About Jeff
Jeffrey Barbee is an award-winning investigative journalist, photographer and film maker focused on developing breaking science news stories with publications around the world.
His professional photography career started in 1998 and he has worked on commissions for The New York Times, Newsweek, The Chicago Tribune, The LA Times, The Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, GEO and others. His photography work has also been highlighted in solo shows at museums like The Levine Museum of the New South.
Barbee is also the co-creator, producer and editor of The Wildlife Podcast. Join him and his colleague Laurel Neme as they journey around the globe and discover who is fighting to protect it. Get ready for frontline encounters with the wild as we talk with some of the planet’s most fierce, funny and courageous scientists and other wildlife champions.
His 2015 film The High Cost of Cheap Gas has been translated into seven languages –winning numerous awards including the LA Independent Film Festival, Envirofilm, an International Award of Merit and others.
Jeffrey Barbee is an award-winning investigative journalist, photographer and film maker focused on developing breaking science news strories with publications around the world.
His professional photography career started in 1998 and he has worked on commissions for The New York Times, Newsweek, The Chicago Tribune, The LA Times, The Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, GEO and others. His photography work has also been highlighted in solo shows at museums like The Levine Museum of the New South.
Barbee is also the co-creator, producer and editor of The Wildlife Podcast. Join him and his colleague Laurel Neme as they journey around the globe and discover who is fighting to protect it. Get ready for frontline encounters with the wild as we talk with some of the planet’s most fierce, funny and courageous scientists and other wildlife champions.
His 2015 film The High Cost of Cheap Gas has been translated into seven languages –winning numerous awards including the LA Independent Film Festival, Envirofilm, an International Award of Merit and others.
On Assignment
On Assignment
Follow Jeffrey Barbee’s work on assignment for National Geographic Magazine in the stunning Okavango Delta. Discover one of the Magazine’s longest-running story series where he revealed how a Canadian oil company planned to drill in the largest and last refuge for endangered African elephants.
Photojournalism
Photojournalism
Jeffrey Barbee has worked as a professional photojournalist for over 30 years. His photography spans journalism, science, technology, and the environment. Here are two of his latest commissions with past published work.
Movies and TV
Movies and TV
Barbee’s film career began in 2006 and for twenty years he has been directing, writing and producing award-winning video and film projects for the world’s media.
The Wildlife Podcast
The Wildlife Podcast
Barbee is also the co-creator, producer and editor of The Wildlife Podcast. Join him and his colleague, Laurel Neme as they journey around the globe and discover who is fighting to protect it.