Patrick Dykstra

TV presenter, BAFTA award-winning wildlife cameraman and expedition leader

Film work

Patrick has made a mark with his hugely popular feature film Patrick and the Whale, which has been nominated for both a Panda Award (Wildscreen) and a Golden Eye Award (Zurich Film Festival). Using stunning underwater footage, Patrick explores the fascinating nature of the sperm whale, to shine a light on its intelligence and complexity, as well as its relationship with humankind.

He also hosted and filmed Chasing Ocean Giants (Discovery Channel) that has aired in over 150 countries. This eight-part series follows Patrick’s journey across the globe to assist some of the world’s leading scientists in discovering mysteries of the ocean. During the production the team filmed numerous world-firsts and provided a valuable platform for the scientists with whom they worked.

Patrick won a BAFTA for his cinematography work on Blue Planet 2 (BBC) and has filmed nature programs for Netflix, National Geographic, AppleTV+, Discovery, BBC and others.

Background

Prior to working in natural history, Patrick was a corporate lawyer. Since leaving the corporate world Patrick has visited 102 countries and filmed in some of the harshest environments in the world including Yemen’s tribal areas, under Antarctic ice and at the top of Congo’s erupting volcanos.

He is a certified rebreather scuba diver, wingsuit skydiver, hang-glider and para-glider pilot and is passionate about wildlife conservation.