR, PBS, and CBS Sunday Morning, as well as the Annenberg Space for
Photography, the Shakerag Workshops, National Geographic Live, the Atlanta Photojournalism Festival, the
Banff Mountain Centre. Alvarez is also a founding member of The Photo Society.
Stephen lives with his family in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Read Stephen's blog post about his assignment to photograph the Seven Natural Wonders.
About John Burcham
"I want to be challenged, and I'm not afraid of a little manual labor," says Arizona-based photographer
John Burcham. In Burcham's photographic niche, he often gets his wish. Whether it is schlepping in the
Arctic's subzero temperatures or fleshing out the photographic details in the midst of grinding chainsaws
and falling trees, Burcham meshes a photojournalist sense of story with a studio photographer’s obsession
for detail.
Burcham's photography career started at his college newspaper while he was earning his degree in
architecture from Virginia Tech. His passion for adventure sports led him to a successful photographic
career in the outdoor industry. Companies such as Patagonia and Mountain Hardware have sent him to the
most inhospitable and seldom visited landscapes to capture moments in exploration and adventure.
Many major clients, including National Geographic, the New York Times, Popular Mechanics, the
History Channel, and American Airlines have used him for assignment work.
John is based out of Arizona where he lives with his wife, daughter and son.
