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Robert Poole(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Bob Poole grew up in Kenya where his family spent much of their time with the abundant wildlife that thrived there during the 1960s and 1970s. Poole's unique upbringing gave him an appreciation and curiosity of the natural world, a highly adventurous spirit, and a strong sense of self-reliance.

His career in began as a teenager while working on a film about elephants for National Geographic. With a university degree in Earth Science, he became a Cinematographer working around the world on natural history programs.

An Emmy award-winning filmmaker, his extensive credit list includes landmark shows for PBS, BBC, and National Geographic. Bob's passion for wildlife conservation has taken him to some of the world's most remote locations.

Working on the other side of the camera, Bob fronts shows and Live TV for PBS, BBC and National Geographic. He is on tour with National Geographic LIVE speaking in cities across the world and is a Fellow with the Explorers Club.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Secrets of the Elephants (2023)
    Secrets of the Elephants
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    War Elephants (2012)
    War Elephants
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
    F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Allison Argo, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer(as Bob Poole)
    Great Migrations (2010)
    Great Migrations
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer



    • Trials of the Wild
      • cinematography (as Bob Poole)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2018
    • The Noble Horse
      • Cinematographer
      • TV Movie
    • King Cobra
      • Cinematographer
      • TV Movie



    • Secrets of the Elephants (2023)
      Secrets of the Elephants
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Allison Argo, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as Bob Poole)
      • 1997–2022
    • Animal Babies: First Year on Earth (2019)
      Animal Babies: First Year on Earth
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time (2019)
      When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (2019)
      • 2019
    • Man Among Cheetahs (2017)
      Man Among Cheetahs
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013–2017
    • Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise (2015)
      Gorongosa Park: Rebirth of Paradise
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • The Hadza: Last of the First (2014)
      The Hadza: Last of the First
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • The Guide (2013)
      The Guide
      7.0
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • The Private Life of Deer (2013)
      The Private Life of Deer
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Battle for the Elephants (2013)
      Battle for the Elephants
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • War Elephants (2012)
      War Elephants
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Monster Fish (2009)
      Monster Fish
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2011
    • Great Migrations (2010)
      Great Migrations
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Africa's Lost Eden (2010)
      Africa's Lost Eden
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Bob Poole)
      • 2010

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship (2021)
      Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • additional camera (as Bob Poole)
      • 2021
    • Chris Packham and Ella Al-Shamahi in Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis (2020)
      Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography (as Bob Poole)
      • 2020
    • Laurence Fishburne in History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
      History's Greatest Mysteries
      7.0
      TV Series
      • additional camera (as Bob Poole)
      • 2020
    • Nature's Epic Journeys (2016)
      Nature's Epic Journeys
      7.1
      TV Series
      • camera (as Bob Poole)
      • 2016
    • Africa (2013)
      Africa
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography (as Bob Poole)
      • 2013
    • The Phantom Wolves of Sun Valley
      • additional photography (as Bob Poole)
      • 2011
    • Last Call at the Oasis (2011)
      Last Call at the Oasis
      7.4
      • additional camera
      • 2011
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Allison Argo, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • additional cinematographer
      • additional camera operator (as Bob Poole, as Bob Poole)
      • 2010–2011
    • Lindsey Vonn: In the Moment (2011)
      Lindsey Vonn: In the Moment
      6.5
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2011
    • Heidi DeRuiter, Toby Meservey, Rob Goldberg, Ryan Doyle, and Joey Allen in Moose Attack (2010)
      Moose Attack
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (as Bob Poole)
      • 2010
    • The Wildest Dream (2010)
      The Wildest Dream
      7.2
      • camera: Montana (as Bob Poole)
      • 2010
    • Beyond Our Differences (2008)
      Beyond Our Differences
      7.8
      • steadicam operator (as Bob Poole)
      • 2008
    • The Road to Exile
      TV Series
      • camera operator (as Bob Poole)
      • 2008
    • Steep (2007)
      Steep
      7.2
      • additional camera operator (as Bob Poole)
      • 2007
    • Living with Wolves (2005)
      Living with Wolves
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2005

    Director



    • National Parks Revealed (2006)
      National Parks Revealed
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2006

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