Internationally acclaimed photographer Art Wolfe continues his work as an artist, teacher, advocate and guide by inviting viewers to experience remote, awe-inspiring locations across the planet. Over the course of his 30-year career, Wolfe's stunning pictures have interpreted and recorded the world's fast-disappearing wildlife, landscapes and native cultures. During the series, Wolfe's curiosity, hope and enthusiasm serve him well as he explores spectacular glaciers, stunning deserts, colorful rainforests, remote mountain peaks, important tribal gatherings and untouched habitats. High Definition images reveal the beauty and wonder of locations including Patagonia, Peru, Bolivia, Alaska, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Nepal, India and South Georgia Island.
Iceland: Earth, Air, Fire and Water
first aired:
March 1, 2009
(#213)
A land of geysers, glaciers, volcanoes and rough-hewn coastlines: Nowhere ...
Mongolia: Mountain to Steppe
first aired:
February 27, 2009
(#212)
Known for its arid steppes, skilled nomadic horsemen and Genghis Khan, ...
The Making of Travels to the Edge
first aired:
February 25, 2009
(#211)
Ever wondered what it would be like to travel the world with a renowned ...
The Kingdom of Bhutan
first aired:
February 23, 2009
(#210)
Known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan has survived in isolation ...
Mexico: Baja
first aired:
February 22, 2009
(#209)
Both an ocean oasis and isolated desert, the northern part of the narrow ...
Wild Asia: Nepal and India
first aired:
February 20, 2009
(#208)
Beyond India and Nepal's crowded cities lie precious remnants of wild ...
New Zealand
first aired:
February 18, 2009
(#207)
New Zealand's extreme beauty is central to its identity. Here indigenous ...
West Africa: Togo and Benin
first aired:
February 7, 2009
(#206)
West Africa is the birthplace of Voodoo; in Togo and Benin ancestors commingle ...
Brazil: The Pantanal
first aired:
February 15, 2009
(#205)
Located in the heart of South America, the Pantanal is the world's largest ...
Antarctica and the Falkland Islands
first aired:
February 13, 2009
(#204)
It is spring on the Antarctic Peninsula and the frozen wilderness is a ...
Mali: Sahel to the Sahara
first aired:
February 11, 2009
(#203)
It is a fabled land of sand, salt and nomads. But Mali is more than the ...
Australia: Arnhemland and the Kimberley
first aired:
February 9, 2009
(#202)
Australia's Northern Territory is an immense, untamed wilderness as brutal ...
Japan: Hokkaido and Honshu
first aired:
February 1, 2009
(#201)
The image many of us have of Japan is congested and kinetic. But Japan ...
Ethiopia: The Omo Valley
first aired:
October 29, 2007
(#113)
Ethiopia is like no other place in Africa. Some of the isolated animist ...
The Southern Ocean: South Georgia Island
first aired:
September 8, 2007
(#112)
Lying between wind-ravaged Cape Horn and Antarctica, South Georgia Island ...
India: Allahabad and Varanasi
first aired:
September 1, 2007
(#111)
Allahabad and Varanasi are India's holiest river towns. Allahabad hosts ...
The Southwest: Zion and Canyon de Chelly
first aired:
August 25, 2007
(#110)
The American Southwest is a geological time machine. Its bizarre and beautiful ...
Patagonia: Mt. Fitz Roy
first aired:
July 28, 2007
(#109)
Rugged Patagonia offers Himalayan-quality drama in a small package. Just ...
Kenya: Masai Mara and El Karama
first aired:
July 21, 2007
(#108)
East Africa is a vast stage on which the circular, never-ending journey ...
Peru: Manu
first aired:
July 14, 2007
(#107)
It's a place where clouds conceal rare birds, animals blend into the forest, ...
Alaska: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
first aired:
July 7, 2007
(#106)
America's Serengeti? Wilderness or wasteland? Art rafts down the icy Kongakut ...
Africa: Madagascar
first aired:
June 30, 2007
(#105)
Eighty million years ago, Madagascar split off from Africa. Separated ...
Alaska: Katmai Coast
first aired:
June 23, 2007
(#104)
The remote Katmai Coast is the largest intact stretch of uninhabited coastline ...
Patagonia: Torres Del Paine
first aired:
June 16, 2007
(#103)
Torres del Paine Park in the far southern Andes of Patagonia is remote ...
Alaska: Glacier Bay
first aired:
May 26, 2007
(#102)
The beautiful, protected waters in southeast Alaska are filled with islands ...
Bolivia: The Altiplano
first aired:
May 12, 2007
(#101)
Art journeys to one of the earth's most extreme environments-the high, ...
