Thought Leader Profile
Louie Psihoyos
Director, Racing Extinction; Oscar winner, The Cove; and Executive Director, Oceanic Preservation Society
Louie Psihoyos, executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS), is recognized as one of the top photographers in the world. He was hired directly out of college to shoot for National Geographic and created images for the yellow-bordered magazine for 18 years. His ability to bring humanity and wit to complicated science stories carries over to his filmmaking. An ardent diver and dive photographer, he feels compelled to show the world the decline of our planet's crucial resource, the oceans.
Louie's first documentary film, The Cove, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film of 2009 and over 75 other awards around the world. The film garnered immense critical praise and has been seen by millions of viewers worldwide.
Louie's next film, Racing Extinction, follows a team of artists and activists as they expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the world.
Speaker at FiRe 2009, 2012, 2015
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Posted on Fri Jun 13, 2025, 3:07 am
James Cameron's New Film 'The Game Changers' Changes Everything - People for ... -
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Dubuque native Oscar-winning documentarian brings latest film to JDIFF - Tele... -
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Underwater exposure: "The Cove" director Louie Psihoyos turns lens on dolphin... -
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Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times - Tricycle: The Buddhist Review -
Posted on Tue Mar 19, 2024, 7:00 am
Bill Gates Used My Photo Without Permission… and Then Made it Right - PetaPixel -
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Joe Rogan: ‘I Have a Gang of Friends Who Are Vegan’ - livekindly.com -
Posted on Thu Mar 8, 2018, 8:00 am
'The Game Changers' Review: A Pumped-Up Documentary Ode to Veganism - Variety -
Posted on Mon Dec 4, 2017, 8:00 am
Louie Psihoyos: Witness to Extinction - Men's Journal -
Posted on Mon Aug 28, 2017, 7:00 am
‘The Cove’ director’s new focus at Sundance: All the world’s species - Los An... -
Posted on Tue Dec 8, 2015, 3:02 pm
Racing Extinction (2015) ⭐ 8.2 | Documentary, Adventure, News - IMDb -
Posted on Wed Dec 2, 2015, 8:00 am
'The Cove' Director Louis Psihoyos on His Latest Action Eco-Thriller - Intern... -
Posted on Mon Nov 30, 2015, 8:00 am
Dec. 2 documentary sounds wake-up call about extinctions - Cornell Chronicle -
Posted on Mon Nov 30, 2015, 8:00 am
Louie Psihoyos's Doc 'Racing Extinction' Nosedives Into the Shark Fin Trade -... -
Posted on Wed Oct 28, 2015, 7:00 am
The Camera and the Pen: Documentary Writer Mark Monroe - Filmmaker Magazine -
Posted on Wed Jul 29, 2015, 7:00 am
Illuminating the Plight of Endangered Species, at the Empire State Building (... -
Posted on Wed Feb 18, 2015, 8:00 am
Stunning fossils: The seven most amazing ever found - New Scientist -
Posted on Fri Feb 13, 2015, 8:00 am
Can movies slow mass extinction? This filmmaker thinks so - Grist.org -
Posted on Sun Jan 18, 2015, 8:00 am
Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #19: ‘The Cove’ Director Louie Psihoyos Bri... -
Posted on Mon Jan 5, 2015, 8:00 am
The Art of Making People Care About Plankton - Outside Magazine -
Posted on Fri May 2, 2014, 7:00 am
Oscar-Winning Director of ‘The Cove’ Unveils ‘6’ - The Hollywood Reporter