Andy Mann is an Emmy-nominated Director, 12 time Telly-Award Winner, National Geographic Photographer, and marine conservationist whose imagery is helping tell the story of our rapidly changing planet.

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Andy is also a renowned public-speaker and songwriter who blends the two disciplines to present a dynamic evening of adventure, exploration, imagery, and music, known as The Helmsman show. Joined onstage by the acclaimed Eli West Trio, Andy Mann and his band will share a behind-the-scenes look at some of the wildest places on our planet. Drawing on classic folk troubadour traditions, the quartet weaves in a delightfully warped, salty sense of storytelling to original musical arrangements and stunning imagery from above and below the surface of the ocean.

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Andy documents our water world to make a difference. In 2013, his work alongside National Geographic Pristine Seas was awarded the Crystal Compass Award from the Royal Geographic Society for the storytelling that led to the designation of the world's largest Arctic National Park in Franz Josef Land, Russia. In 2015, Andy directed the first Oceano Azul Foundation expedition to Azores leading to the declaration of 150,000 square kilometers of new Marine Protected Areas in the Azorean Sea. In 2016, Andy helped to launch the non-profit, SeaLegacy, with Photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier. In 2017 he co-directed the award-winning National Geographic/SeaLegacy expedition to Antarctica, presenting the final work at the 2018 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work in the eastern tropical pacific ocean between 2018–2021 helped to create the world’s first international marine protected area, resulting in official presidential invitations from Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador and Colombia, during their signing ceremonies.

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Andy currently leads global impact media teams, creating storytelling assets to help campaign and lobby for marine protections around the world. Joining Andy on stage for The Helmsman, the Eli West Trio features musicians Eli West, Patrick M’Gonigle, and Forest Marowitz.