Meet the heroes leading our community of exploration.
We are all about the people who venture to the frontiers of human knowledge. At Hidden Compass, scientists, explorers, artists, and journalists are celebrated. Start by reading and sharing our stories. Go behind the scenes and meet the storytellers. Get involved and directly support their work with a contribution.
Featured Storytellers
Kang-Chun Cheng
Kang-Chun (KC) Cheng is an environmental photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, reporting on land-use conflicts, the impact of climate change and technology on Indigenous communities, and China-Africa relations.
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Robin Catalano
A specialist in coastal travel, the Northeastern U.S., animal conservation, food and craft beverages, and Spain, Robin Catalano is a travel journalist and the creator of the travel blog Once More to the Shore.
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Melissa Hart
When not peering through her magnifying glass at slime molds, Melissa Hart writes both fiction and non-fiction with a particular interest in history and Pacific Northwest nature.
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Sugato Mukherjee
Sugato Mukherjee is a Kolkata, India-based photographer and writer whose work on the sulfur miners of East Java was recognized by UNESCO.
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Jayme Moye
Jayme Moye is an American-Canadian writer based in the mountains of British Columbia.
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Organizations We Support
Committee to Protect Journalists
Our mission is to celebrate journalists. This means it is our responsibility to help make the world safer for them. The Committee to Protect Journalists is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting journalists globally, defending their rights, and fighting for freedom of the press. Their emergency response team provides life-saving support to journalists in peril.
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We believe stories have the power to bring people together. This can only happen when those stories are collected, shared, and preserved. To date, StoryCorps has gathered and recorded the stories of more than half a million people to remind us of our shared humanity, nurture compassion, and preserve a historical record for future generations.
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