John Cooke
Resumé
Education
Merton College, Oxford
- 1959 BA
- 1964 MA
- 1964 D.Phil.
Awards
Christopher Medal (for filmmaking)
Research Associate, UC Berkeley
British Council Junior Scientist Scholar, India
Christopher Welch Research Scholar, Oxford
Professional
Bali Children's Project, Director
Esse Entertainment. Incline, NV Director & Associate Producer
Hidden World Tours. Berkeley, CA Director & Tour Guide
Prestoflash High-Speed Photo Systems. Berkeley, CA Director
Technical Photographic & Film Consultant Self-employed
Independent Filmmaker & Photographer Self-employed
Oxford Scientific Films Ltd. Oxford, England Director
American Museum of Natural History. New York, NY Curator
University of Oxford. Oxford, England Lecturer
Publications
Entwined (with Joyce Scott: in preparation)
Sent for Safe Keeping (Radio play: with Jill Christie)
Safe Keeping (in preparation)
Restless Kingdom
Focus on Nature
World You Never See
Oxford Book of Invertebrates
Contributions to many textbooks and works of reference
Contributions to many children's books
Numerous technical & Scientific articles
Photography
Stock Photographs used in many books
Photographs & text in popular magazines, including:
- International Wildlife, Playboy, Omni
National Geographic, Natural History,
Technical photography for: Science, Industry, Government, Advertising
Films
Life Springs Eternal. Network TV
Treasured Lakes. Network TV
Flowing Oasis. Network TV
Concerto for the Earth. World Fair, Seville (Showscan)
On the Wing. Smithsonian Institution, Washington (Imax)
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind. BBC & PBS
Contributions to over 30 TV wildlife documentaries
Tours
Hidden Worlds (Indonesia)
R.van Gelder Tours (E. Africa)
Discovery Tours (E.Africa, India, Middle East)
Park East Tours (Kenya)
National Audubon Society (Eastern, Central & Southern US)
Lectures to many universities, societies & professional bodies
Interests
Expeditions & travels, Photography, Wildlife filming,
Natural History, Anthropology, Archaeology, History,
Sailing, Skiing
Outsider Art, Writing, Education
Château d'Alogny
862670 Lésigny-sur-Creuse
France
05 49 20 29 70
05 49 48 08 69
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