About

Misha Wilcockson is a British photographer and cinematographer with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Stanford University. His work is characterised by his extraordinary travels, on which he attempts to capture what happens as it appears before him, rather than creating contrived scenes. He has self-published three handmade books, the first of which, Death Valley 2017, was originally housed in the locked stacks collection of the Bowes Art & Architecture Library at Stanford University.

Over the past four years alone, Misha has visited twenty-two different countries. From roaming the plains of Namibia with lions, cheetahs and leopards, to chasing the Northern Lights in the heart of Lapland, to hanging from the side of a helicopter over downtown San Francisco, every day is an adventure. Before the pandemic, Misha spent most of his time in Southern Africa, working as a Director of Photography on film projects for National Geographic, including three parts of a six-part series on baby animals. During this time, he also worked on documentaries that were released on Apple TV+, FOX, Love Nature, Netflix and Sky TV. These days, Misha’s travel is more sporadic, as he and his wife begin laying down some roots in Austin, Texas.

Most recently, some of Misha’s photographs have been sold as part of the Prints for Wildlife campaign, a month-long fundraiser held each year, which has raised over $2M for wildlife conservation since its inception in 2020.

Alongside his photographic and cinematographic work, Misha runs Traveler, a travel media agency with over a hundred thousand followers on social media. Prior to running Traveler, he worked for Earth creating content, building brand partnerships and curating imagery for many of the different social channels.

Outside of photography, Misha is a keen athlete, having rowed for the Great Britain Junior National Team and Stanford University.