TOMAS KOECK

Tomas Koeck is a 27 year old award-winning filmmaker, award-winning journalist, photographer, and expeditionist. In simpler terms, he’s a storyteller, an environmentalist and, most importantly, an optimist.

 

As a filmmaker and artist, Tomas has been on assignment for National Geographic, PBS Nature, the Smithsonian Channel, the National Audubon Society, ESPN, and others and while on assignment has covered animals ranging from great gray owls to great white sharks. His work has has allowed him to become endorsed by Canon USA imaging's largest camera brand. 

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As an avid environmentalist, Koeck puts the subject first, this allowed him to be endorsed by the Connecticut Audubon Society as an ethical nature photographer where he also serves on the board of directors. 

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A fellow at the Explorers Club, he is a 2026 EC50 Awardee, one of the "fifty people changing the world that the world needs to know about", an initiative supported by ROLEX. He is currently a YouTube partner and is an inductee in the Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honors Society. A two-time recipient for "Excellence in Journalism" by the Society of Professional Journalists, other honors include the Sacred Heart University Gold Medal of Excellence, Yale University Centerpiece Film, the University of Connecticut Environmental Issues Award and his photography has selected as among Ikelite's top ten photos of the year.