Louie Psihoyos

Biography

Louie Psihoyos is an American photographer and documentary director whose still work has appeared in National Geographic and other magazines. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, he took up photography at fourteen and studied photojournalism at the University of Missouri before National Geographic hired him in 1980, a job he held for seventeen years while gaining recognition such as the Hearst Award and first place in the World Press Contest. He wrote and photographed Hunting Dinosaurs, published in 1994, and helped found the Oceanic Preservation Society in 2005. He directed and appeared in The Cove (2009), about the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan, which won the Oscar for best documentary feature. Racing Extinction (2015), on species extinction, won the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award in 2016, and he later directed The Game Changers and Mission: Joy.

69years old

Turns 70 on April 15in 154 days

Born April 15, 1957Dubuque
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 6 years2009 to 2015

Every film, newest first

2015Racing ExtinctionIMDb rating 8.1
2014Dinosaur 13IMDb rating 7.2
2012Chasing IceIMDb rating 7.7
2009The CoveIMDb rating 8.4

Genres

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A change of course
Louie Psihoyos was hired by National Geographic in 1980 at the age of 23 and stayed with the magazine for seventeen years.
Behind the camera
Psihoyos wrote and photographed Hunting Dinosaurs, a book he worked on with his friend and collaborator John Knoebber. It came out in 1994.

Louie Psihoyos movies on Netflix

Racing Extinction2015IMDb rating 8.1as Himself
Dinosaur 132014IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Chasing Ice2012IMDb rating 7.7as Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker
The Cove2009IMDb rating 8.4as Himself

Worked with

Louie Psihoyos shares two films with Charles Hambleton, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Charles HambletonLouie Psihoyos

Hayden Panettiere

Isabel Lucas

Elon Musk

Jane Goodall

Jeff OrlowskiDirector, 1 film Todd Douglas MillerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Charles Hambleton2 films together, 2009 to 2015
Charles Hambleton's page
- Racing Extinction2015IMDb rating 8.1Psihoyos as HimselfHambleton as Himself
- The Cove2009IMDb rating 8.4Psihoyos as HimselfHambleton as Himself
Louie Psihoyos2 films together, 2012 to 2015
Louie Psihoyos's page
- Racing Extinction2015IMDb rating 8.1Psihoyos as HimselfPsihoyos as Himself
- Chasing Ice2012IMDb rating 7.7Psihoyos as Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning FilmmakerPsihoyos as Himself - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker
Hayden Panettiere1 film together, 2009
Hayden Panettiere's page
- The Cove2009IMDb rating 8.4Psihoyos as HimselfPanettiere as Himself
Isabel Lucas1 film together, 2009
Isabel Lucas's page
- The Cove2009IMDb rating 8.4Psihoyos as HimselfLucas as Himself
Elon Musk1 film together, 2015
Elon Musk's page
- Racing Extinction2015IMDb rating 8.1Psihoyos as HimselfMusk as Elon Musk
Jane Goodall1 film together, 2015
Jane Goodall's page
- Racing Extinction2015IMDb rating 8.1Psihoyos as HimselfGoodall as Herself
Jeff OrlowskiDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Jeff Orlowski
- Chasing Ice2012IMDb rating 7.7Psihoyos as Self - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker
Todd Douglas MillerDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Todd Douglas Miller
- Dinosaur 132014IMDb rating 7.2Psihoyos as Himself

Awards

One award and honor.

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Louie Psihoyos's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
	Directors Guild of America Award		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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