Thomas Wiewandt

AUTHOR Thomas Wiewandt is an independent natural history media producer who has pursued an interdisciplinary career in science, art, ecotourism, and publishing. He has spent much of his career exploring and documenting life in the Sonoran Desert, owns Wild Horizons(R) Publishing, and earned degrees from Marietta College (B.S), the University of Arizona (M.S.), and Cornell (PhD). His motion picture films for the BBC and the National Geographic Society captured an Emmy nomination in...See more

AUTHOR Thomas Wiewandt is an independent natural history media producer who has pursued an interdisciplinary career in science, art, ecotourism, and publishing. He has spent much of his career exploring and documenting life in the Sonoran Desert, owns Wild Horizons(R) Publishing, and earned degrees from Marietta College (B.S), the University of Arizona (M.S.), and Cornell (PhD). His motion picture films for the BBC and the National Geographic Society captured an Emmy nomination in cinematography, a Gold Apple Award at the National Educational Film and Video Festival, and four Cine Golden Eagles. Tom's book THE SOUTHWEST INSIDE OUT (2001, 2004, 2014) was awarded four top regional and national honors. And in 2021, during the pandemic, he completed two major projects, both decades in the making--FOSSILS INSIDE OUT: A Global Fusion of Science, Art, & Culture and SOUNDS OF THE SONORAN DESERT, a 2-CD listening experience. See less