About

Misha Wilcockson is a British photographer and cinematographer with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Stanford University. His work is characterised by his extraordinary travels, on which he attempts to capture what happens as it appears before him, rather than creating contrived scenes. He has self-published three handmade books, the first of which, Death Valley 2017, was originally housed in the locked stacks collection of the Bowes Art & Architecture Library at Stanford University.

Over the last decade, Misha has visited just shy of fifty countries. From roaming the plains of Namibia with lions, cheetahs and leopards, to chasing the Northern Lights in the heart of Lapland, to hanging from the side of a helicopter over downtown San Francisco, every shoot is an adventure. Between 2018 and 2020, Misha spent most of his time in Southern Africa, working as a Director of Photography on film projects for National Geographic, which included working on three parts of a six-part series on baby animals. During this time, he also worked on documentaries that were released on Apple TV+, FOX, Love Nature, Netflix and Sky TV. Between 2020 and 2022, a handful of Misha’s photographs were sold as part of the Prints for Wildlife campaigns, which helped raise over $2M for wildlife conservation. These days, Misha’s travel is more sporadic, as he and his wife begin laying down some roots in California.

Alongside his photographic and cinematographic work, Misha runs Traveler, a global source of travel inspiration with over two million followers on Instagram.

Outside of photography, Misha is a keen athlete, having rowed for Great Britain and Stanford University.