Gary Lopez

Gary W. Lopez is an American filmmaker, author, and photographer. He began writing and producing academic and documentary films in the early 1980’s focusing on science and nature topics. He also authored and edited science and nature book series that were distributed to school and public libraries worldwide. In 1991 he joined ocean explorer and filmmaker, Jacques Cousteau and his son, Jean-Michel as a writer and producer. Lopez founded two media development companies, Archipelago Productions in 1983 (acquired by Harcourt), and The NROC Project in 2003. Dr. Lopez received a Ph.D. in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1982. Lopez is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.