Craig Foster

Craig Foster is a filmmaker, naturalist, author and ocean explorer. He co-created the film My Octopus Teacher, which won an Oscar in 2021, and is the co-founder of Sea Change Project, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the long-term conservation and regeneration of the Great African Seaforest. His book, Amphibious Soul – Finding the Wild in a Tame World, was recently published by HarperCollins. With a drive to reconnect people to nature, Craig has contributed to the marine sciences through the discovery of new species and animal behaviours. He has also showcased Africa’s status as the origin of science and art by drawing on his 30 years of work with the San and other indigenous African people to curate the Origins of Early Southern Sapiens Behaviour exhibition. He is a consultant for the Bergen-based Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour (SapienCE) and a member of The Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation Council for Hope, a group dedicated to protecting our planet.