Liz McKenzie is a filmmaker, writer, and editor. Her films and articles focus on the nature, science and traditional ecological knowledge of Alaska and other parts of the world. She is passionate about telling unique stories about the natural world and about the people who work to understand, to conserve and to use nature's bounty responsibly. Her projects have taken her from the Chukchi Sea in the arctic to Tasmania in the Southern Hemisphere. From the decks of fishing boats in the Gulf of Alaska, to wilderness salmon streams and close encounters with brown bears, to eastern Australia and intimate portraits of kangaroos. To see more of her work, visit www.encountersnorth.org and www.lizmckenzie.com

The life and legacy of Richard Nelson infuses every minute of The Singing Planet. The wildly enthusiastic writer and host of Encounters: Radio Experiences of the North, and Encounters and Salmon World videos and feature articles, Richard regarded exploring the wilds with a microphone (and camera) as the perfect combination of play and work (plurk!), with the serious goal of educating people about our natural heritage. A cultural anthropologist and creative nonfiction writer whose work focused on human relationships to the natural world, Richard was the author of a number of important books, including Hunters of the Northern Ice, Hunters of the Northern Forest, Shadow of the Hunter, Make Prayers to the Raven, The Island Within and Heart and Blood: Living with Deer in America. To see and hear more of his work, visit www.encountersnorth.org

In addition to co-narrating, recording natural sounds and contributing photography, Hank Lentfer was instrumental in obtaining funding to make The Singing Planet a reality. Hank is a life-long Alaskan who lives at the edge of Glacier Bay National Park. He’s an avid outdoorsman, subsistence hunter, fisherman, writer and conservationist, who loves recording natural sounds and exploring wild country with his camera. A biologist by training, Hank currently works as a recordist and part-time land steward for The Nature Conservancy. He is the author of Faith of Cranes: Finding Hope and Family in Alaska and Raven’s Witness: The Alaska Life of Richard K. Nelson—winner of the 2020 Banff Mountain Book Award. To learn more about Hank’s life and work, visit www.hanklentfer.net