Austin Meyer is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Oakland, California. He is a National Geographic Explorer whose work has been published by The New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, The Atlantic, PBS, and screened at film festivals across the country. As a cinematographer, he has worked on films for HBO, Hulu, Apple TV, and ABC.Meyer graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. degree in creative writing and an M.A. degree in journalism. After graduation, he was selected as the winner of the New York Times’ International Reporting Trip with Nicholas Kristof competition, for which he reported for the New York Times in Baltimore, India, and Nepal.Meyer has worked as a videographer at the Los Angeles Times and an IDEO storytelling fellow. In 2018 he was awarded a National Geographic Explorer grant to create a documentary film on infant and maternal healthcare in Zambia, which premiered in collaboration with the United Nations, National Geographic, and the Seeker Indie Film Showcase.Meyer’s purpose as a documentarian is to tell stories that change the way people walk through the world by inspiring empathy, curiosity, and wonder. He is passionate about telling vulnerable and intimate stories that are emotionally moving, break down stereotypes, and compel people to take action in order to make our world a better place.Beyond the camera, Meyer played on Stanford University’s varsity men’s soccer team and now spends his time outside of documentary work running in the mountains as an ultrarunner. He is cofounder of a creative consultancy called Collective Capital, for which he teaches the art of storytelling and applied improvisation to businesses and schools across the country.