The Power of Creativity: A Journey Through Storytelling, Exploration, and Hope with Kike Calvo

Award-winning photographer, journalist, and author Kike Calvo (Kee-Keh) is renowned for his extraordinary ability to bridge culture, environment, and visual storytelling. A Fellow of the Explorers Club and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he has traveled to over 120 countries, capturing everything from belugas in the Arctic to traditional dances in Vanuatu. His work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and more.

As a National Geographic Certified Educator and Safina Center Fellow (2020-2023), Kike combines his passion for photography with teaching, having lectured at prestigious institutions like Yale University. A pioneer in drone photography for art and conservation, he founded the Little Explorer, Big World initiative, which brings education to remote communities and has donated over 35,000 bilingual books.

Described by anthropologist Wade Davis as “a fresh voice in visual anthropology,” Kike has a gift for capturing the intersections of human existence.

In this engaging presentation, he explores how creativity can be a catalyst for connection, storytelling, and meaningful change. From documenting remote villages to diving with great white sharks, from defying the odds as an author to inspiring thousands of children in the Amazon, Kike shares the invaluable lessons he has learned along the way.

Kike’s new book, Luminous: A Field Guide for Visual Explorers and Storytellers, isn’t just a book—it’s an invitation to slow down, look deeper, and photograph with soul. It’s a roadmap where photography meets presence, anthropology meets art, and storytelling becomes a path to connection.

Discover how creativity can illuminate pressing global issues—such as plastic pollution—and empower each of us to make a difference.

Free and open to the public.