Aaron Gekoski

Aaron ‘Bertie’ Gekoski is an award-winning environmental photojournalist, filmmaker and TV presenter, specialising in human-animal conflict. His images and articles have appeared in dozens of international publications and have been featured in the top photographic competitions. He is a previous winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year, and more.

Three generations of Bornean elephants work their way across a palm oil plantation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Elephants are not only losing their home to deforestation but are being killed by plantation workers. There are now less than 1500 of them remaining.

Aaron focuses primarily on Man’s complex relationship with nature. Over the past decade, he has taken an in-depth look at Mozambique’s shark finning crisis, Borneo’s last remaining ‘Sea Gypsies’, orangutan tourism, Cambodia’s ‘hero rats’, Madagascar’s ‘tortoise mafia’, otters and the exotic pet trade, Namibia’s annual seal cull, and more. ANIMOSITY – a recently released coffee table book – chronicles these adventures and life on the frontline of conservation.

Aaron presents and produces wildlife and conservation films across numerous networks; for broadcast television and online platforms. Recent documentaries about Wildlife Tourism and the Exotic Pet Trade have won international film festivals and helped bring critical conservation issues to a global audience.

At Safari World, Bangkok, orangutans have been used in humiliating boxing shows for decades. These sentient, intelligent animals are taken from the wild, trained using cruel methods, and then forced to perform for the rest of their lives..

aron is the founder of Raise the Red Flag, an ongoing campaign to end cruel Wildlife Tourism Attractions. Recent photographic investigations have seen him travel the world to document abuse, with his imagery gaining significant international press coverage. He designed and launched a platform so tourists can report abusive operators, in partnership with Born Free Foundation. He has just completed a feature film on orangutans and the Wildlife Tourism industry, made with the support of numerous NGO’s.

Books

ANIMOSITY: Adventures from the Frontline of Conservation
Published by G2 Entertainment

Awards

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Nature Photographer of the Year
Underwater Photographer of the Year
Environmental Photographer of the Year
Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year
BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
Travel Photographer of the Year