Every influential figure has a story and this new series, Chronicles, will tell those stories from the point of view of six prominent individuals: sharing their first success, their first failure, and their most profound moments as only they could. From a film producer turned philanthropist, to a talented photojournalist who serves as the senior photo editor at National Geographic, to a NASA astronaut now bringing science to the masses, Chronicles takes a look at those who are having a profound impact on their fields and the personal history that shaped their careers.
For the first time ever, our subjects agreed to share their private archives, offering our readers a chance to examine the photos, videos, sketches, and notes that enrich these stories using Microsoft OneDrive.
Over the next six weeks, Chronicles will reveal stunning creations—like 3D-printed prosthetics for Sudanese amputees—alongside game-changing techniques—like gyrostablized helicopter filmmaking—all told through the lives and experiences that inspired these radical advances.
In each of its six parts, Chronicles answers the question: What made this person?
Mick Ebeling
Film producer Mick Ebeling turned his father’s lessons on philanthropy into Not Impossible, a non-profit aimed at improving lives through technology.
Pamela Chen
National Geographic senior photo editor Pamela Chen transforms gigabytes of photographs from the field into the legendary magazine’s thought-provoking feature stories.
Todd Jones
A one-time professional skier and commercial fisherman, Teton Gravity Research co-founder Todd Jones is today recognized as a pioneer in aerial cinematography.
Leland Melvin
NASA astronaut Leland Melvin is inspiring the next generation of explorers with his story of second chances, and his unconventional route to space.
Dave Arnold
Food technologist and cocktail guru Dave Arnold uses a variety of cutting edge technologies—from centrifuges to liquid nitrogen—in his quest to produce the best possible cocktail.
Henry Hargreaves
Henry Hargreaves combines a talent for still life photography with a fascination with the meaning that can be found in food.
